The Pressure to Perform
Do you remember the first time you realized that your best wasn’t good enough? Not in the sense that you tried your hardest and someone...
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Flawless Writes Blog
Flawless Writes Blog
Flawless Writes Blog
Apr 18, 2016
The Awkwardness of Being an Anime-Loving Black Woman
Being an anime fan who happens to be a Black woman can be awkward as hell. There are always highs and lows, such as the joy I feel when...
Apr 6, 2016
Where Are We Now?: The Follow-Up Student-Faculty Assembly on Cultural Competency
In April of last year, Emerson students took a stand at a faculty assembly, demanding the culturally competent education they were...
Feb 29, 2016
#OscarsSoWhite
I didn’t want to watch the 88th Academy Awards any more than I wanted someone to pluck out my eyes and roll them around in cat litter....
Feb 23, 2016
Dear Coldplay: India is Not Your Orientalist Fantasy
A few weekends ago, Coldplay performed at the Super Bowl, an act saturated with bright colors and flowers and their instruments inscribed...
Jan 29, 2016
Black Magic: Diversity in the World of Harry Potter
I was nine years old when I read Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone for the first of countless times. By the time the series ended,...
Dec 8, 2015
Solidarity is Hard as Hell
I was sitting on the fifth floor of Tufte, drowning in my thoughts with a wet face. It was impossible for me to accept the homicide of...
Nov 10, 2015
A WOC’s Guide to the Democratic Primaries
A lot is riding on the upcoming Presidential election. As 2016 gets closer, it is critical to not only register to vote, but to educate...
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