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People of Color
This Interactive Map Lets You Explore the History and Culture of the Native Land You Live On
Native Land Digital is an interactive map of ancestral territory and native land rights around the world. Use it to learn more and become a better ally to Indigenous people.
Holiday Gift Guide: Give the Gift of Self-Care With These Black-Owned Spa Day Products
Check people off your gift list and put your money where it will do the most good by choosing black-owned products to give out this holiday season. This Self-Care Holiday Gift Guide will make everyone in your life feel pampered and loved.
All-Too Male Gaze: Why There Are Still So Few Women Behind the Camera
Women built the film industry but now they’re scarcely seen behind the camera or in writers’ rooms.
It’s 2021. Can We Stop Fetishizing Asian Women Now?
She’s tiny, submissive, and soft-spoken. Fetishizing her is every racist’s favorite hobby because she hasn’t been ruined by Western feminism. Here’s the history behind fetishizing Asian women.
Langston Hughes’s “Not Without Laughter” Is a Timeless Narrative of Black America in Vibrant Prose You Can Feel
Langston Hughes’s “Not Without Laughter” applies the renowned Harlem Renaissance poet’s energetic style to a powerful coming of age story set in the Jim Crow era.
Goblincore: TikTok’s New Woodland Aesthetic
You’ve heard of Cottagecore. Now get ready for its frog-loving, mushroom-gathering sister aesthetic, Goblincore, that’s bringing foraging back into the mainstream.
Here’s the Inclusive Barbie Line That’s Redefining Beauty
This plastic icon of girlhood has been on the receiving end of support and backlash. The inclusive barbie line showcases a more diverse range of races, body types, and genders.
Fact-Checking 9 Conservative Arguments Against Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter is criticized by conservatives as a terrorist, Marxist, America-hating movement. Here are 9 conservative arguments against Black Lives Matter and why they’re wrong.
6 Pre-War Slave Narratives to Read in Honor of Juneteenth
Celebrate the first federally recognized Juneteenth by educating yourself on the history of slavery and emancipation. These 6 slave narratives are a great place to start.
The Keystone XL Pipeline Was Defeated But The Fight Isn’t Over Yet
Keystone XL was finally stopped but 2.5 million miles of pipeline still threaten communities across the U.S. Here’s why the fight to stop the pipelines matters & what you can do.
Netflix Is Set To Release “Trese”, a Supernatural Noir Anime Featuring an All-Asian Cast
Based on a critically acclaimed comic series, Trese takes us into a supernatural world behind the streets of Manila for an action packed adventure with spine-chilling moments.
How Two Students Mobilized a Movement To Help Thousands of AAPI New Yorkers Stay Safe Amid Rising Hate Crimes
Soar Over Hate provides safety equipment and info to AAPI women, seniors, and LGTBQ+ folks for protection against the rise of anti-AAPI hate.
15 Free Black Lives Matter Poster & Wallpaper Art
Here are 15 sources for free Black Lives Matter posters and wallpaper art you can use to spread the message that Black Lives Matter and support the movement.
The Red Black and Green New Deal: A New Climate Agenda that Frames Climate Justice as Racial Justice
A new movement that addresses the ways the climate crisis impacts black and indigenous communities launched this month. The Red Black and Green New Deal demonstrates clearly that climate justice is racial justice.
No Justice, No Peace: The Origin and Meaning of a Powerful Statement of Resistance
As protests against police brutality increase in frequency and intensity, cries of “No Justice, No Peace” can be heard everywhere and often. This is not the first time the popular protest chant has been heard in the United States. The exact meaning of the phrase, however, has often been debated and distorted. Conservative and moderate […]