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4 BIPOC Podcasts Inspiring you to Succeed
BIPOC businesses have opened the window of opportunity for conscientious and mission-based companies. With a recent surge of successful BIPOC businesses from Black haircare an...
September Zoom Meetup Recap | Family Values: Class & the Meaning of Success
The September Meetup explored the many perceptions of class and its effect on our familial relationships and generational shifts. We asked our audience in a journaling exercis...
Why Do We Want The Hair We Dont Have? It’s Not A Coincidence; It’s Colonization
Our hair is often misunderstood—even by us. As mixed, Black, Asian, Latinx, and Indigenous folks, the distinctive nature of hair, ...
Snipping Colonization: Putting an End to Hair Discrimination
For many Americans, hair isn’t “just hair.” It has the power to get a person through doors and block them from an opportunity. ...
August Zoom Meetup Recap | Hair Stories: Detangling the Stigma
The August Meetup was a root-boosted discussion on our hair. We discussed the politicization and societal expectations' influence on our relationship with our tresses. ...
July Meetup Recap | Education Vacation: A Lesson Plan for Healing
The July Meetup took the form of a “virtual healing 101” classroom, as our community from across the globe gathered on Zoom to discuss the education system and share scho...
Marching to the Beat of Identity: From Protests to Parades
The elements are permanent in our cultural psyche. We witness crowds waving and cheering pressed against metal stanchions, marching bands echoing the streets with a catchy tun...
June Meetup Recap: Parade Your Pride
The June Meetup became a virtual parade as our community gathered in our most celebrated garb and brought to the space all that makes us proud. While amid a very active Pride ...
Five Queer BIPOC Grand Marshals To Celebrate During Pride Month
Countless queer BIPOC folks have achieved the most defining moments of LGBTQIA+ history. From activists who led the protests following the 1969 police raid of the Stonewall In...
Second Generational Existential Crisis: The Young Asian American Experience
The journey of being born into one very traditional culture with the unspoken expectations to fit into another can feel like an overextending straddle. For many Asian American...