Stepping Into Awareness of an Experience Outside of My Own
To people of color, my friends and equals, I am still learning and becoming increasingly cognizant of the systemic racism that exists in our world.
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To Be a Black Woman in 2020
Someone had to have heard your screams for help. Why isn’t anyone listening?
From a White Ally With Love
As an ally, however you choose to help and stand with black people, just make sure you do it.
A Roundtable With Darling: A Discussion on Race in America, Pt. 2
Read on for Pt. 2 of our Darling Roundtable: A Discussion on Race.
A Roundtable With Darling: A Discussion on Race in America, Pt. 1
The work to end racism starts in private with open, honest dialogue.
A Letter to the Person Who Wants to Be Actively Anti-Racist
We need you to actively choose to engage, even when it’s hard, even when it get heavy.
Maybe Today My Brother and Sister Will Be My Keeper
I didn’t know about George Floyd. I couldn’t. The news of Floyd’s gruesome and untimely killing was made known to me through a slew of phone calls and texts from…
Letters to My Younger Self: The 7-Year-Old Whose World is Painted by Colorism
You learn that the amount of melanin someone possesses is not inversely proportional to beauty.
The Importance of Learning to Address Our Hidden Biases
Though commonly misconstrued, biases do not equal prejudice, racism or even discrimination.
Letters to My Younger Self: The 16-Year-Old Who Believes the Lies of ‘Less Than’
You are not beautiful despite the color of your skin. You are beautiful in light of it.
