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"White Music for Black People": How the Veldt Are Helping to Shape a New Racially Inclusive Music Scene
The logical question for most would be: How can we fix this? Simply by listening.
How to Enjoy Pop Culture When You're Black
It's easy to write off pop cultural racism as "just a joke." But if we ignore small microaggressions, then we ignore how they create a larger picture of anti-black racism in society today.
Living with Post-Katrina Survivor's Guilt
While others lost everything, I stayed in FEMA-funded hotel rooms and lapped up pity from those who saw my Louisiana license plate. Instead of character, all I got out of Katrina was a party-friendly anecdote.
This Is What it's Like to Be a Mixed-Race Girl on Tinder
Out of the hundreds of conversations I've had on the app, about half of them have involved a man tokenising me for my ethnicity.
Trans Artist Juliana Huxtable's Fight for Acceptance
The rising star shares the personal struggles she went through in becoming an LGBTQ icon in the New York art world.
What Am I Saying When I Say 'Nigger'?
I'm still trying to figure out what the most loaded two syllables in the English language mean to me.
'We Came to Sweat' Tells the Story of New York City's First Black-Owned Gay Club
We talked to filmmaker Kate Kunath about gentrification, queer spaces and the legacy of South Brooklyn gay club "Starlite".
People in the Industry Talk About Fashion and Race
To find out what it's like for minorities working in the fashion industry, we reached out some prominent people of colour who are involved in modelling, styling, editing, designing and photography.
Nick Broomfield's New Documentary Is About an Alleged Serial Killer Suspected of Killing 200 Women
"You've got a sort of mini-genocide going on and it just doesn't penetrate because America's so racially-divided."
Afro Hair Is Not a Joke, It's A Powerful Mode of Self-Expression
And the black barbershop is where it all takes shape.
Real Deal Presents: G.C. by Raw Dog
The most dangerous man in comics, and the genius behind Real Deal Magazine, is now doing comics for VICE. If you love tales of crime, violence, bad guys winning, and people getting sprayed in the face with oven cleaner, then look no further.