Underrpresentation
There is immense power in ownership and Assata Shakur’s work affirms the importance of that in oppressed communities.… Read More Underrpresentation
There is immense power in ownership and Assata Shakur’s work affirms the importance of that in oppressed communities.… Read More Underrpresentation
What haunts me more than Jordan’s sudden end and inextricable connection to others who have met his fate is that I will birth black, male children… Read More The Burden of Black Motherhood
Before we list Jovan Belcher’s accomplishments and wonder how a man with so much promise would shorten his legacy, breathe, pause and rethink that tweet.… Read More Illness Pervades: On Jovan Belcher and Deferring Judgment
Zora Neale Hurston saved my life. When I was first gifted Their Eyes Were Watching God at 16, Hurston’s masterful wording – full of passion and the beauty of southern dialect – touched me in the deep recesses of a heart that was moments from a rhythm-less beat. Sixty-two words on the first page of… Read More Black Girl Lit: The Beauty of Literature
On Monday evening, Glamour hosted their Glamour Women of the Year 2012 awards. It is an annual tradition that honors prominent women who are using their platforms to inspire a legion of others to follow their paths. Some of the 2012 honorees included Olympians Gabrielle Douglas and Allyson Felix, Girls creator Lena Dunham, superstar architect… Read More Womanist Wisdom: Why I Appreciate Being A Woman