I Am Tired.
I am tired. A reflection upon the lived experience as a woman of color at Predominately White Institutions. My name is Anusha. I am 21, and...
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Colorado Officer Resigns After Confronting Man Who Was Picking Up Trash
A Boulder, Colorado police officer, John Smyly, resigns after a video of the officer confronting a black student, Zayd Atkinson, picking up...
Why Growing Up Mixed in the Bay Area Sucked
I was aware about race at a very young age., When I was around 3, I asked my mom why she was white, my dad was black and I was brown. She...
My White Privilege, Explained
A couple Christmases ago I was in the car with my family, driving around a relatively affluent neighborhood looking at Christmas lights...
Why Canceling One Day at a Time Is A Mistake
no more days for One Day at a Time
Growing Up Black In Utah: Hyper-visibility in a Whitewashed World
Recounting my experience in a ~very~ white state.
Alexis Ohanian Checks His Privilege in His Get With the Times Interview and He Deserves the Hype
Alexis Ohanian checked his white privilege at the door, or the camera, and tackled some hard-hitting issues and we all need to listen. Here are some of the highlights!
Has Intersectionality Been Gentrified?
Intersectionality has somehow transformed into some game about how everyone has intersections and we need to include everybody within our social movements for equality, even if they have racist, homophobic, and/or sexist ways of knowing that endanger and hurt us and our communities. This imagining of intersectionality is the exact opposite of what Dr. Crenshaw explains in her work.
Jordan Peele Not Casting White Leads Isn't Racist
The answer to "Why don't minorities just make a movie with their own lead?"
‘Travel Privilege’- What Is It, and How to Combat It
I think we’ve all seen it at one point or another: a white, upper-class student studies abroad, and posts all about their amazing travels...
Even Abroad, I Had to Confront Racism
"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced." – James A. Baldwin To be a black woman is to...
Social Issues
On Tuesday April 2nd, I performed in the acting club Opening Act for their annual PlayReading Gala which is their big fundraising event...
Racism on College Campuses: It's Never a Joke
Since when is slavery a joke?
Anna Akana Accuses Disney of Being Racist for Not Allowing Her to Audition for Mulan
Disney has been labelled racist by YouTube sensation Anna Akana - but do you agree with her reasons?
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To the Person Who "Doesn’t See Color"
I recently had a conversation with someone, who thought they solved racism with one simple statement: “I don’t see color.” All you’re doing...
No, Susan B. Anthony Was Not Racist
Racism. As touchy a subject now as it has ever been, there have been frequent and numerous allegations that Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth...
Christchurch
24 years ago, on March 16, 1995, the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified by all 50 states. Mississippi, which had not...
The Importance of Us: African Americans in the Horror Genre
With Jordan Peele’s second film, Us, achieving critical and commercial success, it’s important to explore the history of African American representation in the horror genre.
You’re Mad...Now What?
People get mad, be passionate, but have an end game. In today's society it's easy for us to research and look into certain corporations and...
So How Should the College Respond to Hate Crimes, Anyway?: A Response to “Sunsets and Blackface”
And how much of it falls to the students?
