This week, Emily V. Gordon shares self-care tips that are easy to follow and will actually improve your life. Read that and other pieces from Broadly, Guardian, NTRSCTN, and more.
"Priyanka Chopra’s Accent Is Helping Me Solve My Biggest Identity Crisis" — BuzzFeed
While the Indian internet has rained hellfire on Priyanka Chopra's American drawl, Rega Jha has been marveling at the Quantico actor's bravery. In a BuzzFeed essay, she recalls the identity crisis she experienced as third culture kid and the significance of Chopra's accent. "While my friends and I keep our dualities as hush-hush as possible, Chopra is owning hers and blazing new trails, middle fingers in the air, with an aloofness that we didn’t even know was allowed," she writes. Read it at BuzzFeed.
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"What Getting Put in a Headlock as an 11-Year-Old Taught Me About Police Violence" — NTRSCTN
Police brutality is nothing new. Feliks Jose can vividly recall a time when a police officer put him in a headlock — he was just 11 years old. For NTRSCTN, he reflects on that harrowing experience and how it taught him that being Latino would forever render him a a criminal in the eyes of white cops. "I knew what police were capable of doing. I didn’t want to get arrested, and I really didn’t want to die," he writes. Read his essay at NTRSCTN.
"Why I Change My Tampon In Front Of My Children" — Refinery29
Despite menstruation being a natural process, women are taught from a young age to keep their periods a secret. In Kate Spencer's words: "The tampon aisle at Walgreen’s being named 'Feminine Care' tells you everything you need to know about your period. It’s the Voldemort of the human body: the thing that must not be named." For Refinery29, she writes about teaching her daughters to own their sexualities and never be ashamed of their body parts. Read it at Refinery29.
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"Has Recognition That 'Black' and 'Brilliant' Coexist Finally Arrived?" — The Guardian
"'Genius' has never been the default setting we have for considering black men or women in this country, no matter how brilliant they are," writes Steven Thrasher. But now black genius is having an unapologetic moment. In a Guardian essay, Thrasher celebrates LaToya Ruby Frazier, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and Patrick Awuah who recently won the MacArthur "Genius Grants." In the piece, Thrasher also reflects on his school years — how the better he did in the school, the more his peers would call him an "oreo." Read his essay at The Guardian.
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