The Whitney Museum chooses silence in an effort to displace, downplay, and negate valid public outrage regarding their policies, ethics and leadership. By Jamara Wakefield May 17th marked the start of the 79th Whitney Biennial. The Biennial is a contemporary art exhibition, featuring typically young and lesser-known artists, at the Whitney Museum of American Art […]
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Blackness is Heavy: Attending A Conversation Between Kiese Laymon and Tressie McMillan Cottom
Kiese and Tressie both wrote for, to, and about those of us who carry Blackness with us everywhere we go. The thin white ...
The Silent Scream That Is Cosplay
In this essay by TaLynn Kel for #BodyPositivityInColor, she discusses the politics of cosplay, how she navigates it as a fat, ...
BLACK: An Apology to My Skin—Lovechild of the Sun
In this letter for #BodyPositivityInColor Asia Renée apologizes to her skin for not cherishing it—its richness, its history and ...
White People Don’t Feel Empathy For People Of Color And Here Is Why That Matters
The ability to feel empathy is shaped by our genes, and empathy is pretty fucking important. by Sherronda J. Brown and Lara ...
How White America’s Legacy of Voter Suppression Harms People of Color
Instead of blaming people of color who don't vote, white liberals need to take a closer look at their own communities. by ...
