Family Swimming Lessons for Black Girls
Christienna Fryar on her years as a competitive swimmer and the need for Black people to feel safe and welcomed at public swimming pools.
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Movies Things John Rambo Is Cheered For Doing in First Blood Which, If Black People Did Them, Would Be Used To Justify Their Deaths
If Rambo had just respectfully followed police instructions, all of this unpleasantness could have been avoided.
Feminism Bree Newsome and the Myth of the Strong Black Woman
"There are far too many examples of black women who have been strong when they had no other choice. We've had to fight when our own needs were cast away."
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."
Family Regrettable Things Our White Relatives Have Said to Us
Sometimes it does help! And sometimes it just means there's no filter.
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.
Race What Will White People Columbus Next?
Jean Ho's predictions for what white people will try and Columbus next.
Family Friendship and Race and Knowing Your Place
On racism and friendship, and when and where to draw lines.
News News Roundup For Colorado’s NAACP Bombing
Links to some of the coverage of this week's NAACP office bombing.
Humor Signs That You Are The Only Black Person You Know
Seriously, though, are you upset about something?
News Eric Garner’s Killer Won’t Be Indicted
On Eric Garner, and the answer to police brutality.
Race Unsuccessful Pickup Lines Used on Asian Women I Know
It's pretty much there in the title, honestly. These are not good pickup lines.
News News From Ferguson
Some updates after yesterday's decision in Ferguson.
Race The Parable of the Unjust Judge or: Fear of a Nigger Nation
Ezekiel Kweku on what he sees when he looks at Michael Brown, Ferguson, and the nation's response to the death of young black men.
