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WHO'LL BE SAVED IF BLACK WOMEN'S SYMPTOMS ARE IGNORED?
3 min read · Jan 28th · The coronavirus pandemic has brought the insufficiencies of our health care infrastructure on full display. And, as the pandemic continues to unfold, we are finding out that the system we know is not…
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AFROPUNK PRESENTS
1 min read · Jan 27th · Afropunk in partnership with Pillar Consulting and CEO Dr. Bahby Banks will curate conversations covering social matters ranging from Covid-19 to healthcare. Through this partnership, our audience…
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ROKIA KONÉ & JACKNIFE LEE SHARE NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO FOR ‘KURUNBA’ FROM FORTHCOMING ALBUM BAMANAN
2 min read · Jan 16th · Rokia Koné, one of Mali’s most popular female singers, has announced her long-awaited debut album BAMANAN — a collaboration with Irish-born, California-based rock producer Jacknife Lee.
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BLACK AMERICANS MAKE UP 40 PERCENT OF HOMELESSNESS
1 min read · Jan 7th · As you might imagine, there is not one single cause for these racial disparities, but rather a combination of systemic injustices that stem from slavery
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XENOPHOBIA VICTIMS ARE SACRIFICES OF A LARGER INJUSTICE
6 min read · Jan 4th · Xenophobia is a global phenomenon but South African cases reveal that the sins of corrupt politicians are paid for by poor refugees.
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LACI JORDAN USES ART TO TAKE ON SOCIAL INJUSTICES IN COMMUNITIES
2 min read · Jan 3rd · Laci Jordan is an uncensored multi-disciplinary creative director and illustrator who creates from a place of authenticity with no filter. From sharing design inspirations to documenting life, her…
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Stop calling it “Cultural Appropriation” and call it what it is: Colonialism
8 min read · 2021-12-13 · By Dr. Suzanne Forbes-Vierling, AFROPUNK contributor Let’s examine the words “Cultural Appropriation.” It seems like all of us use this term to describe all combinations of cultural groups using each…
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BLACK LGBTQ+ YOUTH MORE LIKELY TO ATTEMPT SUICIDE, LESS LIKELY TO GET HELP
1 min read · 2021-12-09 · Despite the fact that people who are both LGTBQ+ and Black are at a disproportionately higher risk of developing mental health issues, we are less likely than others to have access to adequate health…
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Anti-Blackness in Latinx countries is systemic and reinforced by deliberate cultural policy
4 min read · 2021-12-06 · By Quinn Smith-Matta / RaceBaitR*, AFROPUNK Contributor Amara La Negra has been making waves on social media as the breakout star of Love and Hip Hop: Miami. What sets her apart is her identity as a…
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THIS PHOTOGRAPHER EXPLORES ALTERNATIVE IDENTITIES
1 min read · 2021-11-23 · We asked our talented creative AFROPUNK community to submit their work to our platform during these turbulent times. (EMAIL US: contribute@afropunkworldwide.com) We’ve received an influx of amazing…
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'THEY'RE TRYING TO KILL US': THE LINKS BETWEEN RACISM, DIET AND DISEASE
1 min read · 2021-11-22 · A pandemic, brutal police violence captured on camera, and rebellion by people who are fed up with the way things are. We live in a time when we’re forced to reevaluate everything in our society; a…
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My gender is Black
5 min read · From 2020 · Blackness ruptures the laws of gender just like the laws of the state seem intent on rupturing Black life.
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JIMI HENDRIX'S GREATEST PERFORMANCES
3 min read · 2021-10-13 · Saluting an iconic rock and roll guitarist, a 20th century genius, a psychedelic blues philosopher, a cosmic traveller and an original AFROPUNK.
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MEGHAN TO THE QUEEN: "YOU MUST NOT KNOW 'BOUT ME"
3 min read · 2021-10-12 · The day that Meghan Markle dumped her racist British royal in-laws she became even more lovable
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MEET THE BLACK WOMAN MAKING SURE WE NEVER FORGET SLAVERY
1 min read · 2021-09-30 · I grew up hearing that America’s birthday is on the 4th of July, 1776. But as any Black person knows, that date never really made much sense for us. To celebrate and commemorate America’s independence…
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HOUSING IN THE TIME OF VIRUS: SHELTER IS A RIGHT
2 min read · 2021-09-29 · Quarantined at home, we are all living in a new reality. And one especially frightening element of this reality to the non-employed/unemployed/under-employed amongst us, is how to hold onto the homes…
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