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US Federal Judge Permits Refusal of Care to Trans Patients and Women Who Have Had Abortions
Access to healthcare for women and transgender folks continues to come under fire in the United States in the name of religious freedom.
Africa must decolonise the violent patriarchy solidified by white colonialism
This essay contains discussion of sexual violence, gendered violence, and mention of r/pe by Sabelo Mtsweni “khanda elixegaxegayo liyofulela abafazi; indoda iyindoda ngokuba umthetho wayo uhlonishwe ekhaya” Loosely translated, this isiZulu idiom means that a man’s authority in a household forms his very essence as a man. Before I read it in Laurence Mabuya’s […]
The endless appropriation of MLK and white supremacy’s need to rewrite historical narratives
Barely a month has passed since I wrote about appropriation and the vampiric nature of whiteness, specifically as it pertains to Black art and aesthetic. My focus was white artists and their simultaneous disavowal and infiltration of rap and hip-hop, and my purpose was to illustrate the pattern of how white society appropriates Black art […]
Black asexuals are not unicorns, there are more of us than we know
This essay contains discussions of sexual violence as well as racist violence and fetishization I personally know of fewer than five Black people who identify as asexual, and I’ve only met two of them in person. The others remain virtual friends for now, but I hope to meet them someday. Of course, these are just […]
Virginia judges cite Dr. Suess’ ‘The Lorax’ in decision to strike down natural gas pipeline
According to NPR, a three-judge panel at the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia ruled that the U.S. Forest Service has “abdicated its responsibility to preserve national forest resources” by allowing the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to build through parts of the George Washington and Monongahela National Forests and a right of way across […]
Israel orders demolition of more Palestinian homes along West Bank, but families prepare to resist
After Israel ordered for the demolition of Khan Al-Ahmar in the West Bank, Palestinian residents have banded together to resist Israeli bulldozers from destroying their homes. Around 180 Palestinian adults and children face forced eviction from the area.
A Black feminist pleasure praxis acknowledges and affirms the possibility for Black women’s sexual pleasure
We must do the work to detach Black women’s sexuality from violence and we must start with our foremothers. by Haillee Mason This essay contains discussion of sexual violence. The myth of white supremacist history suggests that sexual pleasure and intimacy that enslaved Black women endured were unable to be detached from violence. While I […]
The mayors and governors using their political sway to stall Trump’s immigration policies
The Trump administration’s immigration policies has inspired resistance not just from laypeople making small donations to organizations like RAICES, but also from those with more political power and sway. In a recent press conference, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner encouraged state and local governments to stall or deny permits to operate a detention center slated to […]
Learning when to cut off toxic marginalized people is imperative to Black mental health
The ways I have been hurt by white supremacy are enumerable. Its narcissism and dehumanization cut into me, day by day, like a thousand teeth in my flesh. The anti-Blackness that white supremacy permits, condones, and sustains itself through—whether it be subtle, benevolent, microaggressive, or institutionally and blatantly on display—hurts. Constantly. For me, this has […]
13-year-old #1000BlackGirlBooks creator interviews 11-year-old March for Our Lives advocate about honoring Black girls
The ancestors must smile at Black girls like 11-year-old Naomi Wadler and 13-year-old Marley Dias. Both used their creativity and access points in challenging society to ask, “What about the Black girls?” Many activists, commentators and policymakers lauded Wadler as the most compelling speaker at the recent gun control demonstration March for Our Lives for critiquing […]
Chile admits Haitian migrants in record numbers as U.S. closes its borders to those fleeing violence
According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, Chile, which it cites as “one of Latin America’s richest and safest countries,” has opened up to welcome not only Latin Americans who are fleeing their home countries, but it is reportedly welcoming at least ten thousand Haitians. In 2017, over 100,000 Haitians came to Chile, […]
How growing up in what some called a religious “cult” helped me make sense of police abolition
Editor’s Note: This post contains discussions of sexual and domestic violence. It also contains spoilers of the Netflix film One of Us. I’ve been thinking a lot about growing up Black in the Hare Krsna community lately, owed primarily to the fact that I am currently working on a memoir. But I was most recently […]