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“Racism in China” is an interview-based film about Black experiences in China.
Social Justice
The Community Fridges Movement in New York City
Community Fridges have been installed in the sidewalks of some neighborhoods around New York City as a revolutionary idea to address issues like food insecurity. There’s a simple rule: Take what you need, leave what you can.
History of Filipinx Nursing Migration in the United States
In response to the disproportionate effects of the coronavirus on Filipinx and Filipinx-American nurses across America, Margaret Guzman traces the history of Filipinx nursing migration in the context of two health crises: the COVID-19 pandemic and the AIDS epidemic.
For Young, Progressive Black Women, Harris’s Race And Gender Are Not Enough
Young, Black women voters in America are not convinced that Kamala Harris will save them. While the California senator’s historic nomination as the first Black woman to serve as the Democratic vice presidential nominee came as a welcomed “shock” to some, not all have fully embraced her candidacy, pointing to her past record as district […]
Political Activism Takes Off on TikTok Amidst the Upcoming Election
Corey Klem photographed by Aiden James Fealy Corey Klem has 80,000 followers on TikTok despite only joining the app around February, or “right before the turn of 2020” as he puts it. His account started off with comedy videos, which made sense given that he’d been a stand-up comic and a ghost writer for comedians. […]
Moments of September BLM Protest in NYC Before Update in Breonna Taylor Case
Black Lives Matter protests have been scattered across Manhattan, months following the killing of George Floyd. New York City citizens have taken the streets demanding police reform and social justice. “Say her name” could be heard across avenues to express another unjust murder caused by police violence. The case of Breonna Taylor was updated shortly […]
Constant bad news for Black America is taking a toll
What is Blackness: Who owns it? Cassi Quayson,19, a Ghanian-American writer studying “Language and Liberation” at NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study muses on these questions. She’s often caught up with innermost examinations of Black life while the rest of the world watches. In 2020’s cataclysm of the coronavirus pandemic and pervasive racial injustice, it’s […]
Minnesota teens of color are stressed out and struggling, but find glimmers of hope
The police killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, have spurred protests globally and left Minnesotan teens of color stressed out and struggling. But the support from their community has renewed their hope for change. “The exhaustion comes from when everyone wants to now understand and puts the effort on the people of color, the […]
NYU students of color struggle under the weight of racial injustice
NYU students of color are struggling months after the murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd and having to face head on the cries of racial injustice that are sweeping the country and the backlash. Sonali Burns, a junior, said that the heaviness of the murders didn’t impact her at first because she […]
Black Lives Matter: Children’s Protest
New York City’s youngest raised their voice to protest against police brutality, Andrea Pineda-Salgado reports.