Some of Us Are Brave
“For the Dick” Is a Challenge to Stop Policing Black Sexuality
You are more likely to hear “these hoes ain’t loyal” preached from the pulpit of a Black church than “these rapists ain’t shit.”
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Radical Black Care Is the Revolution
Black women’s salvation depends on collectively agreeing that we are human, that our care is essential to our freedom.
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In Defense of “Political Correctness”
Over time, words that describe bedrock progressive values are perverted by conservatives and replaced by new demonizing definitions that are adopted by the mainstream and eventually, perhaps unconsciously, by many liberals themselves.
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Conquering Fear and Loathing in Trump’s America
Every day seems to bring a new blow to democracy or another threat to people like me.
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Lovely Speeches Are Not Radical
In this political environment, we cannot afford to mistake nice liberal speeches for the radicalism needed to fight the dismantling of democracy and human decency.
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The Failure of White Feminism
The triumph of President-elect Donald Trump represents the failure of many things. One of them is white feminism.
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On Donald Trump, Last Straws, and Who Really Matters
“Pussygate” should not have been the straw that broke the camel’s back. The camel should have been on life support years ago.
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Hate Cute, Fat, Black Confidence? Stay Mad.
Gabourey Sidibe won’t give entertainment media the weight-loss story they want, so some grimy, D-list websites are willing to make one up.
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“Auntie” Agony: Black Women Can Hate Ageist Phrases
Because female power is assumed to be beauty, and female beauty is latched tight to youth, our power is believed to fade over time.
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600 Seconds in the Life of a Black American Woman and a Cry for Our Allies
Black people are fed up. But privilege dictates that we will keep dying until white America is fed up, too.
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