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Black History Month 2021

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Black History Month 2021

It’s Time To Celebrate Black History Month For Us

This February, we’re celebrating not because a calendar is telling us to, but because our community compels us to.

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Angie Thomas didn’t plan on writing a prequel to The Hate U Give. But as Starr’s dad, Maverick “Big Mav” Carter, became a favorite among her re

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To call 2020 a dumpster fire would be an understatement. A global pandemic, social uprising, and blistering election season all at the same time? Not exact

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They Called Me Brave When I Stopped Wearing Hijab (I Wasn’t)

Facing an Islamophobic world as a visibly Muslim woman requires a hell of a lot more courage than stepping out with my hair in a ponytail.

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Stop Playing 2020: The Magical Memes & Moments That Made This Yea...

There’s a certain white knuckle relief in knowing that we’re all about to get off the ride that is 2020. And while the uncertainty of 2021 still has us

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President Obama Opens Up About Michelle, Malia & Sasha — & The &#...

In his new, instantly best-selling memoir, A Promised Land, former President Barack Obama primarily focuses on his political rather than personal life, off

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What does it mean to be Black and alive right now? And what do future generations need to know? At the tail end of a traumatic year—one in which Black an

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In Michigan, Black Voters Help Edge Joe Biden Toward Presidency

On November 4, mail-in ballots from Detroit and Flint — two predominantly Black communities in the state of Michigan — helped Joe Biden secure Michigan

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How To Ruin A Democracy: Why We Must Pay Attention To What’s Happ...

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After my years of activism in Atlanta, I moved to Oakland, where I worked at the Transgender Law Center. In San Francisco, Aria is an important and influen

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Naomi Osaka Is The Embodiment Of Black Excellence — On Court & Off

Naomi Osaka could settle for just being excellent. At 23, she’s already one of the greatest tennis players in the world. It would be easy for her to stay

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Austin Channing Brown Has Arrived, & She’s Shifting The Rac...

Following her appearance on Brené Brown’s podcast in June, Austin Channing Brown asked the following question: “Am I allowed to feel joy during

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In Amy Sherald’s second commissioned painting — which graced the August 2020 issue of Vanity Fair — a regal Breonna Taylor stands dressed in vibrant

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How Nature Is Holding Space For Black Women & Their Trauma

It’s been months since most of us have booked a spontaneous girls trip, enjoyed a low-lit celebratory meal inside of a restaurant, or swayed to the beat

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White People, Are You Done “Listening & Learning” Yet?

Like open-concept workspaces and infinitely stocked snack bars, the latest trend in corporate culture is fixing racism through town halls and open dialogue

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On September 23, former officer Brett Hankinson, one of three officers responsible for Breonna Taylor’s murder, was charged with three counts of wanton e

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Meet The Black Creatives Inspiring Black Joy Through Art

It’s hard to be a joyful Black creative on a good day; to pour your being into beautiful work amid ongoing injustices is already taxing. And during the c

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This Small Thing Is Helping Black Women Heal

When things feel particularly heavy and out of control in the world –– like say, most of 2020 has been –– for many, there’s an almost suffocating

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Gray Area: How Black & White Photography Became A Complicated Sym...

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At first glance, Chappaqua, New York looks and feels like many other small suburban towns orbiting New York City. It prides itself on its excellent public

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Black People Don’t Just Deserve To Be Alive — We Deserve To Be Happy

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

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We Are All George Floyd

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

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I Am Afro-Latina, And My Blackness Won’t Be Erased

“Wow, estas negrecita,” my tías and tíos would say, commenting on my darkened complexion after spending some time in the summer sun. A seemingly harm

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This Juneteenth, We’re Reclaiming Black Freedom

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

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Who Will Fight For Black Women?

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

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