Mexico’s ‘Africamericanos’ Exhibit Explores Black Identity In Latin America
There is little recognition of Afro-Latinx communities throughout Latin America, but Puebla's “Africamericanos” exhibit is seeking to change that. It wasn’t the first time I’d set out in search of African-descended cultures in Latin America. In fact, compared to other
Everyone Should Know What Happened to Black Wall Street
No, the massacre of hundreds of Black folks—one of the worst terrorist attacks in U.S. history—really happened, and most people, especially white Americans, have never even heard of it.
This essay contains discussion of anti-Black violences, including assault and murder.
The Many Shades and Iterations of South Asian Anti-Blackness
South Asians have a complex history with anti-Blackness and we need to confront and dismantle it for collective liberation. South Asia has a rampant anti-Black racism problem. I know both from experience and by being a witness to it. Everyone knows
How ‘mixed-ish’ Failed To Tackle Biracial Identity and Chose To Rely On Tropes
Mixed-ish puts forth a very narrow, self-centered, and unimaginative interpretation of what it means to be multicultural or multi-racial. By Nylah Burton Set in the 1980s, ABC’s mixed-ish, the newest black-ish spin-off, tells the story of Dr. Rainbow “Bow” Johnson’s (Arica Himmel)
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