“I’m a Single Black Girl and I Refuse to be Scared by the Statistics Saying I Will Never Get Married”

“Dating While Black is Kinda Like Mario Kart.

I love playing Mario Kart. On paper, Yoshi is a solid bet. He’s a dinosaur, small…

“Universities Are Trying To Teach Faculty How To Spot Microaggressions”

“”The term ‘microaggression’ is really professional jargon that has arisen from research on the subject, and it obviously doesn’t translate well to a popular audience,” he added.

“Dear American misogynists: Afghan women are not oppressed for you”

“The marginalization of women in Afghanistan is also propped up as a tool through which Americans can rationalize the unjust status quo at home. These men, and sometimes women, tell me about how disappointed they…

“We Slay, Part I”

“Layered in and through the landscape of a black New Orleans still rigorous and delightful, past and present, the black southern signifiers and simulacra are unrelenting here. Bodies are quiet, awaiting animation, and then they pulsate, loudly: in parking lots, in drained swimming pools, in…

“YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE TO CENTER YOURSELF TO SHOW EMPATHY”

“Those who need the most care have repeatedly been burned by the good intentions of people who claim they are here to help. Because of this, the marginalized become tasked with an additional burden of weeding out the self-interested…

“Shutting Down Conversations About Rape at Harvard Law”

“The ironclad principle that you must always believe the accuser comes as a corrective to hundreds of years in which rape victims were systematically disbelieved and painted as liars, sluts, or crazies. This history, along with the…

“Playing with Matches”

“When you’re in the business of helping people find love, a big part of your job is getting your customers to manage their expectations. In this episode of StartUp, we go behind the scenes of Dating Ring’s matchmaking system. And there’s a lot that goes into this process, including the…

“Intersection Episode 14: Fighting for Black Lives, in Flint and Beyond”

“This Black History Month, we’ve been thinking about violence perpetrated against people of color, and the people who are fighting against it. We explore those themes from three different angles in this…