What It Means to Be Black and South Asian

Afro-Pakistani experiences show that anti-Blackness is a global struggle

Hina Yaqoob and her cousin sitting in their home. — Hina Yaqoob with her cousin, Mahnoor Hussain, 16. Photos: Iman Sultan

When Tanzeela Qambrani became the chairperson of her local council in Matli, a town in southern Pakistan, she never anticipated opposition from members of her own political party. A finance consultant with the Asian Development Bank, who hails from a family of activists, Qambrani was more than qualified for the…

These Frontline Workers Are Protecting Protestors at All Costs

For volunteer medics and legal observers, confronting police violence can come with mental and physical tolls

A protester who was maced by police receives medical attention during a demonstration in Columbus, Ohio. Photo: SOPA Images/Getty Images

Shortly after midnight in Seattle in June, cars passed the street where Danielle Meehan kneeled with an unconscious girl lying on a cot. Aubreanna Inda had been hit by a flash-bang grenade in her chest, and she’d lost her pulse several times.

A registered nurse, Meehan had been volunteering as…

The Strippers Fighting for Justice

In the wake of a nationwide movement for Black lives, strip clubs are the next industry in need of a reckoning

A graphic illustration showing two Black pole dancers with neon signs mounted on their poles, one says “UNION YES.” — Illustration: Ashley Floréal

BammRose was sitting in her backyard on a June afternoon, when it had only been a week and a half since George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police, sparking protests across the country in defense of Black lives.