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4 Reasons Why Asking Asian People ‘Where Are You Really From?’ Is Racist
You might not have hurtful intentions when you ask questions like this – which is all the more reason to find out about how you can end up hurting people when you do.
Read More5 Things Well-Meaning White Educators Should Consider If They Really Want to Close the Achievement Gap
You could start with the term “achievement gap.” This article names what’s really going on, and it’s much more damaging than that.
Read MoreTo White Feminists Who Don’t Want to Discuss Racism: Here Are 7 Things You Need to Know
Are you a white feminist who doesn’t want to talk about racism? This author gets it, because she used to be one, too. The lessons she’s learned can give you a whole new outlook on what feminist conversations need to include.
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Why Rejection of Natural Hair Shouldn’t Be a Family Tradition
In many families with African bloodlines, rejection of natural hair is passed down from generation to generation. Mothers teach their daughters to “fix their hair,” and daughters learn to fear for their own children’s hair. Elizabeth Acevedo has had it with this family tradition. Watch her embrace the possibility of having daughters with natural hair in this spoken word poem.
Read More3 Things My White Husband Needs to Know About the Black Baby We’re Going to Have
“Our child’s life depends on it.” For a white parent of a black child, preparing for parenthood means learning these crucial lessons.
Read More3 Reasons Why Folks Who Don’t ‘Look’ Non-Binary Can Still Be Non-Binary
Do you have a specific idea about what being non-binary “looks” like? Making assumptions about what it means to exist outside the gender binary of man and woman is harmful – and here’s how.
Read MoreThis White Feminist Loved Her Dreadlocks – Here’s Why She Cut Them Off
Her dreadlocks felt empowering – so why get rid of them? Read how she learned about cultural appropriation the hard way, and you’ll learn how to be a better ally and feminist.
Read More3 Ways to Examine Structural Racism in Universities After a Racist Incident
We’re all missing something major when we talk about despicable acts like the ones at SAE.
Read MoreAn Answer to ‘Why Is She Dating a Masculine Woman Instead of Just Dating a Guy?’
Maybe you’ve heard it, been asked it, or wondered about it yourself: Why do queer women and lesbians date masculine-presenting women instead of just dating a dude? Here’s an answer.
Read MoreWhen Privilege Goes Pop: How Today’s Mainstream Conversations On Privilege Can Hurt Justice Movements
We live in a time when conversations about privilege have become incredibly commonplace. It feels like privilege has gone pop – and that’s not necessarily a good thing. Because when we talk about privilege, we must do so with the kind of complexity that holds people of privilege accountable. So how does pop cultural privilege discourse hurt movements for justice? Read on.
Read More3 Reasons Why Being Anti-Racist Isn’t Code for Being Anti-White
It seems like every time anti-racism activists speak up about their work, there is some level of pushback claiming that the work is “attacking white people.” But the thing is, that’s just not true. Anti-racism is not against white people. To clarify what anti-racism is really about, here are three things that the movement actually works to dismantle.
Read MorePut Out Internalized Racism: Why Solidarity Between People of Color Matters
When people of color internalize racism and become self-hating, they have made a mental link between worth and whiteness. When we strip ourselves of that lie, we can start to see ourselves as whole rather than deficient. And only when we see our wholeness and understand that we’re worth fighting for can we advance any movement that holds the best interests of people of color at heart.
Read More6 Struggles of Being Unapologetically Black in a Professional Environment
Raven-Symoné got a lot of attention for her recent comments on “ghetto” names. And names are just one of the ways workplace norms can exclude black people. Are any of these familiar to you?
Read More6 Ways You’re Taught to Appropriate (Not Appreciate) Other Cultures
“But I’m honoring your culture!” Do you think you’re just appreciating other cultures when people say you’re appropriating? Here are the disturbing lessons giving you that inaccurate – and oppressive – point of view.
Read More9 Signs That Your Body Positivity Could Be More Open-Minded
Think fat people are “okay” as long as they’re healthy? That’s just one of the signs that you’re not as body positive as you might think.
Read More5 Ways Your Stereotyping of Bisexual People Feeds into Rape Culture
Have you noticed how many stereotypes about bisexuality relate to the harmful gender norms of rape culture? You will after reading this.
Read MoreWhat Does American-ness Mean for East Asian Americans?
“Where are you really from?” When Asian Americans are constantly told that they don’t “belong,” navigating your relationship with the US gets complicated.
Read More9 Things Not to Say to a Non-Binary Person
“Isn’t that something Tumblr made up?” Some people are just rude about non-binary genders, but even some would-be allies tend to say these things.
Read More5 Reasons Why We Need to Stop Saying That ‘Women Are Half the World’s Population’
You’d think saying that “half the world are women” is a good case for women’s rights – except that this language hurts all of us in the end. Here’s why.
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