By Debby Waldman — 2020
Raising children to thrive in a society that judges them—sometimes harshly and, in extreme cases, fatally—because of skin color is hard regardless of your ethnicity.
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New research finds that an Asian American who presents as gay signals that he or she is fully invested in American culture.
Works of art create a picture of activism and resilience, and reenforce the strength of black culture across generations.
The departure of young people from the churches, once the bedrock of Korean culture and identity in America, marks a significant social shift.
Will the Black church become White? It sounds like a strange question. When my family watched the 2021 PBS documentary on the Black church, I noted the assumption by some of those interviewed that the Black church received its faith and theology as a part of the transatlantic slave trade.
The acronym, which stands for black, Indigenous and people of color, is suddenly everywhere. Is it doing its job?
Racism, or discrimination based on race or ethnicity, is a key contributing factor in the onset of disease. It is also responsible for increasing disparities in physical and mental health among Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC).
A growing number of activists and commentators say that “people of color” no longer works. The central point of Black Lives Matter, after all, has been to condemn the mortal threat of anti-Black racism and name the particular experiences of the Black community.
There is no “one size fits all” language when it comes to talking about race.
I will start at the end. All lives will not (really) matter until Black lives Matter. All Lives Matter is like a giant eraser; a thing folx say to remain comfortable at best and neutral at worst while erasing the obvious (Black Lives Matter TOO).
Dr. Kamilah Majied reflects her experiences at The Gathering of Buddhist Teachers of Black African Descent.