Racism is not limited to derogatory slurs and intentional bigotry—to be merely silent and polite is the same as participating directly in the hatred. There is no “neutral” when it comes to racism. Your silence speaks volumes. There is security in white stillness.Warmth in th...

Racism is not limited to derogatory slurs and intentional bigotry—to be merely silent and polite is the same as part...

I never understood what older people meant when they cried, “stop killing people who look like us!” Until now, I could never bring myself to echo those words. These faces constantly appearing on the news never looked like me. They never even look like each other. Each victim has thei...

I never understood what older people meant when they cried, “stop killing people who look like us!” Until now, I c...

It’s the little things—calling a tan crayon “skin color,” a makeup brand’s lack of dark shades in their products and asking a Black person “Can I touch your hair?” Microaggressions come in many forms, whether intentional or not. For this UM student, it was a professor’s c...

It’s the little things—calling a tan crayon “skin color,” a makeup brand’s lack of dark shades in their prod...