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“They Were So Nice”: 4 Reasons I’ve Been Nice About Racism and Why I Won’t Be...
by Maisha Z. Johnson After the racist mass murder at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, I’m mourning. I’m angry. I’m afraid. I’m seeing the vicious face of white supremacy on the news...
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4 Things We Should All Teach Kids About Racism Right Now
by Mia McKenzie For the past three years, ever since Trayvon Martin was murdered for walking while black and reports of unarmed black people being killed by cops and wanna-be cops have surged,...
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The Black Girl Dangerous Podcast 9.24.15
Episode 3 of the Black Girl Dangerous podcast is here! Listen to Black Girl Dangerous herself—Mia McKenzie—and guests Shaadi Devereaux, Vianca Masucci and Travis Alabanza discuss black women winning...
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The Black Girl Dangerous Podcast 10.15.15: Why We Don’t Trust Hillary
Episode 6 of the Black Girl Dangerous podcast is here! Listen to Black Girl Dangerous herself—Mia McKenzie—and guests Jamie Nesbitt Golden, Reagan Gomez and Cate Young discuss the Democratic debate,...
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Open Letter To Aziz Ansari and Other Anti-Black People of Color
by Jahlani Smothers-Pugh Dear Aziz Ansari, I heard what you said on Master of None. When I first saw you get dragged on Tumblr for being anti-Black, I gave you the benefit of the doubt. I watched the...
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Why Calls for ‘Diversity’ On Campus Aren’t Enough
by Chanelle Adams Diversity – A buzzword that means PoC will be put on display to give the illusion of racial progress; An empty promise; Mostly benefits whites. The promise of racial diversity has...
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Why Racial Justice Needs to Include Mental Health
by Oliver Glass I was watching the second season of Empire when my evening turned sour. My date, a white PhD student, made comments that focused on Cookie and her sons, the representations of Black...
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Why Non-Black People of Color Need To Stop Blaming Black People for Their...
by Mia McKenzie This morning on Twitter, Cate Young and I shared some thoughts on #OscarsSoWhite and the unfortunate ways that too many non-black people of color approach issues of media...
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I’m a 16-Year-Old Black Girl and Donald Trump Is Afraid of Me
by Mari Goldman I was on my way to shut down a Donald Trump rally with a team of activists. As an experienced organizer, I was prepared. I had registered for the rally under an alias and had a ticket...
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What’s Up With the Butt: Why the #FingersInTheBootyAssBitch Obsession is...
by Vianca Masucci In case you missed it, Amber Rose clapped back with accusations of ass play at Kanye West on Twitter last week, giving birth to the hashtag #FingersInTheBootyAssBitch. She crafted...
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I’m A Young Feminist And I Can’t Vote For Hillary
by Chanelle Adams I was born the year Bill Clinton took the Oval Office. Despite comments about him being the Blackest President ever, the Clinton administration was extremely anti-Black. Even though...
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Why We Need to Take Responsibility for Anti-Black Racism in K-Pop
by Chris Lee Last Monday was the start of the Lunar New Year, which marked a transition from the Year of the Sheep into the Year of the Monkey. For many of us across the Asian diaspora, Lunar New...
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Black Women are #NotYourMules
by Chanelle Adams There is a gross misconception in the world that Black women are supposed to be everything for everyone. We are expected to be rocks that hold it down, powerful voices of truth, and...
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5 Ways It’s Hard to Be Queer and Black in the Workplace
by Kristen Rogers Even though workplaces in many states cannot legally discriminate based on gender, sexual orientation, or race, it doesn’t mean that they don’t. Studies have already shown...
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How Islamophobia Impacts Women of Color In Europe
by Yasmin Begum Islamophobia is rising across the world at an alarming rate. Following the violent attacks in Paris, the firebombing in Germany, and the high population of Muslims who are victims of...
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Why Our Think Pieces About Peter Liang Failed to Reach Our Parents
by Lucy Lee Thousands of Chinese Americans appeared in the national media spotlight last month when they protested the conviction of Chinese-American NYPD officer Peter Liang. He was charged with...
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How Sex Education Fails People of Color in the United States
by Vianca Masucci Recently, it was announced that Obama proposed cutting all abstinence-only sex education funding from the 2017 federal budget. This proposal would increase funding for programs...
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What I Loved About Seeing Hillary Clinton At Black Girls Rock
by Africa Jackson After Shonda Rhimes and the #TGIT broke my heart with a Hillary Clinton endorsement I had to take a break from social media. Viola Davis had been my #WCW for the last year, so I...
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Nah, BuzzFeed, WE got some Questions!
by Tora Shae “27 Questions Black People Have for Black People.” The video title seemed intriguing enough and I had a couple of hours to throw down the rabbit hole of addicting BuzzFeed videos. Why...
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What’s Up With the Butt: Why the #FingersInTheBootyAssBitch Obsession is...
by Vianca Masucci In case you missed it, Amber Rose clapped back with accusations of ass play at Kanye West on Twitter last week, giving birth to the hashtag #FingersInTheBootyAssBitch. She crafted...
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