Straight, Cis, Male, And Not White
Sometimes it takes a perceptive, in-your-face Asian guy to remind you issues of race and gender aren't so black and white. Fortunately, I found...
Al Roker Went In, But What Had Happened Was…
Ryan Lochte fucked up. It's that simple. There was no robbery and a gun was never put to his forehead. And he left his...
The Evolution of Donald Glover through Childish Gambino
How did Troy from Community...
...become Ike Turner/D'Angelo/Prince incarnate?
And for those of us who really peeped his musical growth, we could see the boy becoming...
A Thought: 21 Savage Is STILL From Atlanta, Goofy
I may or may not update this piece given the reactionary nature of this news + subsequent dialogue, but the initial reactions to this bizarre...
We are the Black Panther: In Memory of Chadwick Boseman
by Chelsea Herrera
This piece was originally published by Plugged, a partner of ATC, on their blog Views From The...
A Year of Ls: Straight Black Men
There is plenty for Black men to be celebrating this New Year's Eve. The next-level dominance of Black male hip-hop and R&B artists in the music...
ATC Will Capitalize Both “Black” and “White” Racial Identities
For the foreseeable future, Across The Culture will be capitalizing both "Black" and "White" when using these terms as racial identities.
Daryl Davis and the Challenge of Engaging Racists
Any good racial justice activist on Twitter will tell you racists cannot be reasoned with. The best we can do is get White allies up...
Mean Girls: An Asian American Retrospective
Mean Girls used to be one of my favorite movies. The plot was full of laugh-out-loud moments and characters who stretched the imagination, but...
Being Asexual
Per the author's request, I am keeping the author of this article anonymous. Hopefully, this person's experience with asexuality can help you understand sexual...