With Liberty and Justice for All?
I have to say, I’m a little tired of hearing how “this is not who we are” every few weeks. On March 17, 2021, a man shot eight people in...
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What Have We Learnt From the Instagram Feminist Feud Between Chidera Eggerue and Florence Given?
For nearly six weeks now, the Internet has been aflutter with claims that Women Don’t Owe You Pretty author, Florence Given, has stolen the...
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Opinion: White Privilege, Supremacy, and Ignorance: The 2021 Insurrection
In July of 2016, Donald Trump was officially named the presidential nominee of the Grand Old Party (GOP, also referred to as the Republican...
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From the Eyes of a Person Of Color: January 6th, 2021
January 6th, 2021 was the day a coup was executed but not accomplished by a terrorist group supporting Donald Trump. It left millions...
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This Was Not a Protest
Wednesday’s riot at the US Capitol has had many enraged over the difference in treatment by authorities against the rioters. Multiple news...
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Centering Black Principles: Abolition, Liberation, and Womanism
Intersectional ideologies based on eradicating systems and practices of universal injustice.
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Christmas ad backlash: how racists turned the song ‘White Christmas’ into a call for white supremacy
I was scrolling through Twitter the other day and was surprised to see both the words ‘White Christmas’ and ‘snowflake’ trending, despite...
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Cancelling Brunch: A Black Woman’s Perspective
Changing tides and signs of resistant complacency
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An Open Letter to My Fellow White Women
Dear white women, I am beyond overjoyed that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have been elected as the 46th president and vice president of the...
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So You Wanna Talk About White Supremacy
In 2020 we have seen a rise in a call to condemn white supremacy and have seen mass protests calling for a change to the system built on oppression
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Black Lives Matter: According to Dr. Angela Hattery
“What can you do to change the things that you have the power to change?”
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The Rhetoric of Donald Trump
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. Throughout my early years, words did hurt me. Almost everyday, my first...
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Different Levels of Racism and White Supremacy
I want to talk about the different levels of white supremacy that I have experienced in my lifetime. I identify as an African-American...
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How to Improve and Address Your Feminism
Deconstructing your racist and exclusionary biases.
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Channeling Empathy into Action: How White People Should React to Racial Injustice
In the wake of Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd, the Black Lives Matter movement has been thrust, once again, into the public consciousness.
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American White Nationalists Follow After the French and They Don’t Even Know It
“They didn’t know that their rhetoric had been imported from France, like some dusty wine.”
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The Prejudice and Politics of Stickers
When stickers spreading the beliefs of a white nationalist group called Patriotfront appeared at CofC, waves of shock and disappointment spread throughout campus. Here is a look at the goals of Patriotfront, and what we can learn from incidents like this - both at CofC, and campuses across the nation.
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In Wake of Silent Sam Scandal, UNC Remains Silent About Racist Symbols on Campus
In 1898, Charles Aycock worked with other Democratic officials to focus the party's agenda on a white supremacist philosophy. Aycock was also a UNC alumnus and influential politician who improved the education system in North Carolina. In 1924, UNC-Chapel Hill named a residential building Aycock Hall to celebrate his legacy.
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"We Hold you Responsible," U.S. Islam Advocate Tells Trump After New Zealand Mosque Attacks
Last Friday, at least 49 people were killed and more than 40 others wounded in the worst mass shooting in New Zealand's history. The...
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