We are navigating unprecedented times. And while Black Americans are no strangers to struggle (see: the timeline of the last 400 years), things feel partic

May 26, 2020 was a day like any other.  Wake up, brew coffee, grab phone, hit the Instagram timeline for updates. Scrollllll…  George Floyd. George

Every year — draped in stars and stripes — the majority of America celebrates July 4 as Independence Day. But what is the Fourth of July to the enslave

Four years ago, on my 20th birthday, I went out to dinner with a group of friends. It wasn’t long before one of them — a close friend — said that on

On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger read “General Order No. 3” to enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas. “The people of Texas a

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White people talk about how they can't wait for things to "get back to normal." But the past two months have shown "normal" still includes the murder of Bl

It’s been about two months since most US cities closed all non-essential businesses in order to help flatten the coronavirus curve. While we’ve heard a

Becoming a mom is tough. And with Black women being three to four times more likely to die before, during, and after childbirth than white women in the Uni

The rites of prom have become canon in American culture: the elaborate “prom-posals,” getting ready, taking photos, the excitement of seeing ev

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Each week, millions of American citizens are losing their jobs as a result of COVID-19. On April 2, the Department of Labor reported that up to 10 million

It’s been three weeks since Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York announced a “stay-at-home” ordinance for the state’s roughly 20 million residents. Du

The last semester of school is an exciting time for many students. If you think back to your own graduation, you can likely recall how eager you were to wa

Kimberly Drew has spent her career revolutionizing institutional spaces, and showing other people that dramatic change isn’t just possible — it’s the

Being a person of color is inherently political, especially when your identities have been stigmatized because of attitudes toward religion and immigration

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