It is 2017 and there is no excuse for any comics company to not be hiring Black women for any comic.
Mainstream comics companies have a terrible track record w...
Neo Yokio doesn’t add diversity to the world of anime, it creates a perfect picture of tokenism.
Neo Yokio, the Netflix original anime, was a mess. It took its...
It is up to institutions of higher education to protect their most vulnerable students.
One of the greatest values of a college education is the opportunity to...
For interracial Black and white families, honest discussions about racism need to be had in a white supremacist world.
By Savannah Lee-Thomas
While I recogniz...
The Second Amendment is fundamental to the roots of white settler violence in their genocide project against Native populations, as well as to control, and ulti...
To compare the female experience of oppression to the black experience of oppression is to ignore that there is still a population of people who experience both...
Bank Black: More Black homeownership and business ownership would be possible if Black-owned banks had more capital.
According to a Nielsen study, Black spendi...
Most Americans, it seems, don’t realize the extent to which Hitler drew on the “American model” of eugenics to enact the very laws and policies most liberals no...
Rihanna's level of passion for inclusivity is one we hope to see matched by other companies and organizations.
By Ashley Nash
Since its launch, Fenty Beauty...
Dove, Nivea and a multitude of other companies aren't making mistakes, they're simply maintaining the order they feel most comfortable with.
What image comes t...
This Columbus Day, it's important that we continue to fight against colonialism and defend Native people and the land that belongs to us. Here are 4 ways you ca...
Painting white boys and men as lone wolves has become a tradition of its own. Men don’t want to be seen as violent or toxic, and they don’t want to address sexi...
White supremacist patriarchy is deceptive and manipulative, not only making things disappear but making other things appear in its place.
White supremacy is a ...
White people are capitalizing off of a plant that led to thousands of Black people getting incarcerated and essentially shutting us out of the legal cannabis ma...
Environmental racism in the case of Indigenous Americans must be acknowledged as an insidious form of genocide.
Environmental racism is a term that first began...
If representation is important, then give us a Bliss who isn’t the result of an irresponsible white man.
I was a little late on the news of “the new Black Powe...
The solution is simple, stop giving white supremacists platforms. If you are not condemning white supremacy you are complicit in their ideas and values.
By Rac...
Allies shouldn’t need a reason to be allies; they should be cognizant of the injustices rampant in the world and want to change the world for the better.
By Sa...
In this three-part series, we are showcasing Black-owned urban farms in all their glory from three different regions of the U.S.
When you think of a farmer, do...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
White nationalists at home are more dangerous than nuclear weapons abroad.
Before this weekend’s acts of terror in Charlottesville, the news cycle has been rul...
Politico Ed Buck's obsession with fetishizing and destroying black bodies for his own pleasure is an extension of colonial imperialism.
Content Warning: Deta...
The year is 2017 and no, racism hasn’t evaporated, it has been inherited.
Right about yesterday would have been a great time to see white liberals denounce th...
For those in the queer community or any other marginalized group that believe that their siding with white supremacy will save them: it will not.
It's no secre...
My habit of showing my humanity via having feelings, is routinely used by white people as ammunition to discredit anything I have to say.
By Shannon Barber
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Pretending liberal communities are safe for everyone is doing more harm than good and it didn’t save Nabra Hassanen.
By Aja Barber
A few weeks ago my best f...
When it comes to who Rachel Lindsay will choose in the end, it shouldn’t be about race. It should be about who she loves and has built a solid foundatio...
The retailer has long made it company practice to oppress its disproportionately black and brown workforce.
On Monday mega-retail chain Walmart sparked controv...
Facing political instability on its anniversary, Black Lives Matter presents an energetic new game plan.
After fours years of rapid national expansion, the fut...
Voter registration drives are no longer impeded by bombings, but stringent new laws that require multiple IDs and other hurdles.
James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, ...
German model Martina Adam may dye her skin and weave her hair, but she will never possess a single ingredient of black girl magic potion.
I avoided Martina Ada...
This op-ed is trash heaped upon a dumpster fire sparked by the normalization of alt right white supremacy and misogyny.
By Samantha Isabel Wright Caler...
In response to the National Rifle Association’s recent release of a series of aggressive recruitment videos, including one that targets Women’s March Co...
Woke will lose its Blackness, it will fade into whiteness–the same whiteness which assumed the term was just misconjugated verb.
'Woke' has been added to the O...
