Salome Luna Gemme reminisces on a childhood disconnect from her Cuban heritage and a trip that lead her back a country called Mother.
Read MoreWhiteness and blackness exist in polar opposition: they are constructed to fundamentally be at odds with one another. Any system that favors whiteness automatically disadvantages blackness. Anyone who is not white or black falls somewhere in the middle of the spectrum, and can move closer to whiteness or blackness depending on how they are viewed at any point in history.
Read MoreEl Viejo has appeared....
Read More“Tan bonitas eran mis manos,” my Mom says when she looks at her hands. Once slender fingers ending in long hard nails with the power to instill the fear of God into me...
Read MoreAn intergenerational system of co-opting resistance for white profit continues; communities that face daily violence have adapted by creating smaller outlets that represent them, while mainstream outlets have learned to use collectives’ content, contributors, and image in order to keep their position as important cultural documenters.
Read MoreWomen are the backbone of capitalism and labor production. We make up half of the 7 billion population on earth and account for a majority of the labor...
Read MoreBrown and black hands produce the clothing that sustains entire fashion retailers and houses without ever getting any representation within the brand...
Read MoreOmahyra looked like me and she was a Jean Paul Gaultier girl. Omahyra looked like millions other gawky and strange little latina girls that are told they’re ugly and too “india” or black or this or that to be considered classic beauties and she was a Gucci girl.
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