Category: culture
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Black joy is just as profound as Black pain.
It seems only the most heartrending examples of Black pain are enough to wake the sleeping. But we can allow joy to awaken us, too.
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Are you welcoming or othering?
I’ve learned to not let other people use me to burnish their cultural bona fides. I’m also learning to not use other people to burnish my own. Here’s how.
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Five tips for supporting BIPOC businesses + a few of my favorite BIPOC-owned brands
Hoping to support BIPOC businesses? In this post, I offer five tips for purchasing more conscientiously, plus a few of my favorite BIPOC-owned brands.
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Pioneering Color-Inclusive Fashion: A Conversation with Ade Hassan, MBE, Founder of Nubian Skin
Nubian Skin founder Ade Hassan, MBE, has been instrumental in redefining nude hues in the lingerie industry. I spoke with her about the challenges of introducing a color-inclusive product, the ways Nubian Skin has impacted the fashion industry, why she thought it was important for Nubian Skin to contribute to the Black Lives Matter movement, and what she does to stay sane during the pandemic.
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In praise of Kim’s Convenience, a comedy about Korean Canadians that reminds me of my Black American family
As Kim’s Convenience nears the end of its fifth and final season next week, I’d like to reflect on a show that makes me laugh like nobody’s business and helps me appreciate the path my grandmother walked.
well. 