Life. Feminism. Pop Culture.
For too long, Black women's struggle against the most degrading repression has been left out of the official story of reproductive rights in America. But it is their struggle that highlights the poverty of current notions of reproductive freedom. It … [Continue reading]
"...it also highlights the limits of lesbian and gay political agenda based on civil rights strategy, where assimilation into and replication of, dominant institutions are the goals. Many of us continue to search for new political direction … [Continue reading]
So, racial theory, queer theory and whiteness theory are all rather meaningless if we can't use them to help liberate us, or even just better understand how the 'isms function in our day to day lives. Last week, I was in Whole Foods, in … [Continue reading]
"I am not afrocentric, I am just natural. But in this country, black women who don't straighten their hair with chemical processing are stereotyped and labeled. Not all Black women with striaght hair need chemical processing, but I would have to to … [Continue reading]
The first time I heard Empire State of Mind, I thought it sounded like a Requiem for New York City. A city that requires, arguably a $100 thousand income, per household, in order to have a humane and healthy existence is both fascinating and … [Continue reading]