Sikh Captain America takes to the streets to combat intolerance – Vishavjit Singh takes an innovative approach to fighting intolerance by drawing on one of his favorite superheroes!
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Chinese Football & Cultural Appropriation
American football has a new legion of fans… and they’re all Chinese.
Rapping about White Privilege
Rapper Macklemore teams up with teacher Jamila Woods to deliver a powerful and “uncomfortable” message.
And here is an interview with both artists about the challenges of composing this single.
Cruise Liner offers Cultural Encounters
Lindblad Expeditions offers passengers the traditional fun cruise experience, combined with a deeper immersion into a region’s history, social and political issues, and cultural experiences. Guest performers and intellectuals offer unusual info and cultural insights.
When a White poet posed as an Asian, just to get published
This thought-provoking article explains what’s wrong with this picture.
Re-telling Somalia through Images
Ugaaso Boocow has become an Instagram sesnsation by sending out stunning visual images from a place that is usually associated with suffering, starvation, and violence.
Diversifying emojis
Apple’s devices now offer users more diversity when it comes to skin tone options and ethnicity on the range of emojis for use in messaging.
When war gets in the way of beauty
The recent turmoil between Israel and Lebanon leads to tensions in the most unlikely places places… such as an international beauty pageant.
Miss Lebanon could be stripped off her crown simply for being “photobombed” byMiss Israel at the 2015 Miss Universe contest.
Thanksgiving in Britain!
This holiday season, Americans aren’t the only ones celebrating Thanksgiving. This holiday – and it’s notorious shopping frenzy – is traveling to other nations, too.
Hair today, gone tomorrow
Carol’s Daughter – a brand that specializes in products for black women – has been bought over by multi-million dollar cosmetic giant L’Oreal. What does this mean for the kinds of products that it is famous for?