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Knowing Your White Privilege—and Mobilizing It

I went to preschool in Bronxville, at Sarah Lawrence College’s Early Childhood Center. My two years there were the most incredible and formative to my education. Inside this building, we…

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Police Brutality in America: When Will It Ever End?

It’s only when a Black man is in a viral video on Twitter that you listen. When you see life fade from his eyes as a cop grinds his knee…

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Reposting Does Not Replace the Need for Reparations

The rise of social media has reshaped the landscape of activism, creating a forum with the power to spread information about injustices and mobilize people worldwide to fight against them.…

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You Can Never Kill the Revolution: The George Floyd Protests Through Fred Hampton Quotes

All of America has its eyes on Minneapolis. Every major news source has accompanied the shocking footage of the lootings, the images of the flames, with dramatic headlines. Indubitably, the…

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The Double Standards of Protests and White Privilege

If there’s one thing the coronavirus pandemic has shown, it’s how double standards of race and class divide the world. The privileged—white—part of the population is protesting to get haircuts,…

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6 Women Activists Worthy of Your Attention

There’s a reason that comic-book superheroes inhabit such an iconic, established place in the pop-culture psyche. Children and adults alike are naturally drawn to figures that inspire them, push them…

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The Teen Activists You Should Be Following

It’s difficult to think about the state of our world today without inflaming negative emotions. Reading the news exacerbates feelings of hopelessness and anxiety, with cycles of tragedy and subsequent…

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Here’s What Gen Z Has to Say About Activism

Activism is not a new concept in the U.S. In fact, it’s been around for about as long as the country has. America is always changing, and there are always…

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Social Media Activism: Protesting for Clout?

Amidst the intersection of social media and politics has emerged a new kind of online brand: activist influencer. From sponsored posts to paid vacations, these social media celebrities have built…

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Knowing Your White Privilege—and Mobilizing It

Police Brutality in America: When Will It Ever End?

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I Joined Noname’s Book Club and You Should Too

Reposting Does Not Replace the Need for Reparations

You Can Never Kill the Revolution: The George Floyd Protests Through Fred Hampton Quotes

The Double Standards of Protests and White Privilege

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Singer Skylar Grey Talks Self-Producing and Solitude

Relearning Faith in Quarantine Through Facebook Mass

An Asian Girl on the Asian-Americans of Netflix

I Joined Noname’s Book Club and You Should Too

6 Women Activists Worthy of Your Attention

The Teen Activists You Should Be Following

Here’s What Gen Z Has to Say About Activism

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Singer Skylar Grey Talks Self-Producing and Solitude

Relearning Faith in Quarantine Through Facebook Mass

An Asian Girl on the Asian-Americans of Netflix

I Joined Noname’s Book Club and You Should Too

Singer Skylar Grey Talks Self-Producing and Solitude

Relearning Faith in Quarantine Through Facebook Mass

An Asian Girl on the Asian-Americans of Netflix

I Joined Noname’s Book Club and You Should Too

The Problem with Online Therapy

Being the Quarantine Cutie

What Going Viral on TikTok Taught Me About Cultural Appropriation

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