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…
Social Issues
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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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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 lacking. On March 29, nearly a year later, many…
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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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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 with the band’s name in Hindi. At the…
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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…
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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 yourself on the platforms of…