As a woman of color, I was constantly told by my mother when I was just a little kid that being White is what would make me beautiful. I remember days when she would tell me to marry a White guy when I was older so that our children could have long, silky beautiful hair. […]
Tinder is the most popular dating app in the world, with 7.8 million Americans who are active monthly users (Verto Analytics 2019). The interface of this app provides a range of profiles that can either be swiped right to show disinterest or swiped left to demonstrate attraction. When two people swipe left on each other, […]
One day while driving my brother and a few of his friends to our house, his friend Jerry, a black 16-year-old from Buffalo who has been to our house countless times since he was 12, looked at me and said “I feel like I’m not allowed to be here. No one looks like me…Shit is […]
Of the 895 students admitted to Stuyvesant, the best public high school in NYC, in 2019, seven students were Black. Despite being one of the most diverse cities in the world, New York City has the most segregated school system in the world. Education is one of the primary predictors of economic success. Simply earning […]
The impact of September 11th, 2001 Islamophobia is defined as “a fear or dislike of Muslims” (Sheridan 317). Coined in 1991, the term gained popularity after the 1997 publication of a report by an English-based racial equality think tank, Runnymede Trust. Since the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attack, when Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda orchestrated […]
The Jamaican national slogan is “Out of Many, One People,” which symbolizes the unity of cultural minorities inhabiting the island nation. However, the Jamaican national slogan fails to identify the economic and racial disparities on the island. Jamaica may have “One People,” but Jamaica has two classes: the wealthy White elites and the poorer Black […]
To many, New York City seems the perfect cosmopolitan city: one defined by diversity and opportunity. But in reality, the history of segregation in the city remains very much alive. City dwellers “live together,” but they live apart – entire neighborhoods, institutions, and schools tend to be dominated by a certain race and socioeconomic class. […]
Peru elected Pedro Castillo and Keiko Fujimori for its Presidential Election run-offs last April 11th This was surprising, to say the least. Far-left candidate Pedro Castillo never appeared on the polls until election day and far-right candidate Keiko Fujimori had just been imprisoned in 2020 for corruption and other charges. In polls, she had high […]
Growing up just outside of Boston and visiting the city frequently, the various ethnic sectors were always apparent to me: Southie had the Irish, the North End housed the Italians, Chinatown was home to the Chinese. These communities provide a sense of belonging to certain ethnicities who say they can embrace their culture. However, they […]
The lack of diversity is a major problem in most spaces and institutions within the United States, but it is especially prevalent within the outdoor industry, which is dominated by wealthy white people. In 2015, people of color, who comprise 40% of the U.S. population, only accounted for about 20% of the visitors to national […]
