Black Girl in a Blizzard https://www.cuindependent.com The independent student voice of CU Boulder. Fri, 08 May 2020 19:13:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.6 Black Girl in a Blizzard: Black Panther is one of the most important movies https://www.cuindependent.com/2018/02/28/black-girl-blizzard-black-panther-most-important-movie/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=black-girl-blizzard-black-panther-most-important-movie Thu, 01 Mar 2018 05:34:04 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=91165 Black Panther exemplifies what a movie should be. It is political, feminist, poignant and blacker than ever. By Lauren Arnold

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]]> Black Girl in a Blizzard: Kim Kardashian didn’t culturally appropriate … this time https://www.cuindependent.com/2017/11/16/black-girl-blizzard-kardashian-culturally-appropriate-opinion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=black-girl-blizzard-kardashian-culturally-appropriate-opinion Fri, 17 Nov 2017 05:21:01 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=88547 Kim Kardashian's Aaliyah costume was not offensive, but her history of cultural appropriation has been. Here's how you should handle costumes of other cultures. By Lauren Arnold

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]]> Black Girl in a Blizzard: Stop killing black people https://www.cuindependent.com/2017/11/01/black-girl-in-a-blizzard-stop-killing-black-people/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=black-girl-in-a-blizzard-stop-killing-black-people Thu, 02 Nov 2017 04:27:07 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=87747 The pattern of injustice in police shootings continues with the acquittal of Jason Stockley. Racism in the police department and America is real and must be addressed. By Lauren Arnold

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]]> Black Girl in a Blizzard: Colin Kaepernick is not disrespectful — his opposition is https://www.cuindependent.com/2017/10/12/black-girl-blizzard-colin-kaepernick/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=black-girl-blizzard-colin-kaepernick Fri, 13 Oct 2017 03:15:10 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=86532 The opposition to Colin Kaepernick's protests is emblematic of the hypocritical state of race relations in America. By Lauren Arnold

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]]> Black Girl in a Blizzard: Fenty Beauty makes women of color feel visible https://www.cuindependent.com/2017/09/27/black-girl-blizzard-fenty-beauty-makes-women-color-feel-visible/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=black-girl-blizzard-fenty-beauty-makes-women-color-feel-visible Thu, 28 Sep 2017 02:12:41 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=85784 Rihanna's new cosmetic line challenges the industry and proves that makeup for women of color sells. By Lauren Arnold

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]]> Black Girl in a Blizzard: Black feminist, womanist, proud https://www.cuindependent.com/2017/09/13/black-girl-blizzard-black-feminist-womanist-proud/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=black-girl-blizzard-black-feminist-womanist-proud Thu, 14 Sep 2017 04:40:44 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=84936 Introducing a new column that will explore what it means to be black, and a woman, in white America. By Lauren Arnold

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