By Eartha Hopkins — 2021
To say that fatphobia is not connected to anti-Blackism is to not understand the deep-rooted history between the two.
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From songs referencing grandma’s backyard garden to lyrics ripping government for destroying the water supply, many hip hop artists seamlessly weave climate justice into their sounds. After all, being sustainably savvy is how their grandparents and great-grandparents survived.
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The following interview is part of a “future of mental health” interview series. This series presents different points of view about what helps a person in distress.
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"In this first Black History Month after the racial reckoning of 2020, I feel impelled to do what historians rarely do: mark history while the story is still being written.