We All Failed Oluwatoyin Salau. All of Us.
At every turn in her life, Oluwatoyin was failed by all the people, all the places, and all the entities that were supposed to protect her. TW/CW: suicide ideation, murder, anti-Blackness, domestic/interpersonal violence, and sexual assault. I should not be here. This, of
South Asians For Black Lives: A Call For Action, Accountability, and Introspection
South Asian Americans have to go beyond performative activism and embrace solidarity, empathy, and reparations. By Thenmozhi Soundararajan TW/CW: This article mentions anti-Blackness, state-sanctioned murder, and casteism. It’s 2020, but this has not stopped American law enforcement’s incessant killing of Black folks, even
Black People Have Always Fought Hate With Love
Asking Black people to direct our love towards the systems that contribute to our incremental genocide is a demand for our silence and compliance. I am tired of being asked to fight hate with love. When I watch Black people gather
Poem: When Tired Isn’t Enough
TW/CW: police brutality/murder, suicide and depression, violence what do you do when “tired” isn’t enough? “i’m tired” isn’t an adequate response to what i’m feeling anymore. murder after murder. slain Black flesh after slain Black flesh. i’m too tired to lament, but
Black Children Are Most At Risk For High Blood Lead Levels
These findings on blood lead are impacted by various other systemic issues facing Black communities in the U.S., in addition to further contributing to them. Deniz "Dersim" Yeter is an undergraduate Nursing student working and studying in Kansas. Their team recently