Even with all these gross things that have been done and said to me regarding my race, I thought, perhaps naively, we were moving past this.
race
kiera wilmot
I set the science lab on fire when I was in 8th grade. Not on purpose.
race
I didn't mind living in rural Tennessee until I had two black children.
racism
Burnt. Black skin. Dirty. I’ve been called the worst names from fellow Singaporeans.
race
The statement, "Oh I didn't even notice you were black. I don't see color," has been said to me on countless occasions. It’s patronizing and insulting.
race
There’s one line that I’ve always found particularly interesting:"You’re so pretty. You look mixed."
dating
I am not some census-taking dick measurer, OK?
rap
When this article was first conceived, I intended to make the argument that my love for rap is pure and therefore should be allowed to thrive unchallenged.
black history month
Black History Month, for all of its good intention, hardly seems or feels or appears to be relevant anymore.
clutch magazine
I offer rules for non-Black people to engage Black women without causing offense. If you can manage NOT to do the following, you can probably come across as a decent human being.
language
Black speak is my first language, too, the tongue I feel most comfortable chatting, even blogging, in.
cosplay
After my pictures started making the rounds on deviantArt, tumblr and 4chan, it became pretty clear that my cosplay brings all the racists to the yard, and they're like…white cosplay is better than yours.
race
And no you cannot post “How not to be a Dick to your White Friend,” cause Nobody FUCKING CARES.
dating
Did you see a Black woman wearing glasses or reading a book on TV this week?
race
There will never be an appropriate time to say that this nation only stands at attention when the majority of victims are white Americans, as was the case at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Connecticut, so I might as well say it today.
race
We are a brown blur, a coded caricature painted in broad strokes where we are all “sassy” and “urban” and cannot simply clean the kitchen floor without finger-snappin’ and mouthpoppin’ at our appliances.
race
The movie's insidious message inspires people to write things like: "Red Dawn makes me so racist to Asians now!! #imracist."
race
When my parents -- a Czech-American news producer and an African American news anchor -- decided to get married and have kids, I doubt they wondered, “Will our daughters be approached by strangers on the streets of New York City and asked to explain their racial background?”
domestic violence
Collectively, mainstream media reporting has at once discounted Jovan Belcher's actions on account of his mental state and blamed Perkins for staying out too late -- as though Perkins could have brought her murder on herself.
race
Could the ethnic name bestowed on you by your parents hurt your career?
election 2012
Presenting a handy guide detailing three of the weirder moments in last night's election results coverage, in case you missed them.
family drama
It’s a downside of private education that I’ve often heard discussed and worried over, mostly by Black parents who want the best education -- often perceived not to be a public one or in a predominately Black environment -- for their kids.
