Politics

The “Black” Version: Choosing a Halloween Costume As a Person of Color

Last night was incredibly blustery in DC.  As my friend Christina and I were rushing back to our dorm, bracing against the frigid wind fighting our progress, I asked her what she was going to be for Halloween.  Christina laughed and said, “I think I’m going as the Black Swan.  Get it?”  She pointed to [...]

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The pseudo-progressive culture of false equivalencies

I’ve grown up in seemingly progressive environments my entire life. I was born and raised in Los Angeles, in a state that is primarily liberal in a handful of coastal cities than its entirety, contrary to popular belief. My middle/high school was pretty progressive too as far as a predominantly white space goes: we had [...]

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