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A new Medium blog about the fight against anti-Black racism
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How We Remember Our Past Determines Our Future

How We Remember Our Past Determines Our Future

Historical memory is far more than an academic exercise
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Tim Wise
Why Malcolm X's Words Are Timeless and Unerring In Context

Why Malcolm X's Words Are Timeless and Unerring In Context

Why Malcolm X is a Black History hero all year round
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Petiri Ira
You’ve Got to Let Go of White Comfort in DEI Programs

You’ve Got to Let Go of White Comfort in DEI Programs

An open letter from your Black diversity consultant
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Dynasti H. Harris
My Hair Shows Me Anti-Blackness Exists Everywhere

My Hair Shows Me Anti-Blackness Exists Everywhere

My Blackness put me in a position to been seen as inhuman — and my Americanness forced me to accept it
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Jada Gomez
Yes, Black People Need Sunscreen

Yes, Black People Need Sunscreen

Does dark skin need protection from UV rays? Let’s unpack this.
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Allison Wiltz
How Intellectual Inquiry Became Code for Defending Bigotry

How Intellectual Inquiry Became Code for Defending Bigotry

Conservatives say they’re just “asking questions,” but the ones they ask have a disturbing thing in common
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Tim Wise
End Slave Plantation Weddings

End Slave Plantation Weddings

Healing and repair can’t happen while we still disrespect Black people
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Jeffrey Kass
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I Got My Drink and My Two Step

I Got My Drink and My Two Step

The many connections of dance in black culture and how I can’t (shrug emoji here)
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Will Samuels
Malcolm X Was A Black Nationalist

Malcolm X Was A Black Nationalist

A critical analysis of the facts
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Bumpyjonas - he/him
Why Black Classes and Black Greek Life Are Under Attack Right Now

Why Black Classes and Black Greek Life Are Under Attack Right Now

We're witnessing the consequences of anti-woke culture
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Allison Wiltz
San Francisco’s Proposed $5M Per Black Resident Reparations

San Francisco’s Proposed $5M Per Black Resident Reparations

How California’s historical role in slavery impacts present
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Pamela Denise Long
My 3rd Great Grandmother is Listed as Property in Jean Vavasseur's Estate.

My 3rd Great Grandmother is Listed as Property in Jean Vavasseur's ...

An essay about the history and genealogy of Black Americans
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Allison Wiltz
Strange Fruit Part Two: They Want To Legalize Lynching

Strange Fruit Part Two: They Want To Legalize Lynching

The return of strange and bitter crops
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Savannah Worley
Welcome To Black Future Month

Welcome To Black Future Month

Re-imagining the future of Black America through Tech & Finance
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Will Samuels
When Origin Stories Collide

When Origin Stories Collide

How my search for my family’s roots intersected with the Cherokee Nation — and The 1619 Project
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Marlon Weems
Why Black People Celebrate Mardi Gras The Way We Do

Why Black People Celebrate Mardi Gras The Way We Do

The hidden history of Mardi Gras, from a Black perspective
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Allison Wiltz
Media Silence as Police Brutality Continues Unabated is Alarming

Media Silence as Police Brutality Continues Unabated is Alarming

The stories of police brutality and death at the hands of police continue while the public looks away
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Arturo Dominguez
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