Racial Justice Articles

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6 Reasons You May Think #OscarsSoWhite Is No Big Deal – And Why It Absolutely Is

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5 Reasons Why ‘Bad Asians’ Rock and ‘Positive’ Racial Stereotypes Need to Go

5 Ways Marginalized People Can Recognize Their Privileges In Other Areas

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5 Reasons We Need Black-Only Spaces (And No, Reverse Racism Isn’t One of Them)

Homonormativity 101: What It Is and How It’s Hurting Our Movement

An Open Letter to My Transgender Brothers

9 Simple Ways to Reduce Police Violence Against People of Color in the US

The Important Black Lives Matter Letter for Asian Americans to Share With Family

7 Undeniable Reasons Why Claiming You’re ‘Not Political’ Makes No Sense

Black Folk Don’t: Have Eating Disorders

Asian Americans: 10 Warning Signs That Show You’re Siding With Whiteness

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These 4 Phenomenal Native Women Will Totally Make You Re-examine Your Relationship to Feminism

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4 Myths About Undocumented Immigrants That Are Hurting Feminism

The Perfect Response to ‘I Don’t See Color’

You May Have Heard About Gender Dysphoria, Now Let’s Talk About Cultural Dysphoria

Black Women Speak Out About Experiences With Police Brutality

Beloved Asian Community: Here Are 4 Reasons Why We Can’t Stand Behind Officer Liang

5 Alarming Ways That Climate Change Is Racist

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

The Difference Between Cultural Exchange and Cultural Appropriation

What I Told My White Friend When He Asked For My Black Opinion On White Privilege

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How We Can Embrace Our Own #BlackMuslimGirlMagic If the Media Ignores Us

How We Crack Down on Children with the School-to-Prison Pipeline

5 Comebacks For Your Racist Relative During The Holidays

If People of Color Had ‘White Fetishes’

3 Reasons to Stop Bringing Up Slavery When Black Women Assert Their Sexual Autonomy

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Not All Asian Parents Reject Queer Children – Here’s the Truth Behind the Myth

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5 Ways People Excuse Police Violence Against Black Youth – And What They’re Missing

5 Ways the Word ‘Strong’ is Used Against Black Women

Where Are the Asian American Mental Health Stories?