It’s 1492, in Ayiti. We’re making cassava, children are playing, and our Kacike is sharing knowledge. We then see a huge canoe approaching our shores. We’re used to visitors...
I once thought libraries were burial grounds for knowledge — until I heard the sound of bees. Yes, they are quiet. Shelves stand like fences, books lined like monuments...
The friendships that have kept me warm, safe, and seen have usually come from folks I shared values with and not history. I was a late bloomer when it...
Too often, I see arguments about who is “allowed” to claim their Blackness. Who counts as Black, who doesn’t, who has the right to call themselves part of the...
Propaganda has existed since time immemorial, but the speed and volume at which we now encounter it is unlike anything in human history. From the moment we wake, we’re...
I vividly remember the first time I saw someone my age sitting with their legs crossed, one lanky, hairless limb draped delicately over the other. I was the tender...
People are turning away from the news, and the COVID-19 pandemic made it worse. As a Brazilian journalist but also a citizen and news consumer, I remember being bombarded...
Love Island USA tested conservatism like no other this season. This wasn’t just about what happened inside the villa — it was a mirror of the country outside of...
It is important to recognize something which most people, especially those who consider themselves well informed, fail to; you don’t know shit about the world. This isn’t a new...
Over the past week, Mexico City natives took to the streets to protest against the gentrification and displacement of their people. With this has also come a wave of...
Alguien despierta cuando aún las calles están quietas. Le asoma el alba pero todavía es de noche. La metrópolis sigue dormida. Eso no es para todos. Abre los ojos...
It takes courage to be seen as you are, to decolonize beauty, when the world tells you to hide your roots. Hair is not just hair In Latin America,...
Tourism is often sold as a win-win for travelers and host countries, but beneath the glossy brochures and beachfront cocktails lies a stark reality of displacement, environmental destruction, and...
There’s a certain type of person – let’s call him a Soul-Searching Chad – who books a flight to Peru with a Patagonia duffel and the hope of ‘purging...
In this month’s reflection, I want to share something deeply personal, something that’s been challenging me for a while. It’s a conversation about my body—how I’ve struggled with body...