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5 mins / The Very Tired Girl
I Was the Only Writer of Color for My Website; Then They Fired Everyone But Me
Media
+ 1 more
4 mins / Haven
I’m a Black Woman From an All-White Town; These Are My Memories
Nostalgia
+ 2 more
5 mins / The Very Tired Girl
The Pressure of Black Excellence Was Bad for My Mental Health
Mental Health
+ 1 more
5 mins / Santiago
On a Trip to Nigeria, I Discovered My Black-American Identity
Ancestry
+ 2 more
5 mins / Full Circle
Number Ten and Me: How I Bonded With a Juror Who Convicted Me of a Felony
Justice
+ 1 more
Full Collection
5 mins / Mage
Your Server Hates You: Working in a Restaurant During COVID Is Infuriating and Exhausting
Food
+ 2 more
3 mins / Written Expedition
As the Pandemic Fades, Street Style Is Back: I Couldn’t Be Happier
Style
+ 1 more
3 mins / Rainbow You.
How Fashion Shows Helped Me Find Myself and Build a Community
Style
+ 1 more
7 mins / johnchrist
Clubhouse Is Creating Toxic Online Relationships
Collection
+ 3 more
4 mins / Rainbow You.
I Found My Superpowers in Queer-Inclusive Movies and TV
Sex
+ 1 more
4 mins / Matcha
Black Lives Still Matter When the News Cycle Ends: Where Does BLM Go From Here?
Justice
+ 2 more
7 mins / White Sheep
This Is What It's Like to Be a White-Passing Person of Color
Ancestry
+ 1 more
5 mins / Cafe au lait
I'm Neither Black Nor White: Why I Embrace the Latte
Ancestry
+ 1 more
5 mins / Santiago
On a Trip to Nigeria, I Discovered My Black-American Identity
Ancestry
+ 2 more
6 mins / Kevin S
I'm a Black Man Who Experienced White Privilege Growing Up
Ancestry
+ 1 more
5 mins / Mage
This Is What It’s Like to Date a Famous Actor
Pop Culture
+ 1 more
6 mins / The Very Tired Girl
Black CEOs Won't Save Us: On the Music Industry and the White Gaze
Doe Print Value - Openness
+ 2 more
7 mins / SweetTeaSoursop
Racism in Theater Is Real: My Journey as a Black Actor
Pop Culture
+ 2 more
3 mins / UnspokenblackTruth56
I'm Black, Trans and Voting for Trump
Politics
+ 2 more
5 mins / Vader 7
Our Black and White Friendship in Prison Led to Real Change
Justice
+ 1 more
4 mins / Joshua Grant
Rural America Sees Black Men As Athletes, and Not Much More
Justice
+ 1 more
4 mins / BlackAndAbroadSis
Teaching English in South Korea as a Female African-American
Education
+ 1 more
4 mins / The Unwanted Truth
I’m a Mixed-Race Female Who Has Been Hypersexualized Into a Corner
Women
+ 1 more
6 mins / Betty X
I Ignore Racism Today; You Should Too
Mental Health
+ 1 more
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