White Fragility and the Mask of Mental Health
White people will tell you that your tone, no matter what that tone might actually be, is causing them anxiety and thereby use it as a reason to disengage. By James Factora Nearly 40 years ago, Audre Lorde gave the keynote speech
Justin Trudeau’s Black and Brownface Proves White Supremacy Doesn’t Have a Political Party
Justin Trudeau wore brown and Blackface, not because he doesn’t understand the implications of it, but because he thought it was amusing. By Gloria Oladipo Justin Trudeau is the latest example of the truth that white supremacy doesn’t have a political party.
Black and Indigenous American Solidarity is Crucial to Ending Settler Colonialism
Indigenous communities can offer support to Black Americans by doing our own reckoning while honoring the space they deserve to tell the truth about their history. By Angelina Newsom Last Week The New York Times released a ground-breaking enterprise called The 1619
The Depraved Violence of Britain’s ‘Subtle’ Racism
British racism is only subtle insofar as it is left unspoken, forgotten and tolerated. By Rami Yasir In an episode of The Grapevine, Saïe, a musician going by @theafroromantic online, compares the experience of Black Americans and Black British people, “In America
How Language Purity Is A Tool To Further White Supremacy and Classism
Language purists seem to think that everyone is given the same opportunities and is born with the same abilities to take advantage of those opportunities. By Sarah Khan Language purity is a trend I’ve seen more and more of lately, which isn’t