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Lessons From Ferguson

By Tamura Lomax, Stephanie Troutman, and Heather Laine Talley One week ago, we traveled to Ferguson, Missouri, a place that has drawn the attention of the nation. Ferguson has dominated the news cycle,...

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#FergusonFridays: White Anti-Racism, Social Media, and the Problem of...

Since Michael Brown’s murder, the Internet has been abuzz with content focusing on what white people could and should do to counter racism. Others have noted what white people should stop doing, too....

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ELEMENTARY FEMINISMS: The Day I Understood My Privilege

By Shama Nathan   Retrieved from: http://internationalliving.com/fund-your-life/teaching-english/   My friend and I sat on his back porch, slithering in the Caribbean heat. We sat in quietness, mostly...

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Clap Back: Why I’m Here for Amber Rose and Black Women’s Sexual Agency

By Ashleigh Shackelford After hearing Kanye West’s comments in his interview on “The Breakfast Club,” where he spoke on his prior relationship with Amber Rose, I decided that I can no longer defend or...

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COLLEGE FEMINISMS: And We Sat: Violence against the Bodies of Diversity and...

By Farrell Greenwald Brenner The ultimate connection cannot be the enemy. The ultimate connection must be the need that we find between us. It is not only who you are, in other words, but what we can...

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The Star Studded White Savior Industrial Complex in Haiti

By Natalia Cardona Patricia Arquette’s recent remarks during the Oscars made for strong debate among feminists of color and white feminists in the U.S. Arquette stated that women, in this case white...

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COLLEGE FEMINISMS: Cultural Plagiarism

By Shantel Perry   Retrieved From: Snoron Wallpapers Cultural appropriation is a continuing epidemic in the United States (US). Yes I said it, Black Culture (although we are not the only ones) is being...

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White Liberals Ain’t Loyal: White Silence, Black Absence

By RaShelle R. Peck The summer of 2015 was tragic and bloody. One incident that constantly appeared in the media was the murder of Cecil the Lion in Zimbabwe, which lead to discussions around animal...

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My Education in Racism

By PK Read I was eight the first time I took conscious note of a racial epithet. The year was 1970, the speaker was a friend of my stepfather’s, where he talked about an African-American man he...

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Our Letter of Camaraderie to Black Women and WOC: A promise from (some) white...

We all have watched When They See Us. It has galvanized us to speak/say/commit ourselves to witnessing/damning white supremacy, openly and aggressively. Ava DuVernay explodes the horrors of white...

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