Posts tagged: race

“Those of us who stand outside the circle of this society’s definition of acceptable women; those of us who have been forged in the crucibles … Read More

View image | gettyimages.com Last night, I watched the airing of the Black Girls Rock Award Show on BET. It was lovely seeing the women … Read More

In recognition of Women’s Herstory Month,  I wanted to acknowledge an organization called Sexualization Protest: Action, Resistance, and Knowledge (SPARK). Similar to URGE, one of … Read More

I’m sure by now most people have seen or read about the video that was taken of members of the SAE chapter at Oklahoma University … 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

Historically, the feminist movement has been centralized around white women. From the perspective of a privileged white person, I have been fed a very mainstream … Read More

Life is full of coincidences, so it was no surprise to me that the assigned reading for one of my classes explored a topic that … Read More

When Beyoncé ended her performance at last month’s Video Music Awards last month with her song “***Flawless” and the giant screen flashing the key phrase … Read More

Nothing about the photo that originated the #JadaPose trend is funny. In the picture, which launched the disgusting meme of young people (typically men) recreating … Read More