“…But some women’s struggle with body image is about power. Body image goes far beyond weight, and it runs deeper than skin color. Our bodies have become arenas for feelings we don’t deal with, for unresolved traumas and injustices…”-Ophira Edut from the book Adios Barbie

I … read more →

“I still have a poor person’s mentality. I can’t shake it, and it gets really detrimental when you can’t just shake off the ideas. It’s like when I go to sleep at night, right now, I’m as financially nervous as I was 20 years ago…”-Will … read more →

“Women are the only oppressed group in our society that lives in intimate association with their oppressors.” ~Evelyn Cunningham

“This world done changed since I’ve been conscious,” as a feminist Erykah Badu’s words haunt me on a daily basis. Since adopting a feminist consciousness I … read more →

“I don’t think anybody cares about unwed mothers unless they’re black or poor. The question is not morality, the question is money. That’s what we’re upset about.” -Toni Morrison

The revolution will not be televised it will be tweeted and blogged. On September 22, 2010 … read more →

“Keep your head up, legs closed, eyes open either a nigga wear a rubber or he die smokin”-Tupac from the song “wonder why they call U”

All the good fine men are gay. I can’t count how many times I or one of my single friends … read more →

“You don’t have to live next to me Just give me my equality”-Nina Simone from the song Mississippi Goddam

October is National LGBT month and October 11th is designated National Come Out Day. I read an article on Vibe.com by Aliya S. King yesterday titled the “The Mean … read more →

“Beautiful black woman, I bet that bitch look better red”-Lil Wayne from the song “Right above It” ft. Drake

As a feminist I wrestle with justifying my love for hip-hop. I know that the music I have grown up listening to doesn’t respect my intelligence, doesn’t … read more →

Do you think that it’s your civil duty to out another human being? Well that is exactly what Dharun Ravi did to his roommate 18 year Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementi. Dharun Ravi placed a video camera in the dorm room that he shared with … read more →

I don’t know what is worse when white people assert their white privilege and act as if they’re better than people of color or when people of color adopt the thinking that whites are better than brown and Black people simply because they’re white. I … read more →