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 was simply better, but knowing…
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Dear Mom and Dad,
Dear Mom and Dad, I could go on and on about the life I have had with all the problems and issues I have faced, being a first generation American,…
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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 my…
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20 Times You Regretted Going to a PWI (Private/Predominantly White Institution)
20. Hearing some white person argue that saying the n-word is no big deal because they love Kanye, Kendrick, Nicki, and rap culture. 19. Seeing your friends who go to…
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#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. This year was…
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A Feminist Flirting with Hip Hop
I remember the first time I discovered my love for hip hop. I was sitting in the back seat of my mom’s car, complaining about how my were legs sticking…
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On Purpose
A disturbing comment made by Billboard surfaced after North West, the daughter of Kanye and Kim Kardashian West, was seen with a lollipop in her mouth. At just two years…
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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, Harry, Ron, and Hermione…
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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 Mike Brown as…