Posts Tagged ‘identity’
What Does Cultural Appropriation Really Mean?
Is cultural appropriation real or just the latest buzzword? And if it matters, what can and should we do about it?
Read MoreAfter years of straightening my hair, I stopped trying to hide my Black roots
Like many Black people, Zakiya Dalila Harris deciding to allow her hair to go au naturel was both an intimidating and empowering move.
Read MoreBlack Brazilians in remote ‘quilombo’ hamlets stand up to be counted
Runaway sleeves who formed Brazil’s quilombo communities were previously overlooked by the census but will now be counted.
Read MoreI’m Biracial, But Rejected My Blackness For Years. Here’s Why I Stopped Passing For White.
Like many people of mixed heritage, Eleanor Beacon has leaned on her ability to pass as white to thwart racism, but she’s slowly learned to accept herself
Read MoreMany African American last names hold weight of Black history
Black Americans know names hold power, which is why many took care choosing new names after they were free from enslavement. Many of their descendants still bear those names.
Read MoreFamily trees fill in the gaps for Black people seeking their ancestral roots
By Curtis Bunn, NBC News Black people have been able to connect with the past and give new agency to their identities through building family trees and researching their family histories. Growing up in Philadelphia, Amber Jackson said she knew so little of her history that she felt disconnected from who she was. “They didn’t…
Read MoreThe Challenge of Black Patriotism
African-American patriotism is complex, with the combination of national pride with the cruel injustices African-Americans’ face
Read MoreWhat’s the Right Term: POC, BIPOC, or Neither?
What are the correct terms to use when referring to non-white people in the United States? POC, BIPOC? It depends upon who you ask.
Read MoreDane County announces $810,000 funding for Center for Black Excellence and Culture
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi and Rev. Dr. Alex Gee of Madison, WI, announced an $810,000 line in the 2121 county budget to help organizers acquire land for the Center for Black Excellence and Culture.
Madison’s Black community needs a central place to gather, network with fellow Black professionals, and celebrate culture. The Center will foster a sense of community; celebrate and teach Black Culture; pay tribute to Black history; nurture and develop Black business and community leaders; attract, connect and retain Black talent; and provide space for conversation, connection, and growth.
Read MoreThe Exception to Exceptionalism: Why marginalized communities feel a collective guilt in America
When the federal building in Oklahoma City was bombed in 1995, the authorities and all media outlets immediately blamed it on “Islamic terrorists.” Members of the Muslim community around the country were attacked, verbally and physically. When Black people protest and one sets a building on fire, all Black people are blamed collectively.For White people the rules are generally the opposite.
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