Life. Feminism. Pop Culture.
In entertainment weekly, one of my favorite authors, Martha Southgate (@mesouthgate) discusses the film “The Help” stating that, There have been thousands of words written about Stockett’s skills, her portrayal of the black women versus the white … [Continue reading]
Image from Rihanna’s Man Down video. One of the reasons why I write about my experiences with street harassment, and the gendered and raced aspects of violence and the threat of violence, is to create a space to talk about how Black women … [Continue reading]
For comps, I read Clarie Moses's "What's In a Name?" On Writing the History of Feminism" this weekend. What is fascinating is that she discusses the history of the word feminism, what exactly do we mean when we use the term feminism to describe … [Continue reading]
I just came from the local co-op where a half gallon of organic milk was nearly $5.00 and the cereal, much of which looked like granola and berries was $5.00 as well. I like granola in yogurt. I DO NOT like granola as cereal. I had a $5-6 budget for … [Continue reading]
Peace to Janel for staying on me to write about class. Peace to Latoya Peterson for reminding me to think about how cities are similar, different and the reasons why DC, with it's 25 miles, is special to me. I once said that the city was like … [Continue reading]