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GEN

·Apr 21, 2021

Chi Ossé on Gen Z’s Stamp on Elected Office

The 23-year-old is running for the New York City Council in Brooklyn after leading an activist collective protesting anti-Black racism — Chi Ossé describes his relationship with activism and advocacy as an awakening — one that transpired last summer after the murder of George Floyd led him and his friends to protest on the streets of New York City. The 23-year-old activist became so inspired by the collective demonstrations that he…

Politics

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Chi Osse on Gen Z’s Stamp on Elected Office
Chi Osse on Gen Z’s Stamp on Elected Office
Politics

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GEN

·Apr 14, 2021

Nadya Okamoto on Erasing Stigma and Finding Balance

The full-time Harvard student, founder, and published author had to learn things the hard way while working to uproot the taboos around women discussing their periods — Nadya Okamoto has no problem talking about her period. Growing up in a household with a single mom and two sisters kept the floor open for all things menstruation. …

Active Voice

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Nadya Okamoto on Erasing Stigma and Finding Balance
Nadya Okamoto on Erasing Stigma and Finding Balance
Active Voice

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GEN

·Apr 7, 2021

Brea Baker on Helping Build Her Generation’s Civil Rights Movement

The 26-year-old activist is reimagining new social and political norms — At the time of Trayvon Martin’s murder in 2012, Brea Baker was only 17. The now 26-year-old racial and gender justice activist recalls the tragedy being a defining moment in how social media served as a catalyst for activism in the United States. Black Lives Matter proliferated on Twitter and…

Active Voice

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Brea Baker on Helping Build Her Generation’s Civil Rights Movement
Brea Baker on Helping Build Her Generation’s Civil Rights Movement
Active Voice

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GEN

·Mar 31, 2021

How Naj Austin Is Creating Virtual Safe Spaces for People of Color in the Pandemic

The 29-year-old founder of Ethel’s Club had to make a hard pivot last year, but she knew it was important to stick to her vision — Naj Austin knows exactly what she wants and has no problem making it happen. Her high school classmates always knew this. “She’s a dog with a bone,” says a description in Austin’s high school yearbook. “She doesn’t let anything go. …

Active Voice

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How Naj Austin Is Creating Virtual Safe Spaces for People of Color in the Pandemic
How Naj Austin Is Creating Virtual Safe Spaces for People of Color in the Pandemic
Active Voice

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ZORA

·Jan 28, 2021

What They Mean When They Say You’re ‘Not Social Enough’ at Work

Excelling in the job isn’t enough. Our bosses expect us to be perky and socialize after hours to be a ‘team player.’ Can we just live? — If anyone knows what it feels like to be on the receiving end of gaslighting, it is Black women. Oftentimes our complaints are dismissed as being unreasonable and our experiences are treated as fiction. …

Work

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What They Mean When They Say You’re ‘Not Social Enough’ at Work
What They Mean When They Say You’re ‘Not Social Enough’ at Work
Work

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ZORA

·Jan 26, 2021

Under Black Women’s Leadership, the Future of America Is Brighter

Between the Black female activists in Georgia and Kamala Harris’ vice presidency, we are in good hands — It comes as no surprise that the demographic of women who are most likely to die from pregnancy-related complications, see their sons disproportionately incarcerated, and represent 22% of American women in poverty are the backbone of American democracy. …

Race

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Under Black Women’s Leadership, the Future of America Is Brighter
Under Black Women’s Leadership, the Future of America Is Brighter
Race

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ZORA

·Nov 10, 2020

The Story of American Racism This Artist Couldn’t Tell in the 1970s

An interview with 77-year-old Howardena Pindell about her new exhibition ‘Rope/Fire/Water’ — As a child, while visiting a friend whose mother was cooking meat for dinner, Howardena Pindell came across a recent issue of Life magazine. Inside the issue, a large photo of a Black man lying face-up on a log, set on fire, caught her eye. She took deeper notice of…

Howardena Pindell

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The Story of American Racism This Artist Couldn’t Tell in the 1970s
The Story of American Racism This Artist Couldn’t Tell in the 1970s
Howardena Pindell

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ZORA

·Oct 15, 2020

The Influential, Everlasting Groundbreaking Power of ‘All That’

The sketch comedy series with a diverse cast pioneered funny television for both children and adults — This story is a part of our Back to the Future series on how key moments in the year 2000 influenced similar events in 2020. The year 2000 wrapped up an iconic moment in television history — the season finale of the original All That series. After six seasons of…

All That

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The Influential, Everlasting Groundbreaking Power of ‘All That’
The Influential, Everlasting Groundbreaking Power of ‘All That’
All That

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Momentum

·Aug 26, 2020

Losing Friends Over George Floyd — and Now, Jacob Blake

From Instagram Stories featuring unmasked boat parties to grids with black boxes — but no action — Black Americans are developing a clear understanding of who their friends are — A week after George Floyd’s death, I took it upon myself to call out my closest White friends who had yet to say anything publicly about the tragedy. By this time in late May, my favorite French band Ofenbach had posted a GoFundMe link for the Floyd family, and Timothée…

Friendship

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Losing Friends Over George Floyd — and Now, Jacob Blake
Losing Friends Over George Floyd — and Now, Jacob Blake
Friendship

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Apr 1, 2020

Turns out social distancing might be the best thing for your dating life

There are several pieces floating around the internet detailing the clever ways singles have adapted to dating while practicing social distancing. There’s the story about the guy who flew a drone to his neighbor’s rooftop to exchange phone numbers and then there are data pieces revealing a spike in dating…

Wwwad

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Turns out social distancing might be the best thing for your dating life
Turns out social distancing might be the best thing for your dating life
Wwwad

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