Racism
On the last day of 2016, it was almost 6 in the evening in New York City, 3 pm in Los Angeles, and 11 pm in London. Helsinki and Cape Town had just finished ringing in the
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January 10, 2017 // 0 Comments
I like to read on the toilet. It’s a pretty common trait, I know, but it facilitates a time of introspection when the mind is completely unoccupied except for a biological
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January 3, 2017 // 0 Comments
After thousands of worried fans signed petitions and took to Twitter with the hashtag #MakeMulanRight to protest Disney’s whitewashing of Mulan’s live-action remake, the
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October 17, 2016 // 0 Comments
When things start going awry in a country, it becomes all too easy to blame vulnerable populations, and it helps when these populations are shrouded in mystery (read:
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September 19, 2016 // 0 Comments
Critics of Islam have long touted Western values in the face of feminine oppression and outright misogyny. Of course, many of these criticisms are hypocritical at best,
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August 29, 2016 // 2 Comments
It has been nearly two years since Ferguson, often remembered as the turning point of the Black Lives Matter movement, but things haven’t improved since then. In fact,
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July 11, 2016 // 2 Comments
This week’s murder of two black men by law enforcement officers continues to fuel the outrage felt by many Americans. Philando Castile and Alton Sterling were fatally shot
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July 11, 2016 // 1 Comment
It’s a pretty well known fact that Hollywood doesn’t care for people of color, even though they won’t admit it. Whether it’s Oscar snubs, rewriting roles for white
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August 6, 2015 // 0 Comments
A week ago, a white supremacist walked into a South Carolina church and murdered nine black churchgoers. In the wake of this hate-crime, there has been a lot of strong
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July 1, 2015 // 0 Comments
Less than two weeks ago Oklahoma police caught Eric Harris illegally selling guns. As Harris attempted to flee the scene, 73-year-old Reserve Deputy Robert Bates yelled out
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April 19, 2015 // 0 Comments