Say Cannabis, Not Marijuana: The Racist History Behind Mother Mary and Her "Huana"
Why should we stop using the term "marijuana"? The word has a centuries-deep history rooted in racist practices and misinformation. Instead, call it cannabis.
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Joe Rogan Racism Controversy: What to do about Joe Rogan?
Joe Rogan Experience Comes Under Fire for Misinformation & Use of the N-Word Picture this; You...
Meghan Markle’s Oprah Interview: Parallels with Princess Diana and the Racist History of the British Royals
Since the airing of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s tell-all with Oprah Winfrey this...
Why Is It Always About Race? Because I’m Black and This Is America
“What are you, some kind of Uncle Tom…lol,” wrote the little Caucasian behind the...
Black History Month - Traveling While Black: Tips for Safe Travel, Avoiding Racism, and the #AirbnbWhileBlack Controversy
With domestic and global travel impacted by COVID-19 [https://honeysucklemag.com/black-friday-cbd-sales-deals/], most Americans have...
Music, Whitewashing, and Counterculture: An Interview With Make Techno Black Again
“It’s a joke that’s also serious,” Fernandez tells me of the hat meme....
Creating Racial Justice Within the Criminal Justice System
The United States has mishandled policing and crime accountability for hundreds of years, especially with...
Riding with the Hourlies
n June 16, 1960, two weeks after my twenty-second birthday, I began work as a...
Voices in Racial Ambiguity: Allies or Acquaintances?
Growing up as a biracial girl, I always had this sense of not belonging. I...
Hysterectomy Allegations Harken Back to America's Racist History of Involuntary Sterilizations
On September 14th, organizations Project South, Georgia Detention Watch, Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights,...
Illegal Cannabis is Unconstitutional: Hiller PC Takes Landmark Case to Supreme Court
“Cannabis is nature’s most effective treating product and we’ve criminalized it,” says attorney...
Are We Living in the Age of Gaslighting?
“You’re crazy.” “It’s not even a big deal.” “You’re just overreacting” “Calm...
Hypersexualization and Microaggressions: A Conversation About Religiously Affiliated High Schools
Navigating religious and predominantly white spaces while being ethnically and racially ambiguous can be a...
Opinion: On Black and Jewish Tensions: A Way Forward
I’m a 34-year-old Chicagoan living in Harlem who has been watching New York rapidly...
On the Intersection of Environmental and Racial Injustice
In the late fifteenth century, when the first European ships landed on the shores of...
