Struggling With My Identity As A Black Woman In The UK Mumu Mwanza “ As much as I loved the country and city I had come to live in, I could not deny and forget where I had come from.
The Truth About Facing The Darkness Of Systemic Racism Christina Sartuche “ It’s hard to think of myself as anything but fair, accepting, and good. I try really hard to be a good person and thinking about having any hints of racism within me makes me feel that any good that was there is completely eradicated.
Demand A Fairer World, And Demand It Loudly Lauren Suchenski “ Can we beg and fight and kick and scream in the direction of lawmakers to fund things differently? To decry and denounce racial injustice, police brutality, and systemic forms of separation and inequality that keeps the wealth gap too wide to sew shut? Can we arrange a list of demands?
For The White People Who Do Not Know Where To Begin Kavita Singh “ I thought being White would make my life easier. I am disgusted with the girl I used to be, but that doesn’t mean I can’t strive to be the woman I am today.
What Race Can’t Erase Kasheda Daum “ A life is a life; these victims deserve to be mourned, to be talked about, to spark change.
Dear Fellow Americans: We Need To Do Better Autumn Barker “ We can not be united until every American, regardless of their skin color, their gender, their sexuality, their religion feels safe.
The Painful History Of Colorism In The Black Community Simone Heard “ It prompts the question, “Do light-skinned black women have it better and easier?”
An Open Letter To The White Man Who Broke My Heart Afua Boahene “ Maybe I was fooled by your sensitive, open-minded, sweet guy game, but I seriously thought you would be willing to cross that racial threshold for romance’s sake.
The Real Problem Behind Not Picking A Black Bachelor Emily Mallden “ If everyone’s taste and attraction eventually steers away from people of color, what is that really saying?