Bridging Feminism’s Gap
I recently received some proof my normal-person job is important. I try to keep my normal-person job (as opposed to my starving artist/struggling writer gigs) away from my blog, but I work in social justice research, so sometimes, my job and my blog can’t help but relate. On a recent episode of Q, I heard [...]
Why I Rise
Today I’m joining what I hope will be billions of women all over the world in celebrating “One Billion Rising,” a movement to end violence against women. According to the One Billion Rising website, “a billion women – one of every three women on the planet – will be raped or beaten in her lifetime.” [...]
Why Race Should Matter to Pro-Choice Activists
As I progress with subsequent drafts of my book, I’ve been meeting with another writer for accountability and feedback. In a recent session, we talked—in hushed tones in a coffee shop—about my book being full of themes and situations black women don’t talk about within their own families. They may discuss these topics with [...]
9 of the Most Memorable Moments for Black Women in 2012
On this last day of 2012, I’m sharing the moments from throughout the year that are most memorable to me when I think about black women in arts and entertainment, sports, politics, and life. Why aren’t there 10? Just because. In no particular order, here we go: 1. Whitney Houston Died I learned about [...]
Promoting Inner Black Beauty
I was going over a long list of possible topics to blog about when I jumped on Twitter to procrastinate and saw the above tweets in my timeline. Evidently, I was missing the latest installment of CNN’s Black in America series. I’m not too sorry about this, as I don’t remember anything profound coming [...]
Getting on My Nerves (or why I want to be a fitness inspiration)
I was practically born coordinated. According to my mom, I walked before I crawled, and I tied my shoes at the age of three, the same year I began taking dance lessons in tap, jazz and ballet. So, the past month has been hard. I’ve been having pain in my hip and buttocks since early [...]
Get in the Stirrups and Get Tested
I’m a little late with this, but Saturday, December 1, marked the 25th World AIDS Day. On Monday’s Talk of the Nation, I heard that one in five people infected with HIV don’t know they’re infected, and among those aged 13 to 24, 60 percent have no clue. To try to combat these alarming numbers, [...]
Pretty Biblical
Sometimes I read posts written as responses to something unusual and esoteric written online and wonder how the respondent found the original elusive piece in the first place. And then in spite of myself, both pieces make me think about my own experiences and its broader applications. So went my mind as I read Britni [...]
Enlisted in the War Against the War on Women
Earlier this week, I moderated a community discussion entitled, “Men Respond to the War on Women.” A panel of male activists who have been personally affected by the “War on Women” led the way, defining what “War on Women” means to them and sharing stories about how it has affected them personally. The discussion was [...]
Why I Feel Bad About Being Good To My Body
Earlier this week, I had the honor of being a guest contributor on The Writeous Babe Project, where Javacia Bowser shares her life as a blogger, writer and southern fried feminist. I confess that my obsession with fitness may not be entirely healthy, especially when I know it’s not my looks that will get me [...]
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