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Muhammad Ali and the Complexity of Black Identity

By Michael A. Fletcher — 2016

More than any athlete of his time, Ali challenged the nation’s limiting notions of black identity.

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Eliot Halverson Challenges the Gender Norms of Figure Skating

A three-time U.S. champion in figure skating, Eliot Halverson is Colombian-born, was adopted and raised by a white Minnesotan family and is transgender non-binary.

Jillian L. Martinez

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Kwanzaa and Christmas—the Importance of Cultural Tradition

Kwanzaa was instituted as a means to reaffirm the human agency and cultural dignity of people of African descent. This agency was disrupted during enslavement as persons who owned enslaved Africans, influenced a displacement of practices that were intrinsically African.

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‘Perhaps Life Would Be Easier if I Shaved, But Why?’

When I told my family I was trans, one of their initial reactions was, “But you’re so hairy! It’s going to be so difficult to remove all your hair to be a woman, so you should just give up.” They were zeroing in on my body hair as the barrier for me to be seen as feminine.

Alok Vaid-Menon

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Alok Vaid-Menon: ‘It’s Time for a New Beauty Paradigm’

One of life’s paradoxes is that we are encouraged to “be ourselves,” but are often punished when we do.

Alok Vaid-Menon

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After Not Feeling ‘Queer Enough’ Kept Him Closeted, Pro Wrestler Logan Black Found Camaraderie in Coming Out

Out pro wrestler Logan Black found the response to his coming out ‘overwhelming in the best way.’

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Which Personality Types Are Most Likely to Be Happy?

We all want more well-being in our lives.

Scott Barry Kaufman

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What Is Self-Reliance and How to Develop It?

A look at what being self-reliant really refers to, and how we can develop it within ourselves.

Catherine Moore

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If Self-Discipline Feels Difficult, Then You’re Doing It Wrong

Many equate self-discipline with living a good, moral life, which ends up creating a lot of shame when we fail. There’s a better way to build lasting, solid self-discipline in your life.

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How Our Brains Can Find Peace in a Crisis

Psychologist Rick Hanson discusses how to strengthen our capacity for wisdom, peace, and enlightenment.

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