Midwestern Poke Chain Threatening Legal Action Against Native Hawaiians For Using Their Own Language and Selling Their Own Food
A Midwestern chain of poke stores named Aloha Poke is under fire this week for threatening legal action against Native…
Tag: Cultural Appropriation
Katy Perry (Sorta) Addresses Cultural Appropriation Critiques
In the latest episode of DeRay McKesson’s podcast, “Pod Save the People” (Episode 8: “When You Have to Face Yourself”),…
South Asian Women Respond to Azealia Banks’ Racist and Homophobic Twitter Meltdown
Songwriter and artist Azealia Banks is no stranger to controversy. Banks has made headlines — and won popular opinion — for her…
Disrespecting Diwali: A Look at Our Cultural Hypocrisy
By Guest Contributor: Sridhar Karra When I was a college student, I attended my university’s annual Diwali program, organized by…