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Police brutality does not end because of a pandemic, it is made worse by it

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

American “heroism” in times of crisis highlights just how disposable we are to the state

Recognizing the labor of Black women, mothers, and caretakers during COVID-19

Comic: Porny fan art is okay, but marginalized redesigns are apparently not

Accessing competent care is another hurdle Black folks shouldn’t have to navigate

What might happen if we ignore our grief during quarantine?

When Black folks astral project to create order out of disorder

How I use ancestor veneration to navigate my Mother’s Death

Violating stay-at-home orders directly harms Disabled folks, but what else is new?

For gay men in Nigeria, Grindr’s screenshot deactivation is double-edged

Comic: Men are well aware of why feminism is needed, they just refuse to admit it

Black Talk by Donnie Moreland

Testing HydroxyChloroquine on Black COVID-19 patients is more medical racism

Lower-Class Artist Imagines

PCOS and Intersex: A Case for Solidarity Against The Binary

Black conspiracy and skepticism persist because we believe the evidence of our experience

How nonprofits gaslight you into the same self-sacrificing work as capitalist corporations

Is COVID-19 a crisis within a crisis for Black women?

How my “functionality” kept others from seeing the severity of my depression

How to navigate shared spaces that don’t invite in more panic

The Five Signs of a Great (Virtual) Black Therapist

I love fashion, but—as a fat woman—it doesn’t always love me back

COVID-19 shows how little we learned from the AIDS Epidemic

Reminders and affirmations to help you through quarantine

Now is an opportunity for Black folks to reimagine what constitutes loss

COVID-19 or not, Black folks are building virtual spaces of joy, intimacy and tenderness

Comic: Stop mocking accessibility and mobility tools for the disabled and elderly

The siblings of disabled youth are committed to building more accessible worlds

Black folks die from broken hearts all the time

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