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How Kamala Harris Inspired Layered Debate on Race and Gender
Her candidacy has fostered more nuanced discussions
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Why Are Black High-Fashion Models Pressured to Cut Off Their Hair
This trend is reflective of an industry that treats black hair as difficult
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Who Protects Black Actors and Actresses After Diverse Casting Decisions?
Diversity must be more than a surface-level
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How Black Woman’s Preventable Death Exposes Danger of Abortion Bans
Doctors hesitated to operate and save Amber Thurman’s lif
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How Black Woman’s Preventable Death Exposes Danger of Abortion Bans
Doctors hesitated to operate and save Amber Thurman’s life
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Why a Program Designed to Help Black Pregnant Women Got Axed
They’re twisting the true purpose of the 14th Amendment
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Why We Need to Stop Using Phrases Like "Gender Wars"
It creates a false equivalency
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The Admirable Service of Harriet Tubman We Never Hear About in School
Students should learn about Harriet Tubman, “the veteran”
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Why Some Black Women Are Cutting Their Nose to Spite Their Face
Far too often, they are made to feel less than worthy
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Afrocentric Features Are Still Seen as Undesirable. Here’s Why
An essay about a distinct form of discrimination, featurism
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The Important Reason Ida B. Wells Printed "Free Speech" on Pink Paper
Her goal was to make her paper widely accessible. Here's why that matters
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Never Forget The Power of Black Women Abolitionists
An essay about a few unsung heroes committed to social change
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