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Black/POC mixed race folks can reverse the anti-Blackness of mixed race narratives

When does defending one’s reputation become a ploy to avoid addressing faults?

The Black body remembers our traumas even when we try to forget

Sometimes, I give gentrifiers the wrong directions when they get lost

The debate over whether we can enjoy Kanye West’s music is frustrating, but necessary

Why I no longer police my Black son’s behavior to make the world more comfortable

Black women speak to being socialized to fear their own pleasure, & what we can do about it

When combatting colorism in dating practices becomes overcompensating for guilt

Being a Black educator doesn’t mean you aren’t teaching anti-Blackness

100 years after Chicago’s Red Summer race riots, the lasting legacy of segregation is crystal clear

Kaepernick isn’t the only reason working with the NFL is making a deal with the devil

Coverage of sex work keeps making white women dangerous victims in the name of progress

‘Mixed-ish’ and the anti-Black myth of post-racial insulated societies

‘A Million Little Things’ powerfully reflects the truth of many Black folk’s mental health struggle

When therapists gaslight Black people into tranquility instead of validating our legitimate anxieties

Black liberation requires making room for uncomfortable manifestations of mental illness

Sexual assault programs must address racial power dynamics & acknowledge the history of racist lies about assault

Theon never betrayed the Starks: How ‘Game of Thrones’ minimizes forced captivity & slavery

Why racial disparities in U.S. maternal health are so terrible, and what you can do about it

Associating disability with weakness made it impossible to embrace my autism

I have no interest in “white allies”

Moving to South Africa meant my race was different, but not the realities of racism

Colleges sanitizing remnants of white supremacy on their campuses isn’t progress

Turning the fight to save the environment into a fight for racial justice

Why do so many others want to claim Blackness if it means oppression?

Recently sworn-in Puebla, Mexico Governor Martha Erika Alonso dies in helicopter crash

Betsy DeVos to roll back school racial discrimination rules enacted by the Obama administration

What Black Brits want African Americans to know about race and racism in the U.K.

How anti-Blackness fuels my eating disorder

Brian Kemp announces last minute investigation into Democrats for registration tampering, offers no evidence

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