The U.S. District Court ordered on April 5, 2013 that the FDA make emergency contraception available over-the counter for women and girls without any restrictions. This means that a 30 year-old women who has had unprotected sex, failed to take her birth control, or has reason to … read more →
Recently Jada Pinkett-Smith took her facebook page and shared her thoughts on a colorblind post-racial society.
Will there ever be a day in which women will be able to see each other beyond race, class, and culture? There is a question I want to ask today. … read more →
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“My feminism will be intersectional or it will be bullshit!”-Flavia Dzodan
There has been lots of murmuring among some feminists and those outside of feminism trying to redefine and reconfigure feminism. I and many other feminists felt no need to engage in … read more →
America has a new Mayor. This title was once held by Rudy Guiliani, but he has been eclipsed by Newark’s Mayor Cory Booker. Booker is by far everyone’s favorite do-gooder, statesman, and superhero. He has been called Superman, and quite frankly that title isn’t the … read more →
The policing of Black women’s sexuality, lives, hair, politics, and humanity is a national pastime. As Black women, some of us struggle with self love and acceptance within ourselves, and we often project our dis-ease with ourselves onto others who look like us. Like Audre Lorde said, … read more →
It’s the day after Veteran’s Day. The day America sets aside to thank the men and women who give their lives, mental fortitude, and their limbs to ensure that we as Americans are not only physically safe, but we are safe to rage against the … read more →
Since having arrived in the knee deep section of the election, all we’ve been hearing about is this amorphous concept called “American Exceptionalism,” which I recently wrote about. You have the Democrats accusing the GOP of betting against America, and then you have the GOP stating … read more →
American exceptionalism is a political phrase that gets interjected into political talk all the time. American exceptionalism is the ideology that America is a place that was built on liberty, equality, and democracy. America essentially is the promise land. American exceptionalism states that because America … read more →
The other day my homie texted me and stated that I needed to check out Lupe Fiasco’s new video for his song “Bitch Bad.” I had no real want to watch the video. I heard the song awhile back, read an article about the song, … read more →
