Sherronda J. Brown

Essayist. Editor. Researcher. Digital Activist. Reformed Blackademic. Enjoys writing pop culture and media analysis through a Black feminist lens with historical and cultural context. Enamored with Black monstrosity, Black survival, and Black resistance in the horror genre. Obsessed with zombie lore and haunting narratives. Read more of her work at Wear Your Voice Magazine, RaceBaitR, and werdbrew.

All Posts by Sherronda J. Brown:

I want Black time travelers to be a threat to the status quo

We need LGBTQ history in schools because the queerness of Black icons has always been obscured

We can’t ignore Marrianne Williamson’s fatphobia and ableism just because she supports reparations for slavery

Keeping Black history will always be necessary, but it takes a toll

Apologies that never were and probably never will be

Living With Ghosts, a short story

Beloved Black sitcoms and what we can learn from nostalgia

Sex is not what makes us human

Our world has made gender into a cage

My refusal to grant white people space is petty and satisfying

“Allyship fatigue” is an insult to Black folks who never get to rest

The myth of “progress” helps to obscure the truth—we are still marching for civil rights

When Black folks astral project to create order out of disorder

Reminders and affirmations to help you through quarantine

The endless appropriation of MLK and white supremacy’s need to rewrite historical narratives

Black folks don’t need a nuclear family to be legitimate

Despite appropriation, vampiric whiteness will never be able to suck the blood out of Black art

Quality, art, the culture of sameness, and white men’s egos

“Laughing barrels” and the defiant spirit of Black laughter

‘Queen & Slim’ and what I (don’t) want from Black love stories

What Tamar Braxton’s comments about men not wanting sex reveal about compulsory (hetero)sexuality

Virginity and hymen myths must be challenged to protect Black teens like Deyjah Harris

Black asexuals are not unicorns, there are more of us than we know

When people defraud the world by impersonating Black womanhood

‘Set It Off’ and the Black feminist lessons it still holds for us

Reframing “sex positivity” by centering consent

‘How We Fight White Supremacy’ honors the many ways Black folks resist

Queer Black folks talk about masturbation, confront shame, and affirm their right to self-pleasure

The often overlooked link between dental health and mental health

How defiant Black women athletes like Surya Bonaly and Serena Williams inspire me and help lay the groundwork for the future

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