Celebrating Blackness In Beauty Pageants: It’s Complicated
For the first time in history, Miss America, Miss USA, and Miss Teen USA are all Black women. But can American pageants ever escape their racist, sexist history?
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How the Media Is Gatekeeping Black Writers
Industry buzzwords like “diversity” and “inclusion” are meaningless unless and until newsrooms start hiring more Black and Brown editors and journalists to publish the stories that affect their lives.
The Hypocrisy of the So-Called Meritocracy
Elite schools hold themselves forth as establishments that reward excellence. But brown and Black students are treated as interlopers and beneficiaries of affirmative action, while the white and wealthy buy their way in.
“We All We Got”: A Conversation With Feminista Jones
DAME talks with the activist-author about Black women’s loyalty to one another, their misrepresentation in media, and the power of online activism.
Black Women Are Claiming Their Place in History
Often erased from the activist movements they started, Black women are calling out attempts to silence them, and fueling the #resistance by being each other’s best allies.
It’s OK to Question White Evangelicals Adopting Black Kids
A white adoptive Christian mother of two African sisters claims not to see race. So why is she so quick to call Black people “racist” for offering helpful parenting advice?
The Other Church Abuse Story
The viral video depicting an exasperated churchgoing kindergartner Naszir Ferrel bravely speaks for so many of us, when we’re not supposed to speak out against the sacred space at all.
White Parents’ Message to Brown and Black Kids: You Are Not Ours
A white mother of a Black son is like a fly on the wall to other white people, bearing witness to their unconscious, unwitting racism.
Robin DiAngelo Wants White People to Confront Their Racism
DAME talks with the author of ‘White Fragility’ about the real reasons white parents are reticent about discussing race and racism with their kids.