“For example, a man such as David Hume whose furthest journey from his native Edinburgh was France, or a scholar like Kant who was town-bound, literally speaking, in Konigsberg, and both of whom had no personal knowledge of Africa, could have known nothing of any black writing for the simple reason t…”— Emevwo Biakolo, d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net
“Julliard has taken steps since Grey's post to heal the community, both Woetzel and Evan Yionoulis, dean and director of the drama division, asserted.”— Pritha Paul, meaww.com
“Immigrants from my parents’ generation may dream of a post-racial America, but it’s a tenuous dream, one with cracks that are papered over. This dream, lovely and false, can’t possibly hold for much longer.”— Karen Yuan, theatlantic.com
“We went through all this as kids from two countries who fell in love and got married. Regular, basic, people.”— Shayla Lawson, bustle.com
“We went through all this as kids from two countries who fell in love and got married. Regular, basic, people.”— Shayla Lawson, bustle.com
“Neither McCammond, Teen Vogue, nor Condé Nast has publicly commented on the matter.”— Aaron Royce , fashionweekdaily.com
“My body was just bigger. It shouldn’t have made my life that different.”— Marquisele Mercedes, humanparts.medium.com
“There was a lot that people could have been interested in in me when I was young. They didn’t want to express it, because they didn’t want to praise the Black girl.”— Thandie Newton, vulture.com
“A new study shows players with darker skin are often reduced to physical attributes, while players with lighter skin are praised for mental qualities.”— Terrence Doyle, fivethirtyeight.com
“While the decision to rethink these brands is a sound one—and long overdue—it is simply not enough. Not only do the brands need to change, so do the mindsets that contributed to the branding and their longevity.”— Debbie Millman, printmag.com
“The sacrificial demand of Black time and energy eats up our best and brightest voices, then spits them out for the greater good.”— Jennifer Neal, thecut.com
“Your job is to be a part of building that critical mass within your sphere of influence. It’s not enough to not be racist. You have to be actively anti-racist, which means using your relationships with other whites — many of whom are recalcitrant and resistant to change — and working on changing the…”— Abeni Jones, autostraddle.com
“Remind yourself that simply existing in a Black body is part of the work.”— Patia Braithwaite, self.com
“Refinery29 tells women to ask for more money, even publishing a book that dealt in part with the subject, but 27 staffers said they were underpaid or restricted from raises.”— Kerry Flynn, cnn.com
“Days after Bon Appétit's editor in chief, Adam Rapoport, wrote in a May 31 newsletter that 'food is inherently political,' he again denied a pay raise for the only Black woman on the magazine's staff.”— Rachel Premack, businessinsider.com
“Another former employee noted that in her time at ban.do, which she claimed spanned years, only one black full-time employee was hired at the company.”— Kerry Breen, today.com
“When those same brands started posting more directly in support of the Black Lives Matter movement over the past two weeks, their engagement with the cause led many who had had experiences that didn’t align with that stated commitment to come forward.”— Emma Hinchliffe, fortune.com
“Moving forward, she hopes Condé Nast fills the editor-in-chief position with a person of color. El-Waylly said she and her colleagues also plan to share information about their contracts and salaries to make sure everyone is treated fairly.”— Stephanie K. Baer, buzzfeednews.com