Em-URGE-ing Voices

Your urgent thoughts, urging action

Posted by Jessica Morgan

How Ro Elori Cutno’s Message is Harmful to Black Women

April 11, 2017

As a black woman, I have a deep-seated anger for people who attempt to emphasize the qualities that all black women should have to… Read more »

Posted by Kenyetta Whitfield

I Am Fat — And That’s More Than OK

April 7, 2017

I am fat. Of all the things that shape my identity, being fat probably falls within the top 5 most important. I’ve been fat for ab… Read more »

Posted by Rachel Bezek

Learning to Step Back

April 5, 2017

Working night shift and being a generally exhausted college student, I’m up most hours of the night trying to get inspiration for… Read more »

Posted by Aleo Pugh

I Don’t Identify, I Am

April 4, 2017

As a person who has spent the last few years desperately trying to divorce who I am from who I’ve been taught to be, the role of l… Read more »

Posted by Taylor Crumpton

The Border, The Wall, and Reproductive Rights

March 30, 2017

I hear them say ‘go home’; I hear them say ‘fucking immigrants, fucking refugees’. Are they really this arrogant? Do they not know… Read more »

Posted by Kristina Agbebiyi

Taking Space

March 29, 2017

On a typical school night, I’m usually texting my friends about Bravo reality television, and catching up on some major assignment… Read more »

Posted by Jessica Morgan

This Burden Called Strength

March 28, 2017

This burden called strength is a constant debacle that Black women face daily. This strength refers to the principle that Black wo… Read more »

Posted by Micaela Elizabeth Canales

Surprise! Anti-choice group fails to provide healthcare to Texans

March 27, 2017

As you may remember, this past August Texas shunted over $1 million away from women’s health funding and gave it to anti-choice ex… Read more »

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