When you think about privilege, you usually don’t think of a Black man. As a minority and disenfranchised part of the community, we’ve all come to realize—hopefully, that is— that
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The recent murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and many other African Americans at the hands of American law enforcement have stirred a conversation of racial injustice around the nation.
This article was updated on January 4, 2021, at 11:40 AM to reflect changes in some language for clarity purposes and has been updated to remove a paragraph due to
Racism and colorism in the Latinx community is just as prevalent as it is in white communities. It’s not always overt but it’s there. It’s there when your Tía praises
Growing up, I would hear my grandmother call me out on my skin color. She would say I am rather
