The Met is home to some of the most important collections and bodies of art that exists, and offers affordable ticket prices to visit its grandeur—largely thanks to contributions of the Met events each year. What varies every year is the theme of the night, and 2021’s theme of “American independence,” naturally sparked several controversial conversations among the display of avant-garde and highly conceptual moments.
Read MoreIt was also during my younger school years that the disintegration of the Former Yugoslavia happened, and the American sanctioned NATO bombings of my homeland took place—greatly impacting my personal identity, especially due to the biased angles of dominant American media and the propaganda it feeds to the American public.
Read MoreThose who resist wearing masks because they mistake it for oppression actively partake in the larger systemic oppression of communities of color, who are at much greater risk of viral contraction due to systemic and racial inequalities which existed long before the emergence of the pandemic.
Read MoreAmericans will often use the events of 9/11 to victimize America as a nation while failing to acknowledge or even question how the United States got to a place for such events to transpire in the first place, which is an issue because it ignores the fact that white supremacy is the greatest form of terrorism the world has ever known—and is largely responsible for what happened that day.
Read MoreThe Body Positivity movement is not a place for everyone in all bodies to find self love — it is specifically for racially oppressed, fat and marginalized bodies to find a home of acceptance, positivity, liberation and representation, and has been co-opted and misconstrued by thin white social media influencers to diminish its impact.
Read MoreThe Body Positivity movement is not a place for everyone in all bodies to find self love — it is specifically for racially oppressed, fat and marginalized bodies to find a home of acceptance, positivity, liberation and representation, and has been co-opted and misconstrued by thin white social media influencers to diminish its impact.
Read MoreThe hijacking of other cultures, primarily from Black America, is such a common occurrence in white American society because white folks have overwhelmingly surrendered their own cultural identities for the many real and promised privileges that the concept of whiteness brings through many previous generations.
Read MoreMilina Footwear’s Kickstarter Campaign Speech, which successfully landed its financial goal of $28,000 within the first 15 days of its campaign.
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