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Watch the Crown: What's Next for the Natural Hair Movement
St. Clair Detrick-Jules writes about the importance of celebrating and representing Black hair in media.
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Maya Cade Reframes the Legacy of Black Cinema
Rosa Cartagena interviews Maya Cade about her work on the Black Film Archive, as well as movie recommendations from the collection.
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TikTok’s “Hoochie God” Is Not Afraid to Say What Needs to Be Said
Nia Jones, who is better known as Hoochie God, is using her platform to offer a safe space to Black women both online and in real life.
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Another Appalachia: Neema Avashia Confronts Growing Up Indian and Queer in West Virginia
We talked to “Another Appalachia” author Neema Avashia about anti-queer and anti-trans legislation, coping with loss, and how people are more than the politics of their communities.
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In “High-Risk Homosexual,” Living Authentically Is Bittersweet
High-Risk Homosexual pulls apart the neat narratives we often see about what it means to come out—and to pursue your creative dreams.
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Whitewashed History: The “Loud” Podcast Amplifies Reggaeton’s Overlooked Black Roots
Ivy Queen’s insightful podcast “Loud” examines reggaeton’s past, present, and future.
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Refresh and Rebuild: Plotting the Future of New York’s Most Conservative Borough
“We get a bad narrative that it’s Trumpville, that it’s racist,” Jasmine Robinson, who moved to Staten Island from the Bronx when she was 17, tells Bitch. “That’s not all of Staten Island.”
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Feminist-ish: The “Cool” Asian Hair Streak Trope
In its most egregious examples, the “cool” Asian hair streak trope is used to camouflage underwritten characters who lack personality.
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In Living Color: Audio Description Looks Past People of Color
The exclusion of racial identification from AD continues to limit accessibility for blind people.
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Let Freedom Reign: A Roundtable About Disabled Black Girl Magic
Disabled Black girlhood is sacred.
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