The critics of “performative politics” misunderstand something fundamental: Democracy survives only when citizens perform it. If you’ve spent any time online over the past one to two years, you’ve ...

A male friend of mine once asked me what the secret to getting girls is. I took one glance at his tote bag from his hometown’s public library, the film camera inside, the taro bubble tea on the table ...

In 2013 three Black organizers — Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi — coined the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter in response to the murder of Trayvon Martin; the Black Lives Matter movement has ...

When I’m at my wits’ end trying to come up with ways to convince my friends that we should go bar hopping, crash a friend-of-a-friend’s birthday party, or check out the new not-so-secret speakeasy ...