Part II of VI: What Blackness Looks Like- HOW DO YOU NAVIGATE LIFE WHEN WHITE IS THE STATUS QUO AND ANYTHING ELSE IS “OTHER?”

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Britain’s racism hasn’t disappeared; it’s just gone underground. When white is the status quo and anything‘other’ is exactly that, where do you go? For me, it’s Morocco.

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WHAT IS BLACK?

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IN TERMS OF PEOPLE, BLACKNESS IS NOT SYNONYMOUS WITH HOMOGENEITY. 3 MINUTE READ Around the globe, no matter where you find the shade of skin that ranges from milky to mocha, deep chocolate to charcoal, as varied as the skin […]

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Part IV of VI: What Blackness Looks Like- I AM STRUGGLING TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT BEING BLACK IN MY WHITE RELATIONSHIPS.

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This Kenyan Global Nomad wants you to know how dismissal feels. 4 MINUTE READ “I grew up in Kenya, where everybody around me was black, so being black was not an issue. In fact, I did not even recognize my […]

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Part III of VI: What Blackness Looks Like- WHAT COLOR IS ACCEPTABLE?

Sonja Motley 106 0

I have always known I was black (the term of the time) but it was never an issue and more of a marking of my physical identity, no difference. There were no presumptions or idea of who I am. “I am Sonja — want to be friends?

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ASIAN ALLIES: The Activism We Need Today

Myra Dumapias 176 0

The Asian American experience of racism in the U.S. and the need for alliances with African Americans and POC.

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Part I of VI: WHAT BLACKNESS LOOKS LIKE- STOP TRYING TO DILUTE OR EXPLAIN AWAY MY TRUTH.

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A NIGERIAN WORLD TRAVELER LIVING IN THE U.K. SETS THE RECORD STRAIGHT. STOP TRYING TO DILUTE OR EXPLAIN AWAY MY TRUTH.

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TCK Cultural Identity Discovered through Art – Part 1 of 3

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Third culture kids (TCKs) are people that have spent a significant part of their developmental years outside of their parents’ culture. Their home, host countries and experiences become the third culture. This can be a lot for anyone under the […]

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Shanghai, China tall buildings amid coronavirus

Part I of VI: Cross-Cultural Pandemic Perspectives — TCK Thoughts from Shanghai

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Many within our cross-cultural, intersectional community rely on skills to keep ourselves grounded among chaos. Yet, who would have expected a global pandemic would spur the masses to remember the wisdom of keeping body and soul together during difficult times? […]

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