racism

How America Celebrates Black History While Erasing It

How America Celebrates Black History While Erasing It

In February we celebrate Black History Month in America. For the entire month, we commemorate the vast contributions from Black people who have impacted society here and abroad. After all, we are responsible for countless inventions and innovations in art, science, athletics, business, and activism, contributions that often get overlooked because of our country’s pervasive […]

How "The Queen's Gambit" Makes Jolene the Black Girl Savior

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“You’re all a bunch of f**king c*cksuckers!” That’s how we’re introduced to Jolene, a Black girl living at Methuen Home where Beth—the main character—is taken after surviving the car crash that killed her mother. She doesn’t get nearly enough attention in The Queen’s Gambit, appearing only in the first two and last two episodes to […]