Racial Justice Articles

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Weighting to Be Seen: Being Fat, Black, and Invisible in Body Positivity

What Kind of Asian Are You?

White People: This Is How To Check Your Privilege When Asking People of Color For Their Labor

I Was Taught to Be Proud of My Tight Asian P*ssy – Here’s Why I Wish I Hadn’t Been

7 Ways Non-Black People of Color Perpetuate Anti-Black Racism

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Complicating the Stereotype of the Homophobic and Transphobic Black Community

Wanna Get Involved in the Coming Immigration Reform Fight? Here’s How

Dealing with Racialized Sexism

Being Biracial, Black, and Boricua – Under the Pressure to ‘Pick a Side’

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I Like My Unruly Eyebrows, Thank You Very Much

7 Ways White Jews Can Do Better By the Movement for Black Lives

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10 Defensive Reactions to White Privilege That Make No Damn Sense – But Are Super Common

Why Escaping Poverty Isn’t Nearly as Easy as People Think

Put Out Internalized Racism: Why Solidarity Between People of Color Matters

Privacy Is Not Dead – Here’s Why It’s an Important Social Justice Issue

Here’s What It Really Takes to Be An Ally to Black Justice Movements

A Stirring Conversation on Life as a Black Woman in the US

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7 Questions Latinxs Who Don’t ‘Look Latinx Enough’ Get (And Why They’re Harmful)

What Would YOU Do If You Witnessed Someone Being Discriminated Against for Shopping While Black?

Why Acknowledging That Racism Exists Isn’t the Same as Being Anti-Racist

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7 Reasons Why White People Should Not Wear Black Hairstyles

Respectability Politics Won’t Get Us Half as Far

Asian American Women Are Killing Themselves — Here’s What We Need To Do About It

9 Renters Rights Your Landlord Doesn’t Want You To Know

Black Folk Don’t: Have Eating Disorders

The (Anti) Black Roots of Islamophobia in the US

30 Examples of Alternative Learning – And Why I Chose This for My Black Daughters

This Is a Great Response to BuzzFeed’s ‘I’m Muslim, But I’m Not…’ Video

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I Was 13 and Wearing a Hijab – I Didn’t Expect My Teacher to Be Afraid of Me

Diary of a Polyamorous Black Girl – How I Learned That Polyamory Is a Privilege