Natalee Holloway. Amber Hagerman. Polly Klaas. Elizabeth Smart. Chandra Levy. JonBenet Ramsey… We all know their names. We all know they went missing. In fact, entire episodes of true crime shows, such as Dateline, and 20/20, as well as two-hour Lifetime movies have been dedicated to finding them and sharing their stories. This is what […]
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It’s been less than 24 hours (at the time of publishing) since Donald Trump — a racist, homophobic, Islamaphobic, liar — became the president-elect. Witnessing this campaign, along with countless other race-based traumas that have been captured on video, gone viral, and sparked national and international outrage over the past few years, can be psychologically […]
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When we first sat down to listen to Trevor’s new track, Colours on the Ground, we didn’t realize it would take a few tries before we could actually finish the entire song. The pain in the lyrics and in his voice, juxtaposed against the sound of a piano playing minor chords, just brought up all […]
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Before #BlackLivesMatter, we had the NAACP, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the Black Panther Party, and the Congress of Racial Equality — each of which had student activists who led and participated in the Movement. From Freedom Rides to sit-ins to marches to the creation of social programs to boycotts, people your age took action […]
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Bey, Rihanna, Alicia Keys, Janelle Monae, and several other celebs joined together to create the short video, “23 Ways You Could Be Killed If You Are Black in America.” Released today, this powerful video packs a whole lotta #truth into just two minutes and 43 seconds by having each celebrity recall incidents over the past […]
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It’s hard not to feel hopeless when you’re constantly seeing murders of people who look like you unfolding in front of your eyes on social media and on TV. Sure, we know these atrocities have been going on for 400+ years, but now, we are more aware of just how often these things go down. […]
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