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The Twisted Racial Politics of Going Outside

by s.e. smith
August 17, 2020 at 9:00am

The belief that Certain People are ruining the outdoors has been a prevalent idea for a very long time, especially among white people.
A screenshot of Beyoncé in Black is King. Beyoncé looks regal, her expression soft and her face looking to the side. There’s a glow on the entire image.

“Black Is King” Navigates African Cultures and the Diaspora’s Imagination

by Kovie Biakolo
August 14, 2020 at 3:33pm

Black is King works because it is honest: a film of hope and belonging.
Kendra Atleework, a white woman with red hair, stands outside, seemingly in the desert

“Miracle Country” Is a New Kind of Climate Change Memoir

by Izzie Ramirez
August 14, 2020 at 12:41pm

Miracle Country shines in the moments when Atleework dives deep into her own thoughts and feelings.
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BitchTapes: Stepping into Power

by Vanessa Newman
August 14, 2020 at 11:00am

This BitchTape highlights the women and nonbinary artists of color who wear many creative hats, from being vocalists and instrumentalists to being producers and record-label owners.
Jaideep Ahlawat plays Hathi Ram Chaudhary, an Indian man with short, black hair, sitting at a table in a green uniform

A Season in Hell: Amazon’s New Series “Paatal Lok” Is a Cop Drama for Our Times

by Nandini Balial
August 14, 2020 at 10:50am

The show is singularly unsparing in its depiction of modern Indian life.
Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B, both Black women, are back to back with the same styling, against a bright pink background. Their eyes are closed and their tongues are sticking out.

With “WAP,” Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion Honor Women’s Pleasure

by Nichole Perkins
August 13, 2020 at 12:58pm

“WAP” is a reclamation.
a group of police officers in riot gear point guns at demonstrators who have their hands up

Empty Endorsements: Supporting Bad Policing Is a Bipartisan Effort

by Reina Sultan
August 13, 2020 at 11:00am

Democrats and Republicans continue to agree on policing—namely, sharing the belief that cops keep Americans safe.
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Bitch on Campus

by Bitch HQ
August 13, 2020 at 10:56am
two white men sit on a boardwalk in California, in front of a row of U.S. flags, without masks on

Suspicious Minds: The Conspiracy Theories That Shaped America’s Paranoid Politics

by Trimble
August 13, 2020 at 10:11am

Conspiracy theories offer a coherent plot that seems to stabilize a world in flux.
The cover of I Kissed Alice by Anna Birch, which shows two girls, one short with light curly hair, and one tall and slim with a preppy aesthetic and dark hair, with panels from a graphic novel above.

In “I Kissed Alice,” A Fanfiction Romance Blossoms Offline

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
August 13, 2020 at 10:08am

Rhodes and Iliana find freedom in each other.

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