Posts tagged: intersectionality

“Strong,” independent,” “resilient.” There was a time in my life where I saw these characteristics as noble and empowering. An affirmation that was important for … Read More

Beginning in August 2016, 49ers Football player Colin Kaepernick sat down during the national anthem as part of a symbolic protest against police brutality and … Read More

Generally speaking, if someone looks back at the things they said and did three years ago, they will at the very least cringe, if not … Read More

I got a what I thought was a welcome surprise during summer vacation leading into my last year at UC San Diego when Janet Napolitano, … Read More

Two weeks ago, an anti-choice group released heavily-edited undercover videos aimed at discrediting and potentially dismantling Planned Parenthood. As the country’s largest provider of reproductive … Read More

I recently asked one of my black female friends about her activism. “Why don’t you feel connected to reproductive justice and reproductive health work?” Her … Read More

Last February I attended Take Root, a reproductive conference that serves activists and allies from red states, over the course of three days on the … Read More

On Sunday, September 21, 2014, the People’s Climate March was held in New York City. Organizers estimated that over 400,000 people from across the globe … Read More

From abolition to the civil rights, the American South has been the battleground for many social justice movements. When a place’s past is an intricate … Read More