Being Black Is Not A Singular Experience
I’ve been in predominantly black spaces all my life. I go to a predominantly black school in a predominantly black neighborhood and come home to my all-black family. One...
No, You Are Not An “Honorary Black”
2016 has been the year of R&B pop music dominating social media, the music industry, and the radio. With singers like Selena Gomez releasing the R&B pop infused “Revival”...
The Get Down: Back to the Roots
On August 12th, Netflix released the first six episodes of its new original series, The Get Down. The Get Down is the coming of age story of a group...
Why Black Hair Is An Art Form
The art that is called black hair. It is often appropriated,underappreciated,and ignored. It’s adored by people outside of the culture and often desired to be touched and imitated. While...
East Asians, Chill With The Black Cultural Appropriation
Cultural appropriation has been a topic social media has been tackling hard lately. I myself have always spoken upon it, and my disdain for the fact that we disregard...
AAVE is For Black People And Black People Only
You know what AAVE. We all know what AAVE. AAVE is what is described by the uneducated as “how the younger crowd talks” AAVE has been commercialized and normalized...
It’s Time To Take Black Cultural Appropriation Seriously
Previous illustration by Shannon Wright, shannon-wright.com Every time someone black brings up black cultural appropriation,it’s never taken as seriously as it needs to be. Black culture from the way...
