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Disney isn’t getting teary-eyed reminiscing over their whites-only past. Instead, they are taking leaps forward, applying a proactive approach to diversity. —Allison Gaines https://www.allisonthedailywriter.com/equality/hiphop-and-black-women-unrequited-love monthly 0.5 2021-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605dce873e53c24d331c8437/1627064993137-LQA9ZLUST3VA40SFH2XI/1_ZXqq07D89auuTcLh9q7taA.jpg Equality - Hip-Hop and Black Women — Unrequited Love - Hip-Hop and Black Women — Unrequited Love. It is high time for Hip-hop artists to face the pink elephant in the booth — misogynoir. 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Black male privilege is a phenomenon that causes Black men to prioritize their role as victims of white supremacy while minimizing the struggles of Black women. — Allison Gaines https://www.allisonthedailywriter.com/equality/why-your-perception-of-martin-luther-king-jr-is-smoke-and-mirrors monthly 0.5 2021-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605dce873e53c24d331c8437/1627063910501-HGZU6WBVJ5F1KA9HI9U6/1_nyY8oFYoQvWLpbUix-y1_w.jpg Equality - Why Your Perception of Martin Luther King Jr. is Smoke and Mirrors - Why Your Perception of Martin Luther King Jr. is Smoke and Mirrors . The frequent watering down of his rhetoric imposes a falsehood of American exceptionalism. White people turned his dream into a Black American’s nightmare. Our Black heroes are silenced, assassinated, and tarnished. These attempts have the same goal — to silence and invalidate Black pain. —Allison Gaines https://www.allisonthedailywriter.com/equality/critical-race-theory-is-coming-to-a-school-near-you monthly 0.5 2021-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605dce873e53c24d331c8437/1627064627368-Q8PAWI0Q62UJAGVTV7U4/Screen+Shot+2021-07-23+at+2.23.41+PM.png Equality - Critical Race Theory is Coming to a School Near You - Critical Race Theory is Coming to a School Near You. Wealthy white people literally created a racial caste system and now claim it is divisive to discuss their Frankenstein. —Allison Gaines https://www.allisonthedailywriter.com/equality/why-white-people-keep-saying-its-divisive-to-speak-about-racism monthly 0.5 2021-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605dce873e53c24d331c8437/1627063618200-3EYL9HPY352S4Z0973R3/1_W83sKHRcUTf0yH5csxX3Qg.png Equality - Why White People Keep Saying It’s Divisive to Speak about Racism - Why White People Keep Saying It’s Divisive to Speak about Racism Many white people want Black people to stop speaking about racism because they fear that improving Black Americans’ quality of life would negatively impact their lives. This assumption is ridiculous —Alllison Gaines https://www.allisonthedailywriter.com/equality/how-feminism-failed-to-deliver-progress-for-black-women monthly 0.5 2021-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605dce873e53c24d331c8437/1627063291310-X35JC4LIGJD8VMD9BO2W/1_-h_F_lkjx5iU6q734yZZCA.gif Equality - How Feminism Failed to Deliver Progress for Black Women - How Feminism Failed to Deliver Progress for Black Women Black women want to battle sexism and racism to create a more equitable society. However, fighting a battle on two fronts has led to two ineffectual campaigns instead of one successful one. Black women have become an ally to everyone without having one group that wholeheartedly allies itself with them. They poured in gallons of effort but only produced a few drops of progress. —Allison Gaines https://www.allisonthedailywriter.com/equality/white-women-shouldnt-be-our-standard-of-beauty monthly 0.5 2021-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605dce873e53c24d331c8437/1627062971006-FCBQJ95V5G1W2XFNC980/Screen+Shot+2021-07-23+at+1.55.27+PM.png Equality - White Women Shouldn’t Be Our Standard Of Beauty - White Women Shouldn’t Be Our Standard Of Beauty Making one type of woman the epitome of beauty, “others” everyone else. White women will have to take a back seat and realize the world does not, in fact, revolve around them. Now that the word “normal” is coming off our beauty products, women need society to catch up to match diverse values. —Allison Gaines https://www.allisonthedailywriter.com/equality/flipping-cars-without-a-care-the-apex-of-white-privilege monthly 0.5 2021-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605dce873e53c24d331c8437/1627062727381-CNU3V7FPJME4C434Y3IW/Screen+Shot+2021-07-23+at+1.51.43+PM.png Equality - Flipping Cars Without a Care — the Apex of White Privilege - Flipping Cars Without a Care — the Apex of White Privilege White privilege is the antithesis of equality. 