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What do Rick Ross and Miley Cyrus have in common?

Sep 06, 2013 / Nick / Our Folks
It’s been less than two weeks since Miley Cyrus’ “twerking” at the VMA’s started a social justice firestorm. She was highly criticized for her appropriation … Read More

Health Care Reform: Moving onto the Next Barriers to Care

Sep 04, 2013 / Diana / Our Folks
The Affordable Care Act is law of the land and that’s a good thing. More people who previously weren’t able to access health care due … Read More

Making Reproductive Justice Truly Intersectional: Takeaways from #solidarityisforwhitewomen

Aug 21, 2013 / Guest Blogger / Our Folks
Like many a Twitter addict, I spent a good part of last week tweeting about intersectionality (or the lack thereof) in feminist movement. The #solidarityisforwhitewomen … Read More

Sex and Bad Ass Brown Girls: Netroots Nation 2013

Jun 28, 2013 / Samantha / Our Folks
Netroots Nation provided panels, trainings, and plenaries that seemed to appeal to everyone. The two panels that I couldn’t miss were ‘Free your Ass: Defining … Read More

Olivia Pope Strong Powerful and Dependent : When can Women Truly be Independent?

Mar 29, 2013 / Samantha / Our Folks
I’m not much of a television buff simply because I usually never have the time to devote to it, but a show that has caught … Read More

Women of Color and Reality TV: the Bad, the Worse, and the Downright Offensive

Nov 16, 2012 / Samantha / Our Folks
This post is part of a series about reproductive justice and the media done in partnership with Women, Action, & the Media. Being a woman of … Read More

Suffrage: A Reproductive Justice Issue

Oct 29, 2012 / Lydia Stuckey / Our Folks
Let’s open our grade school history textbooks, shall we? Most of us know that, historically, suffrage was intended for white men only, in their infinite … Read More

An Open Letter to Abigail Fisher

Oct 12, 2012 / Choice USA Staff / Our Folks
Abigail Fisher was denied admission to the University of Texas at Austin and is currently suing the school because she believes she was a victim … Read More

Issa Rae and Awkward Black Girl making the world stand up and LISTEN!

Oct 09, 2012 / Samantha / Our Folks
Issa Rae is a talented director, producer, and actor has taken the internet and the web series realm by storm with her show The Misadventures of … Read More

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