I Grew Up African — But America Makes It Hard to Be Black
Where I’m from, color means little. That made my transition to the United States a chilling one.
Society
Please Respect My Personal, Totally Reasonable Decision to Not Observe Daylight Saving Time This Year
It's going to be tricky and cost me some friends, but it's better than giving up a precious hour of life
People Are Still Dying From Covid-19, So Why Is America Reopening?
Four words: Acceptable rate of loss
Don’t Expect Me to Work After Police Brutality Makes the News
This is not a vacation day. This is sick…
When Exactly Did America Stop Being Racist?
By refusing to cop to ingrained oppression in the U.S…
‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ Sends the Wrong Message About Being Black in America
The Marvel series finale undermines its own bold stab at systemic racism
Amazon’s ‘Them’ Is Visual Terrorism
Representation isn’t reason enough to depict Black trauma on television
A Year Later, the Fact That We’re Here at All Is a Miracle
Last March, I was about to head into a new phase of my life. Turns out we all were.
5 Reasons Daylight Saving Time Is B.S., Ranked
Whose bright idea was this, anyway?
The Death of New York City Is Clickbait
Anyone who said NY was dead after Covid-19 arrived wasn’t a…
A Woman’s Worth Is Not Determined By Her Proximity to a Man
Women like Vanessa Bryant and Lauren…
The Super Saiyan Form of Karen Is Terrifying
It’s an embarrassment of riches in our weekly roundup of…
What Daniel Kaluuya’s Film Endings Really Tell Us
Ending a central Black character’s life isn’t…
Don’t Try to Put a Positive Spin on the N-Word Like This College Professor
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All the Ways We Told You America Needed to Be Fixed
Black people have been telling America about…
No One Prepares for Turning 50
In some ways, I feel like I’m just getting started. Don’t wait until you feel the same.
Kobe’s Memorial Was the Last Time We Grieved in Public, and We Never Stopped
Mourning broke through…
Remembering Kobe Now Means Remembering All of Him
A year later, it’s time to contend with the man’s…
White Supremacist Recruiters Can’t Resist a Place Called Whitestown
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Don’t Talk to Me About Unity
Republicans want us to look past this moment because they’re responsible…
It Wasn’t the Inauguration We Wanted, But We’ll Get Our Joy in 2024
The momentousness of Kamala…
Yes, This Was a Coup Attempt — Against Blackness
You can argue the word choice all you want, but you can’t avoid the truth
Racist Road Rage is Alive and Well, Just Ask this Cussin’ Karen
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Today America Showed Us Exactly Who It Is. Believe It.
This is how injustice rots everyone to the core
The Most Terrifying Three-Word Phrase Might Just Be ‘Whites-Only Church’
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Mitch McConnell Is Guilty of Negligent Manslaughter
Now that Trump is out, it’s time to shift focus to…
We Honestly Can’t Imagine a Worse Excuse for Giving a Horse a Racist Name
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Obama’s Dismissal of ‘Defund the Police’ Hides an Inconvenient Truth
Politicians continue to misframe…
The Defiance of Black Joy in an Especially Anti-Black Year
Sometimes you have to laugh to keep from crying
This Week in Racism: Michigan Republicans Supersized Their Hatred for Black People
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