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Despite Hannah-Jones’ numerous accolades and support from faculty and the tenure committee, the University of North Carolina (UNC) board of trustees denied her tenure, buckling under pressure from conservatives. —Allison Gaines https://www.allisonthedailywriter.com/stories-on-culture/everything-you-need-to-know-about-stacey-abrams-hot-call-summer monthly 0.5 2021-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605dce873e53c24d331c8437/1627068779476-FB234QVL4VQZDU95OCAE/Screen+Shot+2021-07-23+at+3.32.51+PM.png https://www.allisonthedailywriter.com/stories-on-culture/white-privilege-almost-toppled-democracy monthly 0.5 2021-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605dce873e53c24d331c8437/1627068514028-YIVJOOSTG6IB94434KIT/Screen+Shot+2021-07-23+at+3.28.24+PM.png Culture - White Privilege Almost Toppled Democracy - White Privilege Almost Toppled Democracy. We should be having a conversation about how we should change, not conserving a broken system. —Allison Gaines https://www.allisonthedailywriter.com/stories-on-culture/british-twitter-wasnt-ready-for-that-smoke-sincerely-black-twitter monthly 0.5 2021-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605dce873e53c24d331c8437/1627068217754-5MMC1NM0H7ME4JKFSUX5/Screen+Shot+2021-07-23+at+3.23.32+PM.png Culture - British Twitter Wasn’t Ready for That Smoke — Sincerely, Black Twitter - British Twitter Wasn’t Ready for That Smoke — Sincerely, Black Twitter. The British media and royal family bullied her, and Black Twitter wants to know what they have to say for themselves. If there is an explanation, we’re all ears. However, British Twitter was not ready for that smoke. —Allison Gaines https://www.allisonthedailywriter.com/stories-on-culture/caucasity-stole-our-gumbo monthly 0.5 2021-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605dce873e53c24d331c8437/1627067749005-QSFLB913RCNMU143O7JW/Screen+Shot+2021-07-23+at+3.15.42+PM.png Culture - Caucasity Stole Our Gumbo - Caucasity Stole Our Gumbo. Making gumbo is not just about the ingredients; it’s how you put it together. —Allison Gaines https://www.allisonthedailywriter.com/stories-on-culture/megan-thee-stallion-doesnt-have-to-glam-up-to-look-amazing monthly 0.5 2021-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605dce873e53c24d331c8437/1627067536046-JR7O9ILSE3YYDFU17TZJ/Screen+Shot+2021-07-23+at+3.12.09+PM.png Culture - Megan Thee Stallion Doesn’t Have to Glam Up to Look Amazing - Megan Thee Stallion Doesn’t Have to Glam Up to Look Amazing. American society puts a lot of pressure on Black women to perform and look their best, but Megan’s ability to take ownership of what it means to be a hot girl shows strength and grace. Only we can define who we are and what it takes to look and feel our best. —Allison Gaines https://www.allisonthedailywriter.com/stories-on-culture/embrace-black-culture monthly 0.5 2021-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605dce873e53c24d331c8437/1627067174634-ZKQN9SN81YVMSU65JL8Q/Screen+Shot+2021-07-23+at+3.06.07+PM.png Culture - Embrace Black Culture - Embrace Black Culture. Visual art must reflect the movement for racial justice to create a culture shift. —Allison Gaines https://www.allisonthedailywriter.com/stories-on-culture/how-code-switching-causes-more-harm-than-good monthly 0.5 2021-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605dce873e53c24d331c8437/1627066673173-1EWF3PIBCPSBMI67ARYI/Screen+Shot+2021-07-23+at+2.57.45+PM.png Culture - How Code-Switching Causes More Harm Than Good - How Code-Switching Causes More Harm Than Good. Code-switching causes more harm than good because it creates tension between self-expression and social acceptance. —Allison Gaines https://www.allisonthedailywriter.com/stories-on-culture/african-americans-have-the-right-to-reclaim-african-culture monthly 0.5 2021-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605dce873e53c24d331c8437/1627065817412-91GNSRSIZQWDSNJKDGFS/1_PaoKstHhs_lFaCh3KhlBxA.jpg Culture - African Americans Have the Right to Reclaim African Culture - African Americans Have the Right to Reclaim African Culture. 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Don't wait, don’t water it down, don’t waste your time trying to coddle, just put pen to paper. —Allison Gaines https://www.allisonthedailywriter.com/stories-on-writing/3-tips-for-writing-with-purpose monthly 0.5 2021-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605dce873e53c24d331c8437/1627069824088-ZCQRJPN35P11AVTTS5HP/Screen+Shot+2021-07-23+at+3.50.17+PM.png Writing Tips - 3 Tips for Writing With Purpose - 3 Tips for Writing With Purpose. Writing with purpose is a skill that provides clarity and strengthens your points. —Allison Gaines https://www.allisonthedailywriter.com/stories-on-writing/writing-into-the-void-is-the-first-step-to-success monthly 0.5 2021-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/605dce873e53c24d331c8437/1627069582115-M4917C6PY13FMYEG8JGU/Screen+Shot+2021-07-23+at+3.46.16+PM.png Writing Tips - Writing into the Void is the First Step to Success - Writing into the Void is the First Step to Success. To craft a successful writing career out of thin air, you will need motivation and a sincere belief in your writing abilities. —Allison Gaines