Taking a break from fluffy celebrity stuff to talk about what really matters. This week, we discuss the model minority myth and how much it harms Black communities, how Bollywood celebrities are #hypocrites for promoting #BlackLivesMatter while also endorsing whitening creams, and how South Asians owe so much to MLK who "cced" them on the Civil Rights movement in 1965.

Real talk, it's been a rough few weeks and we're here for anyone who wants to reach out. Sending <3, and sharing some resources that have been helpful to us below:

Templates for reaching out to representatives: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EIvaG_B7FZOcyz6smv7A-QU4aDnVGoTMrfgW383ZfsI/edit?fbclid=IwAR03AwALaCEW3qJTPacx38HTL999exVSZ5eZIcfT0SQgcelJk0gOmXmZIpE

Letters for Black Lives: https://lettersforblacklives.com/letters-for-black-lives-south-asian-american-version-f5d8ec9a46ac

EJI: https://eji.org/

Communities Against Police Brutality: https://www.cuapb.org/

How the Model Minority myth is hurting Black communities: https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/04/19/524571669/model-minority-myth-again-used-as-a-racial-wedge-between-asians-and-blacks

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