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Black Girl From Eugene Archive

The Oppression of Suffering

A COVID meditation on the pandemic and the system’s attacks on the body

Viewpoint 3 years ago

A violent attack, PTSD, anxiety, oppression, COVID, depression — we, as a society, are entrenched in a myriad of suffering, experienced collectively, voluntarily or not. The byproduct … Continue reading →

Loss

Our humbled truth

Viewpoint 3 years ago

The time of COVID — 2020, 2021 — was incredible for many many reasons. One poignant reason, I think we can agree on is loss: … Continue reading →

But, context.

Historical context, Black bodies and vaccines 

Viewpoint 3 years ago

“This country is under structural transformation. In a very real way. Our worth and our value is not supposed to be compared to the worth … Continue reading →

The Protectors

Where are the men in stopping the Texas abortion ban?

Viewpoint 3 years ago

This piece may howl conformity of gender roles, and even assume sexuality, and it is not directly intended to do so. However, I’m going to … Continue reading →

Triggered?

It’s time the Olympics gets its act together

Viewpoint 3 years ago

For the first time in recent history, a number of Black athletes are speaking up about how they’ve been treated, are currently treated and how … Continue reading →

Choose Kindness

Kindness and niceness are not the same thing

Viewpoint 4 years ago

There’s a debate about the truth behind being “nice” and being “kind.” Nice is polite, a gesture that is for the most part an empty … Continue reading →

Out Loud

Name white man's violence

Viewpoint 4 years ago

Tragedy strikes — again, and then again. After the initial shock from the swift return to the realities of pre-COVID white man violence towards any … Continue reading →

Interracial Dating

It still requires that both sides be committed to a lot of work

Viewpoint 4 years ago

I don’t speak for everyone, but I will say a good majority don’t disagree with the statement that interracial dating is difficult. Black and white dating … Continue reading →

Examine Your White Privilege

The Jan. 6 insurrection calls attention to the need to examine unconscious participation in systematic racism

Viewpoint 4 years ago

Dear White People: We all witnessed the uncorked anger of white people feeling robbed of their privilege.  White privilege, for white people, is hard to … Continue reading →

Inaction on Courage

Some things haven’t changed since the Civil War

Viewpoint 4 years ago

The distribution of votes in this neverending election is screaming something else other than a democracy in crisis. Most people who voted saw this election … Continue reading →

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