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The Rise and Reimagining of MTV

MTV is 40 years old, found its fortune with Gen X, and has reinvented itself for every generation since

Aug 1, 2021
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The Rise and Reimagining of MTV
The Rise and Reimagining of MTV
Aug 1, 2021
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I Will Not Change My Name Because You Can’t Pronounce It

The roots of name discrimination are an extension of the harms caused by slavery and colonialism

Feb 4, 2021
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I Will Not Change My Name Because You Can’t Pronounce It
I Will Not Change My Name Because You Can’t Pronounce It
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The Cities Where Gentrification and Covid-19 Collide

A look at the crises impacting people of color in Miami, Oakland, and Brooklyn, where residents fight to protect their communities

Sep 17, 2020
A group of housing activists in Brooklyn with a “cancel rent” sign. A Black woman stands in the front wearing a mask.
A group of housing activists in Brooklyn with a “cancel rent” sign. A Black woman stands in the front wearing a mask.
Sep 17, 2020
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What Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Gets Wrong About Blackness and Nigeria

She has often said she became Black in the United States, but what does this really mean?

Oct 31, 2019
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What Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Gets Wrong About Blackness and Nigeria
What Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Gets Wrong About Blackness and Nigeria
Oct 31, 2019
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Survival and Other Important Matters

Note: You can listen to an audio of this piece here: Survival and Other Important Matters.

Dec 19, 2016
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Survival and Other Important Matters
Survival and Other Important Matters
Dec 19, 2016
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Things you can do to Help Haiti right now, hit by Hurricane Matthew

I initally just wrote this on my Facebook as a way to answer the question, “What can we do?” when disaster strikes in a place. I thought I…

Oct 7, 2016
Things you can do to Help Haiti right now, hit by Hurricane Matthew
Things you can do to Help Haiti right now, hit by Hurricane Matthew
Oct 7, 2016

Mourning the Loss of My 12,000 Tweets

Yesterday afternoon, I attempted to use an app to delete a majority of my tweets, hoping to keep my “Twitter memory” within one year. It’s…

Oct 4, 2016
Mourning the Loss of My 12,000 Tweets
Mourning the Loss of My 12,000 Tweets
Oct 4, 2016

Rudyard Kipling is My Demon

It is always such a disappointment when we discover that people we admire — both those in the present as well as the past — held or hold…

Sep 12, 2016
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Rudyard Kipling is My Demon
Rudyard Kipling is My Demon
Sep 12, 2016
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A Note on Brexit

When you consider the heightened ethno-nationalism sweeping the West currently, Brexit isn’t surprising. On a personal level however, I…

Jun 24, 2016
A Note on Brexit
A Note on Brexit
Jun 24, 2016

Do We Silence Moderate Voices?

Privileging Loudness at the Expense of Moderation

Oct 17, 2013
Oct 17, 2013
Kovie Biakolo

Kovie Biakolo

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Culture writer and multiculturalism scholar. Find my best stuff here: www.koviebiakolo.com

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