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Capturing Worlds: Kihmberlie Breaks down Photography’s Exclusive Boundaries

Kimberly Douglas, a Black woman, wears a dainty yellow dress and is surrounded by various soft fabrics. She sits at a table with a white tea set and holds a tea cup.
by Rachel Charlene Lewis
September 15, 2020 at 12:45pm
Black women can be dainty, too.
Chadwick Boseman, a Black man with short, black hair, smiles broadly at the camera

Conjuring Possibilities: Remembering Chadwick Boseman, a Champion of Black Stories

by Cate Young
September 14, 2020 at 9:00am
Popular media is a feedback loop that both tells us how to exist in the world and reinforces what we believe is possible. Read more »
Jeffrey Tellez, a Latinx man wearing a mask and a striped white and navy blue shirt, holds an electronic pad in front of a Latinx man wearing a blue mask and a white hat

The Uncounted: Ending the Census Early Maintains White Political Power

by Barbara Sostaita
September 3, 2020 at 9:00am
Undocumented migrants and their children—many of whom are U.S. citizens and eligible voters—threaten to destabilize the reapportioning of political power. Read more »
a Black woman with a black afro looks at the camera, covered under a red, orange, and deep purple filter

To Be Young, Messy, and Black: “Luster” Depicts Millennial Black Girl Angst

by Vanessa Willoughby
August 27, 2020 at 10:00am
Edie refuses to practice tokenism to secure financial, personal, creative, and romantic stability. Read more »
a Black woman wearing workout clothes, a black shirt and shorts, stands in a forest with her hands on her hips

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. Read more »
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. Read more »
Sima Taparia, an Indian woman with shoulder-length brown hair, stands in front of portraits of front of a series of Indian people on dates

Eugenics as Entertainment: “Indian Matchmaking’s” Lighthearted View of Caste Oppression

by Aditi Natasha Kini
August 4, 2020 at 11:00am
Indian Matchmaking reveals all the isms associated with arranged marriages—colorism, casteism, sizeism, ableism, and classism—without criticizing any of it. Read more »
Seyward Darby, a white woman with short, brown hair, stands outside wearing a blue, button-down shirt

Valorizing Purity: What White Women Gain from Racial Hatred

by Evette Dionne
August 4, 2020 at 9:00am
Women have often been written out of the history of hate and related phenomena. Read more »
A white woman and a Black woman sit together on an expensive-looking couch in a coworking space.

Like Kat Edison, Many Black Women in Media Can’t Catch a Break

by Iyana Jones
July 30, 2020 at 9:33am
The Bold Type isn’t so bold when it comes to Kat, its Black, queer protagonist.  Read more »
Three Black people use their phones. The words “Twitter is ant-Black” are overlaid.

Very Online: Twitter is a Salve for Black People. It’s Also Anti-Black.

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
July 29, 2020 at 11:47am
What does Twitter’s commitment to Black people actually look like, and what is the impact when Twitter fails Black users? Read more »
Bonnie Bennett, a Black woman with short straight hair and green eyes, looks up into the light, a look of relief on her face.

Julie Plec Continues “The Vampire Diaries” Tradition of Black Women Saving White Women

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
July 22, 2020 at 3:44pm
It’s not the first time Julie Plec has put vile demands on the shoulders of Black women. Read more »

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a blue and white illustration of police brutality
by Tasha Fierce
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Unless you’re looking for their names, you won’t find the stories of all Black women shot and killed by police officers in the past five years in the discourse surrounding police reform. Read more »

Black Girls Hunger for Heroes, Too: A Black Feminist Conversation on Fantasy Fiction for Teens

by Zetta Elliott
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What happens when two great black women fiction writers get together to talk about race in young adult literature? That's exactly what happens... Read more »

Rewriting the Future: Using Science Fiction to Re-Envision Justice

by Walidah Imarisha
Spring 2015 • Law & Order
Our justice movements desperately need science fiction. Read more »

"Moonlight" is an Essential Work of Art for the Current Political Moment

by Nijla Mu'min
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Moonlight displays the kind of empathy and humanity that we desperately need right now. Read more »