grammar nazi
"It's not 'me and Billy.' It's 'Billy and I,'" so scolds the grammar nazi. A grammar nazi is a pedant who compulsively criticizes or corrects people's grammar mistakes, typos, misspellings, and other errors in speech or…
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tinfoil hat
Government trying to control your mind? Aliens? The Illuminati? Simply place a tinfoil hat on your head to block their signals, as the trope popularly goes. Tinfoil hat is a shorthand for saying someone believes in… -
steamfunk
Steamfunk is a subgenre of science fiction and fantasy that combines steampunk with a focus on Black characters and Afrocentric culture, aesthetics, and storylines. The term steamfunk is a play on steampunk, the name for… -
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syndemic
A syndemic is a situation in which two or more interrelated biological factors work together to make a disease or health crisis worse. The term syndemic is used among medical and anthropological experts. The biological… -
boogaloo
Boogaloo refers to a loosely organized extremist movement that supports a second American Civil War, which they also refer to as a boogaloo. Adherents of the movement, known as the Boogaloo Boys or Bois, hold… -
Rosa Parks Day
Rosa Parks Day is a holiday in celebration of the life and achievements of Civil Rights activist Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks is widely considered one of the icons of the Civil Rights movement in the… -
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blick
Blick is a racial slur against very dark-skinned black people. Some black users have taken to the term to describe when the sun darkens their skin or have altogether re-appropriated it, embracing the beauty and pride… -
nappy hair
Nappy hair is historically used as a derogatory term to describe the hair of Black people, especially women, many of whom have re-appropriated the term. -
National Hispanic Heritage Month
National Hispanic Heritage Month is a monthlong observance in the US in celebration of the cultures, contributions, and lives of people with Hispanic and Latin American heritage. This encompasses a diverse group of identities, including… -
Maafa
Maafa, the Swahili word for “great disaster” or “great tragedy,” is a term used to refer to the centuries-long enslavement and murder of millions of Africans by white Europeans, North Americans, and others—and the lasting…