As student leaders continue to push for structural change, the events of May 2 reignite calls for accountability.
Putting the death penalty to death
“Our current criminal justice system is focused far less on progress and improvement and is instead concerned with forms of punishment that are wholly unproductive.”
Does he like me because I’m Asian or despite it?
“I wish I could say that I’m just particularly unlucky when it comes to men. Unfortunately, far too many Asian American women have similar tales of misfortune to share. Dating is hard for everybody, no matter who you are. Dating is even harder when navigating the modern-day manifestations of imperialism at the intersection of race and gender.”
Reject passive and dehumanizing language
“When language kills, we must either resist colonized, dehumanizing language or choose to be complicit.”
Reject racism this Ramadan: Islam and anti-racism
Islam is staunchly anti-racist, but racism continues to persist in Muslim communities.
Stop weaponizing your white tears and guilt
“When white tears are shed, bodies of color pay the price.”
Were conservatives right about facts over feelings?
Maybe it’s time to start prioritizing facts over feelings.
What is up with the lack of Black representation in film?
“What happens when you don’t see yourself being portrayed on the big screen? This is a big question that Hollywood must reckon with.”
People of color can be racist: Combating anti-Blackness within South Asian culture
Why anti-Black sentiment needs to actively be dismantled
Hard holiday conversations
“Almost everyone will have someone at the dinner table — whether it be your weird cousin, your aggressively racist pee-paw or your fire and brimstone, Westboro-lite aunt Karen — who will not hesitate to say something out of pocket.”