By: Zara Antonia April 8, 2021May 18, 2021 EMPOWERMENT, FEMINISMbame, black lives matter, employment, featured, FEMINISM, progression, women, workLeave a Comment

Black Women Breaking Race and Gender Barriers At Work

It’s no secret to us Black women that we are absent at work. Operation Black Vote found that in 1000 U.K. organisations, only 3.5% of Black people were at the top of a company, with 12.9% in the general workplace. Less than a quarter of these positions are held by Black women. It’s enough to…

By: Nadia Kamies April 1, 2021May 18, 2021 CULTURE, POLITICS, WORLD ISSUESCape Colony, creolisation, Dutch slave trade, featured, heritage, Indian Ocean slavery, slavery, South AfricaLeave a Comment

A History of Silence

Featured Image: Corbis/Getty Images As a young child growing up in Cape Town, I knew that the minstrel carnival my parents took us to each new year and the songs sung by the Malay choirs had something to do with slavery. It certainly wasn’t something that we learned about during history lessons at school and…

By: Christina Pan March 22, 2021May 18, 2021 CULTURE, OPINION, POLITICSfeaturedLeave a Comment

Asian Women Are Not Your Punchline

Featured Illustration: Phung Banh When I was eight, I visited my relatives in China for the first time in five years. I’d gone with my entire family. Much of the trip lives in hazy memory, born out of blazing summer days and in sweltering tresses of palm trees. It feels almost psychedelic now, looking back…

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Princess

By: Sanaa Mirz June 13, 2021June 17, 2021

MENTAL HEALTH, POETRY & PROSELeave a Comment

I wear glittering jewels around my neck Though all they remind me of Is the weight of such a sour love A love like rotten cream That curdled long ago Under the heat of your hate Of my innocent wholeness. So determined to break me In order to convince yourself The best cups to drink…

The Sorrowful Souvenir

By: Sanjana Karthik June 12, 2021June 17, 2021

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You will forever be embossed in my heart, How I feel tormented by your departure. Your love and support is my remedy, Stored in the deepest of memories. When you’re young, your heart’s an open book. A childhood where love is all you Making nostalgia the crook The type of innocent love With…

In Conversation with Daisy Wang, Founder of DAWANG

By: Prathigna Yerakala June 2, 2021June 2, 2021

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Featured Images: Laerke Rose Mollegaard New York-based designer Daisy Wang thoughtfully weaves together ready-to-wear streetwear styles with modern chinoiserie. Her brand, DAWANG, sits in balance with the East and West while also embracing all the comfort and personalization that streetwear fashion has to offer. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. . . .…

Exclusive Q&A with Chella Man on Debut Book “Continuum”

By: Lilli Hime June 1, 2021June 2, 2021

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As a deaf, trans, genderqueer Chinese Jewish American, Chella Man has gained international acclaim for his speaking out about his experiences and advocating for social change. Today, the artist, activist, Titans actor, and now author takes his first step into the world as an author, and an already best selling one at that, as the…

On Acceptance of Grey

By: Sania Nasir May 31, 2021June 2, 2021

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Featured Image: Gerd Altmann/Pixabay I did not even know I was a binary thinker until I unearthed nuance. I would see people as either good or evil. People were either the best or the absolute worst. I had either bad experiences or good experiences. A person would either like me or simply hate me. Once,…

Former Angels

By: Sanaa Mirz May 30, 2021June 2, 2021

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Featured Image: Paulo Nicolello They tell us to hold on As if that ever stopped homes from washing away From a rushing flood Or stopped a plane From crashing down to Earth In a blaze of fire and fear. But our wings were sawed-off And we fell from the high Heavens Not in a flurry…

Uncovering Untold Voices From The South Asian Diaspora

By: Ariana Bhargava May 19, 2021May 20, 2021

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Through 32 distinct and beautiful narratives, Brown Girl Magazine and Mango and Marigold Press’ untold: defining moments of the uprooted takes you on a journey through the vast and unique stories of South Asian womxn. . . . With the many experiences, emotions, and incredible moments of South Asian womxn that have yet to be…

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By: Jude Elrayes May 18, 2021May 18, 2021

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Featured Image: Sanket Deshmukh I would love to just tell you a story of liberty But that would be unjust for my people And not very liberating for me. Just a century ago, stories of smiles were told But lo and behold, Just now Al-Aqsa was raided And either the world does not care or…

A Quick Overview of Capital in the Twenty-First Century

By: Keith Suares May 17, 2021May 18, 2021

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Capital in the Twenty-First Century, based on French economist Thomas Piketty’s book of the same name, is a documentary dedicated to exploring wealth and income inequality in Europe and the United States. The documentary argues against the dangers of unbridled capitalism by delving into the state of capital throughout history, and the journey it’s taken…