Issues

7 Books That Helped Me Understand Why Black Lives Matter

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Two years after the shooting of Trayvon Martin and the subsequent birth of #BlackLivesMatter, the movement has remained a powerful way to bring awareness to police brutality and the institutional racism that continues to be waged against Black bodies. The question of “Do Black Lives Matter or do All lives Matter?” has even become a part of the campaign trail, with four out…

Identity

The Best Responses to #IStandWithAhmed

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The Internet can be a very scary, terrifying, no good place. This is especially true if you’re a minority of any type, and spectacularly true if you’re a Muslim in a post-9/11 world. So when the story of 14-year old Ahmed Mohammed began circulating Tuesday night, it’s safe to say that many of us had already resigned to…