Melanin & Stuff: I Shouldn’t Want to Be Pretty
I was in line to fill my bottle at the water fountain, standing behind a girl in the grade below me. When she finally moved over, I told her: “Oh…
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Simisola Fagbemi
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Therapist Vena Wilson Talks Anxiety, Internet Activism, and Black Healing
As the media’s eyes start to wander from the Black Lives Matter movement, my community is left in a similar place to where we started—working to process our grief while…
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Fact-Checking Trump’s Most Absurd Claims About Coronavirus
Though we’re in unprecedented times, President Trump has been making spurious claims with astonishing speed and confidence, even if professionals on his team disagree with him. While poking fun at…
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How to Be Anti-Racist When Everyone Is White
I’ll never forget how it felt leaving my predominantly Black school in Kenya for an overwhelmingly white one overseas. During my first few weeks, I’d furrow my brows in every…
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When Riots Become Therapy
Blackness manifests in innumerable ways—we are hopeful and moved and enraged. We grow up, albeit faster than most. Still, less universal realities underpin our complexity. Following the murders of George…
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Seriously, Why Is TikTok a Thing?
TikTok is a manifestation of my generation’s awkwardly agile navigation of the internet. And to be honest, I’m completely here for it. Following its original release in 2014 under the…
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Reptiles, Rebellion, and Rules: Doja Cat’s “Hot Pink”
It’s been over a month since Doja Cat released Hot Pink, and I’m still thinking about it. From her laconic interview responses to an outrageous wardrobe (yes, she was dressed…
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How to Not Be a White Savior
So, you don’t want to be problematic. You know there’s more to volunteering abroad than posting black and brown babies on your social media, and you might even follow No…
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