Why It's Important to Support Black Lives Matter During Pride Month
In more ways than one, Pride Month looks different this year. While there may not be parades or other large outdoor celebrations, Pride is...
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College Students Speak Out About the BLM Movement
Here’s how they responded to questions on Instagram.
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Dear People of Color, We Have a Job To Do
In response to the recent murders of Breonna Taylor, Ahmed Aubery, and George Floyd, there have been protests all across the country and...
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Dear Fellow White People
Dear Fellow White People, I am writing to you as a fellow white person and I hope that you will continue reading despite whatever possible...
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How to Be an Ally as a Non-Black POC: Lessons From Yuri Kochiyama
Anyone with a slight sense of empathy and compassion should be deeply hurt and enraged over the recent murder of George Floyd . Let’s not...
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COVID-19 is Becoming a Human Rights Issue
“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.” - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. As COVID-19...
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Centering BIPOC in Environmentalism
If you’re coming into this article confused on what BIPOC is, then I have an article for you! Check out my previous article that explains...
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Lack of Diversity in 2020 Oscars: Why It’s a Problem
#OscarsSoWhite…Again?
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What Is BIPOC and Why You Should Use It
Language is always evolving. We are constantly creating, adding and subtracting words from our vocabulary. This is not only relevant to...
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My Favorite Lip Products for Brown Skin
It can be hard to find lipsticks that work for our beautiful brown skin. Here are my top finds over the past few years, sorted by shade and price (Low to high. Because we're brown).
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What It's Like to Grow Up As a Person of Color in America
Growing up is hard. Especially when you're always the odd one out.
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What Having a Roommate That’s a Different Gender Has Taught Me in College
The way I met my current roommate is probably similar to how you found yours: through a first-year Gen-Ed class. We immediately connected...
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What is Happening in Puerto Rico?
Today we are talking about one of the United States oldest remaining colonies.
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Potholes; and other things worth fixing
It is uncomfortable for me to take a walk in Memphis. Not for fear of crime. It is uncomfortable to walk through Memphis because I am...
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Everyone Should Watch Pose
“Pose”. A show detailing the queer POC Ballroom culture of the 80s and 90s. The show opens on a heist of attractive people conspiring to...
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5 Ways To Channel Your Anger Over Growing Up in a Country That Was Colonized
One thing you unfortunately have to come to terms with as an adult is that colonialism—and neocolonialism, for that matter—is a permanent...
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Meeting Your Parents: Do They Know About Me?
Am I worth the risk?
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Not All Latinx Are Hispanic, But Most Hispanics Tend to Be Latinx
For many non-Latinx people, words such as Latinx and Hispanic are interchangable. But before we open up that can of worms of straight-up wrong, let’s deconstruct the difference between Latino, Latina and LatinX.
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Perfect Protective Hairstyles
Along with a little insight...
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Does Professionalism Cater to Whiteness?
A lot of these dress codes that say they promote professionalism actually have deep roots within systems of oppression. If I reflect on professionalism long enough, I am convinced it was created to enable colonizers to hold power over people who have marginalized identities.
