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Social media breaks aren’t self-care for Black people who feel isolated offline

Fulfilling my sexual desires will not separate me from God’s love

In another story, Micah Johnson kills Officer Guyger before she can murder Botham Jean

Comic: Criticizing problematic kinks is not kink-shaming

My family’s abusive cisheteropatriarchy is destroying my relationship with my brother

More role models for Black boys in school won’t fix anything if we continue to overlook Black girls

Gay men need to be better allies to women combating male violence

We can’t talk about sexual health if we never talk openly about sex

On embodying darkness

Let’s give Jordan Peele’s ‘Candyman’ remake a chance to intrigue and horrify us

I’m a diva because I know the value of my labor

10 body affirmations for Black girls when the world tells us we’re too much

CBS’ Leslie Moonves will stay on as advisor after resigning as CEO over sexual harassment complaints

My queerness won’t let me give up on my queerphobic Black parents

The ‘Scream’ TV series is coming back, and this time, it’s Black

A Black feminist pleasure praxis acknowledges and affirms the possibility for Black women’s sexual pleasure

It’s not just We Got Y’all: When non-profits frame Black youth as deprived & in need of saviors

We just got a huge reminder of why #ChurchToo is so necessary

Ro Élori Cutno’s “Wife School” has always failed Black Women by peddling misogynoir to teach submission

Why Black children must see themselves in the classroom.

Why the interracial family in the new ‘Bewitched’ reboot matters to me

Black academics need to stop reproducing anti-Black notions of exceptionalism

Black educators and administrators, let’s remember to center and uplift Black children as they return to school

‘The Sinner’ and why white killers are imagined as victims easier than the Black & killed

Comic: The education system stifles LGBTQ+ students and kids of color from the start

I keep writing about white women’s fragility and dog whistle aggression because they keep proving my point

In the age of body positivity, why is it so hard to imagine fat girls as more than sad & alone?

How schools shame poor students

The audacity of Aretha Franklin—a voice for Black liberation

Why the NYC specialized high school exam is discriminatory and must be terminated.

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