Mastodon is crumbling—and many blame its creator
It was hailed as a progressive alternative to Twitter. But marginalized, queer users are being alienated by well-off tech bros.
On Jan 18, 2019 by Ana Valens
Congressmen held genetics meeting with Chuck Johnson, despite his past racist claims about genetics
Johnson’s views on genetics and race deserve scrutiny.
On Jan 17, 2019 by David Covucci
Meet the immigrant influencers who want to sell you activism
These young people are rebranding immigration in the name of change and visibility.
On Jan 11, 2019 by Samantha Grasso
Aquarium apologizes for using ‘thicc’ and ‘oh lawd’ to describe an otter
A teachable moment for all.
On Dec 20, 2018 by Samira Sadeque
Subtle Asian Traits brings wave of culture-specific memes to Facebook
But at what cost?
On Dec 10, 2018 by Sunny Kim
‘This is not who we are’ meme wants you to realize this is exactly who America is
Care to share what America you’ve been living in where this *doesn’t* happen?
On Nov 27, 2018 by Samantha Grasso
The problem with emoji skin tones that no one talks about
Five options were never going to be the answer to a lack of representation.
On Nov 23, 2018 by Zara Rahman
The murders of Tamara O’Neal, Aisha Fraser show domestic violence still isn’t taken seriously
We need to call these deaths what they are: ‘fatal domestic violence against Black women.’
On Nov 20, 2018 by Samantha Grasso
This one perfect tweet shows you what Congress would look like if it were emoji
The emoji version of the 116th Congress is 👌.
On Nov 16, 2018 by Andrew Wyrich
White people exposed for ‘n*fishing’—living their social media lives in blackface [updated]
How are white women getting away with this?
On Nov 9, 2018 by Samantha Grasso
Rep. Steve King lashes out at voter who calls him out over anti-immigration tweet
King called the man an ‘ambusher’ and refused to continue.
On Nov 2, 2018 by Samantha Grasso
The story of the real ‘Blexit’—the nonprofit that has sent Candace Owens a cease-and-desist letter
The nonprofit founder has found herself in the middle of a massive far-right nightmare.
On Nov 1, 2018 by Samantha Grasso
White woman threatens to deport Spanish-speaking family in restaurant
The woman didn’t want visitors to ‘freeload on America.’
On Oct 22, 2018 by Samantha Grasso
White woman fired over video of her blocking Black man from his condo
She went as far as following him to his door and calling the police, even though she saw his keys.
On Oct 15, 2018 by Alex Dalbey
Sikh poet Jasmin Kaur calls out white feminists for co-opting her work
Kaur has since reclaimed the meaning of her viral poem.
On Oct 8, 2018 by Alexis Tatum
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