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We Speak Their Names: For the Black Trans Women Murdered This Year
Yaz’Min Shancez (pictured above), nicknamed ‘Miss T’ by her loved ones, was 31 years old when she was brutally killed in Fort Myers, Florida. Her body was then set alight and dumped behind a garbage bin where it was discovered on the 19th of June. Her family described her as a woman who […]
Advancing Reproductive Justice for Black Women and Women of Color in Cleveland
The following piece is from RH Reality Check. It was written by Jasmine Burnett. By: Jasmine Burnett A politically hostile and anti-woman sentiment is playing out in Ohio, where local and state legislators are using women’s access to reproductive health care as a tool to jockey for power. We are seeing varying degrees of this in […]
The last faces of American slavery: Stunning pictures of men and women who were born into slavery
The following piece is from Daily Mail. It was written by Beth Stebner. By: Beth Stebner In the 1920s and 1930s, an interest in slave narratives was rekindled, and as part of the Federal Writers’ Project of the Work Progress Administration, more than 2,000 first-person accounts of slavery were collected, as well as […]
White women using #nappyhair hashtag on Instagram
An interesting trend executed by white women on social media is emerging. A growing number of Caucasian females are using the #nappyhair hashtag to describe their locs.
Video: HBCU president blames women for getting raped on campus
A speech by Lincoln University President Robert R. Jennings has incited controversy over what some people say are insensitive comments about rape. Jennings initially started off talking about how men only treat women how they allow them to treat them. But then the speech took a very ugly turn.
Missing Black Women Are Usually Ignored Until They’re Proven Worthy
The following piece is from The Root. It was written by Kali Gross. By: Kali Gross Your Take: With thousands of black women missing under suspicious circumstances, the recovery of a kidnapped Philadelphia is reason for celebration, but does it take a ‘good’ black victim to deserve such attention?
Lupita graces cover of Glamour’s ‘Women of the Year’ issue
We’re just about ready for the next Oscar season, but Lupita Nyong’o’s year isn’t over yet. The award-winning actress was named one of Glamour magazine’s 2014 Women of the Year and the rising star graced the magazine’s December issue.
Report: poor black women evicted as much as black men are incarcerated
According to a recent report released by the MacArthur Foundation, poor black women are evicted as much as black men are incarcerated. The study also found that for various reasons, low-income women are evicted at much higher rates than men.
Black Women Activists Talk Back: How We Can End Street Harassment Through Transformative Justice
By: Mari Morales-Williams and Nuala Cabral It’s April 5, 2014, International Anti-Street Harassment day and a crowd has gathered in Love Park, Philadelphia. Two teen girls next stand beside a milk crate while a teen boy stands next to them with a sign that reads, “Share your story on the soapbox.” The girls […]
Feature: Mirror Mirror when style is ‘ghetto’ on black women, ‘chic’ on whites
The following piece is from the Philly. It was written by Elizabeth Wellington. By: Elizabeth Wellington Something about the models walking the DKNY catwalk last month in coifs that Lucky magazine called “slicked-down tendrils” – known in my hood as baby hair – tweaked my Queens-reared soul.
Viola Davis describes as being ‘less than classically beautiful,’ black women defend star
A highly criticized New York Times article published last week really offended a few black women. In her op-ed, Alessandra Stanley described actress Viola Davis — star of Shonda Rhimes’ new ABC show “How To Get Away With Murder”— as “less than classically beautiful.” Viola Davis had a few choice words for Stanley, saying “You may shoot […]
Feature: Black Women Are Already Dead in America
The following post was written by Kali Nicole Gross and appears on the Huffington Post’s website. By; Kali Nicole Gross A mix of outrage, horror and despair probably best describes many people’s responses to the recent coverage of and reactions to the violent assault of black women. It conjures up questions about how race may […]