Shades of Brown

Shades of Brown

A series exploring how race impacts your identity and what it means to be black in America. Includes articles from Black/Brown guest writers.

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Guess What? You’re Black

Creator: Damaris Zita

What does it mean to be black in the United States? Read about my experience as a Latinx person and discovering what this means for myself.

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A Complex Identity

Guest Writer: PJ Bonga

A young political activist shares her experience growing up in suburban America as a black Congolese-American and what a black identity means to her.

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Uncomfortable Yet?

Guest Writer: Sam Zita

Read about Sam’s experience as a Caribbean POC in the United States and his journey making uncomfortable the new comfortable .

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Understanding My Privilege as a Light-Skinned Afro-Latina

Guest Writer: Isa Delgado

Read a young activist’s perspective on exploring racism/colorism in the Latin community and acknowledging her own privilege as a light-skinned Afro Latina.


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