Let Monarchy Reign: “We Are the Radical Monarchs” Shows How High Girls of Color Can Soar
“I began to imagine what a radical young girl’s social justice troop looked like; a group that centered and affirmed her experiences as a beautiful and brilliant Brown girl against so many societal pressures to conform to mainstream ideals of girlhood.”
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Family Matters: "Good Talk" Offers a Panacea for the Worst of Times
For a country obsessed with the national “conversation about race,” Mira Jacob’s graphic memoir, Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations, offers an illustration of all the ways it can go right—and wrong.
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Casual Righteousness: The Feminist Evolution of Teen Dramas
Though the politics of the Archie Universe aren’t perfect, they signify a powerful shift in the content of teen drama.
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Red Letter Day: The Enduring Legacy of “Scarleteen,” the Internet’s Best Sex-Ed Site
What does it mean for our sexual wellness when we keep losing spaces to think about sex online?
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In Good Faith: Christ Was There for Me during My Abortion
When I tell my abortion story, I never forget to mention faith.
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Let It All Out: Laurie Halse Anderson on #MeToo and the Journey from "speak" to "SHOUT"
In 1999, author Laurie Halse Anderson told the story of her sexual assault in her radical, bestselling young-adult novel speak, and in doing so gave a generation of teens and young adults a vocabulary for consent and rape.
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Backtalk: YA's Cancel Culture
This week, Dahlia and Amy dig into the world of YA drama. Recently, two YA authors have chosen to cancel their own debut novels after being called out by some readers for “problematic” issues in the text. Dahlia and Amy talk about the effects of a cancel culture that demands perfect art. Also, a... Read more »
On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Ellen Page's Response to the Jussie Smollett Fallout
“It’s critical that we not lose sight of the real threats underrepresented communities face every day.”
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Platonic Ideal: In "My Brilliant Friend," Companionship and Survival are Forever Linked
Safety in any manifestation is a luxury for Elena and Lila, as is liberty.
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Douchebag Decree: You Say School Spirit, I Say Racism
The Covington Catholic students were on a “mission” to protest reproductive freedom that ended in the public taunting of people of color.
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