Em-URGE-ing Voices

Your urgent thoughts, urging action

Posted by Kenyetta Whitfield

Spring is Here! Good News in Dark Times

March 23, 2017

With President Trump under FBI investigation and the Affordable Care Act up for repeal there is really nothing to be happy about –… Read more »

Posted by Rachel Bezek

Context not Content: Today’s Political Climate

March 22, 2017

One of my most interesting classes this semester just so happens to be named Social Problems, a 300 level sociology course that I… Read more »

Posted by Aleo Pugh

“Stranger Fruit” and the Quest to Prove Black Innocence

March 21, 2017

Two and a half years following the murder of unarmed eighteen-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, “new” case details hav… Read more »

Posted by Kenyetta Whitfield

Stuck: Black Women And The Country That Hates Them

March 17, 2017

In December, I wrote a 12-page paper for a feminist theory class that analyzed the historically violent and parasitic relationship… Read more »

Posted by Taylor Crumpton

Where Do We Go

March 16, 2017

Since my acceptance into graduate schools, I’ve been vocalizing my excitement about moving out of the South and into a liberal met… Read more »

Posted by Kristina Agbebiyi

Chimamanda and the Art of Not Knowing

March 15, 2017

If you’re even remotely close to a queer person of color, you’ve probably heard all of the lively debate and discussion over Chima… Read more »

Posted by Jessica Morgan

When the Hashtag becomes the Mic

March 14, 2017

Social media has been used in a variety of ways to connect a vast amount of people to the current news, whether it be accurate, sa… Read more »

Posted by Micaela Elizabeth Canales

Ginger Snaps, Get Out, and my search for feminist horror films

March 13, 2017

In October, inspired by the Canadian horror film “Ginger Snaps,” I tried to write a piece about feminist horror films. This brief… Read more »

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