What is The Difference Between ‘POC’ and ‘BIPOC’?
BIPOC is an acronym that stands for “Black, Indigenous and People of Color.” The term was recently popularized to convey a shared identity among marginalized ethnic groups while also acknowledging that struggles and histories vary vastly between races. In the United States, non-immigrant Black people were brought to the country against their wills and enslaved, […]
What’s With All the Fireworks? Here Are Some Theories
For the past few weeks, fireworks have been set off every night throughout the country like clockwork and disrupting people’s sleep. In cities like Boston and New York, complaints of fireworks have increased at an alarming rate. Last year, Boston recorded 22 fireworks complaints in the first week of June. Now, in the same week […]
DACA Allowed Me To Pursue My Dreams
“Letters from Immigrants” is a series of testimonials gathered by Chaos+Comrades. The series aims to create a deeper understanding of the immigrant experience and humanize the millions of people who come to the United States in search of a better life. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is an Obama-era law that protects undocumented […]
Aunt Jemima Will Change Its Name and Image
Quaker Oats, which is owned by PepsiCo, announced on Wednesday that it will change the name and image of its Aunt Jemima pancake mix and syrup, recognizing that the brand was based off a racial caricature of Black women. PepsiCo announces they are retiring the Aunt Jemima brand, which they acquired when they bought Quaker […]
Lacrae Was Called Out For Letting Pastor Refer to White Privilege as ‘White Blessing’
Lacrae, a Black hip-hop artist, sat down with Atlanta megachurch Pastor Louie Giglio on June 14 to discuss race and religion in a videotaped service. Dan Cathy, the CEO of Chick-Fil-A, also took part in the conversation. The service was intended to create “an open and honest conversation around how racism has plagued our city […]
Who is Toyin Salau?
Oluwatoyin Salau, or ‘Toyin’, is a Black Lives Matter activist whose body was found in Florida over the weekend after she went missing on June 6. Salau’s body was found alongside that of a 75-year-old woman, Victoria Sims, and their deaths were ruled a double homicide by Tallahassee police. The 19-year-old spoke out about her […]
