The Depraved Violence of Britain’s ‘Subtle’ Racism
British racism is only subtle insofar as it is left unspoken, forgotten and tolerated. By Rami Yasir In an episode of The Grapevine, Saïe, a musician going by @theafroromantic online, compares the experience of Black Americans and Black British people, “In America
The Trauma Inflicted Upon Migrant Children Today Mirrors The Experiences Of Korean Adoptees
Shared and ongoing histories of war and exploitation necessitate us to fight alongside not only migrant families, but all people engaged in struggle for collective liberation. CW: This essay mentions suicide and r/pe. By Elizabeth Niarhos Increased family separation and child abuse and
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 woman beside me folds her legs all the way up and gathers her knees to her chest.
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 woman and why it is a liberatory form of self-expression for non-normative bodies. By TaLynn Kel My name is
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 its significance as part of her identity. She acknowledges how she was raised without having the space to see herself represented