History A Hostile Environment
Dolen Perkins-Valdez on her visit to the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond, Virginia.
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Beauty How I Learned to Love My Skin Colour
Rumnique Nannar on her struggles with colourism and a rare skin condition, and how she found her way to self-acceptance.
Race You’re Not Off The Hook: The White Myth Of Black Forgiveness
"You need to feel like racism is real bad in this country."
History An Interview With @AfAmHistFail
We sit down with @AfAmHistFail, an anonymous plantation docent who shares the teaching ups and racist downs of her job.
Family Letter To My Mother After Charleston
Carvell Wallace writes a letter to his late mother about yesterday's white supremacist massacre in Charleston.
Family Things I Wish I Could Say To People, Interracial Family Edition
The things that sometimes flit through my head when people say silly things about our interracial family.
Advice Aunt Acid: Advice for Dealing with Bigots in the Family
The Toast's Aunt Acid on dealing with bigots within one's own family, and how to prioritize solidarity and truth over "keeping the peace."
News Ta-Nehisi Coates On Baltimore And Freddie Gray
"When nonviolence is preached by representatives of the state while the state doles out heaps of violence to its citizens, it reveals itself to be a con."
Family Regrettable Things Our White Relatives Have Said to Us
Sometimes it does help! And sometimes it just means there's no filter.
Books History in Color: A Black American Romance Roundtable
Alyssa Cole talks with fellow authors Kianna Alexander, Piper Huguley, and Lena Hart about writing historical romances featuring people of color.
Race The Murder of Crows
"All our crows are dying. The deaths come under different names."
Race The Haircut
The author on why he cut his afro, and how he felt about it at the time.
Race This Writer’s On Fire: Désirée Zamorano
A weekly spotlight on a writer on fire.
Race Open Houses: On Race, Identity, and Looking for a Place to Live
Nancy Jooyoun Kim reflects on racism and personal history as she tries to find a place to live in a new city.
Race Misfits: Reflections on Identity, Race, and Prejudice
The author on her experiences as an immigrant and how she must navigate her identity amid prejudice.
