The Capitalistic Ties of #BlackExcellence Are Linked to Internalized Respectability and Classism
#BlackExcellence is a methodology, an ideology, a marketing schema, and an aesthetic, and it deserves to be re-examined for its elitism and the capitalist exploitation it can and often does engender. By Dalí Adekunle There has always been a place in the
Gene Editing Cannot Be Separated From The Violent History of Eugenics and Medical Racism
For all the promises of gene editing, its study cannot be divorced from eugenics and a larger racist history that has inspired many of its endeavors. By Jude Casimir Henrietta Lacks visited John Hopkins Hospital in 1951, complaining of vaginal bleeding. A
When ‘Moti’ And Unmarriageable Is All That You Are In South Asian Culture
The importance that South Asian culture places on marriage as an "achievement" for women convinced me that being Moti meant I was unworthy of being loved and desired. By Zahra Haider CW: Fatphobia, weight, misogyny, self-harm, disordered eating Shaadi and Moti are two
My Family Paid Over $30K For Our Citizenship — But That’s Not What Makes My Blood Boil
Beyond the financial cost of American citizenship, the most irreversible damage comes from the immigration system's ability to break down families and communities. By Priyanka Bansal The American immigration system is the mass commodification of bodies. It views us as investments, rather
From Lagos to Atlanta, Black Leadership Won’t Save Us While Anti-Blackness Maintains Its Grip
As state forces descend on protesters in Nigeria, it’s clear that Black leadership alone isn’t a fix while capitalism and the effects of colonialism remain. TW/CW: mention of blood, murder, r/pe, and other things that may be too gruesome or gory