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Race and Appropriation at the Academy Awards: A 95 Year History
We've got data and timelines and infographics and conversation on topics including: white actors getting Oscars for playing people of color, white savior narratives, actors of color who actually ...
I Used to ‘Compensate’ for My Blackness in the Dating World — Now I Embrace It
As a teen, my insecurities made me feel like my Blackness was something that dragged down my worth. The post I Used to ‘Compensate’ for My Blackness in the Dating World — Now I Embrace It...
Chicago’s Black Sex Workers Hold Each Other Up
I thought about what it meant to be part of Black sex working community and our long history of organizing, mutual aid, protests and movements. I thought about what it meant to stand beside one a...
One American Goes to See “30 Americans”
"And I thought how interesting is it that America can be this dark star, death star, and also at the same time this incredible shining light." The post One American Goes to See “30 Americans�...
#BlackLivesMatter: A Longform Reading List
Fifty years of words I liked reading and you will too! Authors include James Baldwin, bell hooks, Kiese Laymon, Roxane Gay, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Toni Morrison, Bayard Rustin and Dr. Brittany Cooper....
“Black on Both Sides” Disrupts Black and Trans History as You Know It
Blackness and transness interconnect in this radical history of not just black and trans people, but also where beliefs about black and trans people come from. The post “Black on Both Sides�...
Also.Also.Also: Proof the Future Is Queer, Black, Brown and Female
Meet the queer black feminist who helped hang the RESIST banner, there's a crack in the desert, Rebecca Solnit, tons more on the Women's March, the Doomsday Clock has some bad news, and so much m...
Trans People Are More Racially Diverse Than the General Population, New Study Finds
A new study finds trans people are less likely to be white and more likely to be Latinx or Black compared to the U.S. population. The post Trans People Are More Racially Diverse Than the Genera...
Conversation with White Friends: Sara Quin, Amber Dawn, Rae Spoon & Dannielle Owens-Reid
Why is that people of colour have to bear the brunt of speaking out about racism while white people enjoy the privilege of remaining silent? What happens when the tables are turned? The post Co...
Mama Outsider: Learning Black Zen in a White House
"Why some people mean? One income that isn't a livable wage plus racism will do that to you, and you can't imagine the rage until you've lived it." The post Mama Outsider: Learning Black Zen in...
The Best Radical Anti-Racist Art I Encountered This Year
There were some moments of anti-racist creativity that were so sublime, I’d like to take a moment to honor them. These are the top ten moments of radical art or artful activism that I encounter...
Adventures in Baby Making as a Single Black Lesbian
So maybe my pregnancy path isn't as simple and straightforward as baby books would have you believe it should be because I'm a poor QPoC with anxiety, but it has been an interesting worthwhile jo...