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Breonna and Brutality: Why Aren’t Black Women Receiving Justice?

Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old African-American woman and medical worker from Louisville, Kentucky, was shot and killed by armed police officers during a botched drug raid on her apartment. Only one…

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White People, Why Is It So Hard to Dump Your Racist Friends?

Following the killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd, the Black Lives Matter movement became more powerful than ever. The country reached its boiling point: the streets were…

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COVID-19 and the Prison Industrial Complex

It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted people of color and poor people, both in their likelihood of losing employment and in contracting the virus. These impacts…

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“WitchTok” and the New Wave of Political Spirituality

TikTok has become the home of modern witchcraft, with more and more “baby witches” joining “WitchTok” every day. United by an interest in the occult, these self-proclaimed witches will post…

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Fashion & Beauty

Streetwear and Its Roots in Black Culture

Before fatally shooting 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in 2012, neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman told the 911 dispatcher that the young man in “a dark hoodie, a gray hoodie” was a “suspicious…

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Being Latinx Has Nothing to Do With BLM

I love my culture. Simply put: I’m proud to be Mexican. I take pride in my identity as a Mexican-American and try to use my perspective as a person of…

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Ethical Online Shopping: Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

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The Bastardization of Black Lives Matter

It’s been four months since George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Four months since the Third  Precinct  building of the  Minneapolis Police Department was set on fire. Four months…

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Recovering from Cyber Justice Burnout

I’m sure you’ve stumbled across your fair share of posts with captions like, “Even though my timeline has gone back to normal, Black Lives Still Matter!” And then there are…

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Breonna and Brutality: Why Aren’t Black Women Receiving Justice?

COVID-19 and the Prison Industrial Complex

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Have You Thought About Your Neighbors Today?

How Capitalism Forces Us to Commodify Our Personal Lives

Don’t Call Rowing Blazers Founder Jack Carlson Preppy

Discovering My Sexuality, Alone in My Childhood Bedroom

Streetwear and Its Roots in Black Culture

Being Latinx Has Nothing to Do With BLM

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Have You Thought About Your Neighbors Today?

How Capitalism Forces Us to Commodify Our Personal Lives

Don’t Call Rowing Blazers Founder Jack Carlson Preppy

Discovering My Sexuality, Alone in My Childhood Bedroom

Ethical Online Shopping: Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

The Bastardization of Black Lives Matter

Trending posts

Have You Thought About Your Neighbors Today?

How Capitalism Forces Us to Commodify Our Personal Lives

Don’t Call Rowing Blazers Founder Jack Carlson Preppy

Discovering My Sexuality, Alone in My Childhood Bedroom

An Elementary Look Into Abolition

Have You Thought About Your Neighbors Today?

How Capitalism Forces Us to Commodify Our Personal Lives

Don’t Call Rowing Blazers Founder Jack Carlson Preppy

Discovering My Sexuality, Alone in My Childhood Bedroom

What’s Private Is Public: Drawing the Ethical Line as a Personal Essayist

Stop Expecting “Sad Indie Girls” to Be Sad All the Time

Billie Eilish’s Documentary Closes the Gap Between Celebrities and Fans

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