Inviting Betsy DeVos is highly disrespectful towards students who have benefited from public education, as well as the students who are trauma survivors.
By Mo...
The attacks on Berkeley by white supremacists are just one part of a larger trend in which fascism is gradually gaining a foothold into many of our institutions...
Although the magical girl genre inspires cisgender girls and women, the genre also has the potential to do the same for transgender and non-binary people.
By L...
It is important to uplift the podcasts that seek to educate and engage the listener beyond the common, mainstream political dialog.
Podcasts have become an inc...
Low-income, public school students shouldn't have to go hungry simply because they have less money than others.
Last week, the New York City Department of Educ...
Jemele Hill had every right to express her disdain for Trump.
ESPN has apparently accepted Jemele Hill’s apology — an apology she was strong-armed into giving ...
We are not allowed to hold someone emotionally hostage until they give us what we want, forcing them to swallow their own feelings, desires, and needs in order ...
To educate yourself about the contemporary iterations of white supremacist groups in the United States, below is a cheat sheet of some basics about the terms “w...
Below are some medicines that are effective in healing the heart, from a physical, mental and emotional perspective.
We pay homage to our ancestors. We recogni...
Kenneka's death shows that so many weeks, months, and years later since #SayHerName was first spoken, we are still no closer to uplifting and valuing the lives ...
We can add IT to the growing list of 2017’s massive creative let-downs.
The long-anticipated and much-hyped adaptation of Stephen King’s monster opus IT op...
In this three-part series, we will showcase Black-owned urban farms in all their glory from three different regions of the U.S.
With Amazon lowering prices at ...
Needless to say, we are hella excited for Insecure season three.
WARNING — Insecure spoilers ahead
By Rachael Edwards
HBO’s Insecure wrapped up its soph...
There are still people who believe that people who are truly mentally ill don’t talk publicly about it and this movie helps cement this damaging idea in their m...
Trump's plan to erase the Obama administration’s policies will support a system that will continue to inflict trauma and will perpetuate the informal legalizati...
I could no longer ignore a glaring fact about Lynch’s new Twin Peaks: It is fueled by troubling cultural appropriation.
I’ve been a serious and passionate Twin...
For all the clamor and the rush to post, protest, and support undocumented people, there are millions of immigrants whose experiences have been erased from the ...
There is real damage being done to Black people on Facebook, and removing eight white supremacist groups while still allowing this racist abuse to go on is noth...
State-sponsored Buddhism is not peaceful or meditative. It is currently waging genocide against hundreds of thousands of Muslims who are effectively stateless. ...
We must refuse to uphold the colonial logic underlying claims of legal presence and borders.
By Natascha Uhlmann
The Trump administration’s decision to end ...
In light of widespread misinformation about the realities of left-wing ideologies, below is a helpful cheat sheet outlining socialism, anarchism and communism.
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Support may come in various forms, but no matter what, we must remember that corporations will not save us.
In the last two weeks alone, the news has been fill...
I am here for all that Edward Enniful’s appointment promises to those of us who believe media and the creative arts can change our world for the better.
The sh...
This Labor Day all activists, organizers, advocates, and progressives need to remain cognizant of the plight of the incarcerated, whose labor often is left out ...
The annual award show honoring the accomplishments of Black women was a highlight of 2017, but who in the hell invited Tyrese?
By McKensie Mack
I’m a comed...
The prison industrial complex is indeed modern-day American slavery. And under Trump, it is only getting worse.
At the confluence of capitalism, racism, and ma...
When it is all said and done, both male and female identified people need feminism.
From ‘Ain’t I a Woman’ by Sojourner Truth to “Who Run the World” by Beyonce...
Below is a list of resources we have gathered over the course of the week. Donate, donate, donate.
Hurricane Harvey has left communities in crisis, and while i...
Welcome to #AskCam, a column where sex and intersectionality are not divided but welcomed together.
Dear Cam,
I'm seeing polyamory and non-monogamy hyped up...
Queer Black and Brown Men are more than backup dancers and makeup artists.
By Dr. Jonathan P. Higgins
White women generally are not genuinely interested in ...
To be Nigerian-American is to be inherently unique. It’s a little extra volume in your voice, some extra peppa in your soup.
Nigerian-Americans make up a large...
Pollution and the risk of disaster is assigned to Black and Brown communities through racial discrimination and political neglect.
The first time you heard the...
Tattoos were invented by brown and Black people centuries—even millennia—before white supremacy became the dominant global paradigm.
You’ve taken the time, don...
Whether it be through prayer, meditation or dream speak, now is the perfect time to begin to navigate this power we are all capable of holding.
We pay homage t...
I think of trans-generational traumas, and how they shape us, and I wonder whether the pang that I sometimes feel in my gut connects me with the agony of my for...
Organizations that are led or primarily serve people of color are important to our survival.
Although the bill to repeal Obamacare failed, Trump has vowed to l...
Below is a short user’s guide to anti-fascism that we’ve developed, based on our personal experiences in attending and disrupting white supremacist rallies.
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I’ve decided to remove my Black body from the war and reclaim my time. I care about the status of the country I live in, but this war is never-ending, and ultim...
Remaining politically neutral while a majority of the population faces systemic oppression is Taylor Swift’s trademark.
After a peaceful year of silence during...
The claim that "intersectionality" should be used universally to speak for everyone's experiences is simply an extension of the anti-Black violence we already e...
Impeaching Trump could actually set off a stream of unmanageable events.
Every single day we find ourselves ever deeper down the white nationalist rabbit hole ...
Rather than deconstructing the misogynistic demonization of feminine endeavors, Smith shows a limited understanding of why women use makeup.
By Erin McLaughlin...
When the Southern Poverty Law Group released their “Hate Map” last week, many were surprised to see California lead the nation with 79.
I have deep roots in So...
The white people who stay silent in the face of white terrorism consider themselves to be “non-racist.” They're wrong.
Last week, Tina Fey and Lady Gaga offend...
Decolonial love, liberated love, is true love.
“Feminism is, nevertheless, very threatening to the majority of Black people because it calls into question some...
There are opportunities for Latinos to be empathetic and mindful of standing by social justice movements as well as opportunities to learn about anti-Black and ...
Heather Heyer’s death is not an excuse to further perpetuate white supremacy and the erasure of women of color.
By Arielle Gray
I rolled my eyes over the ou...
Welcome to #AskCam, a column where sex and intersectionality are not divided but welcomed together.
Dear Cam,
Am I a bad Black person for being in a relatio...
Dear white allies: We're tired of white people asking us how they can do better, so it's up to you to teach your friends.
By Aaminah Shakur
I began this ess...
