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Zoe Saldana, Amber Rose, Sessilee Lopez. These are women who identify themselves as Black, but, for many of us, the…

womanist-roots-our-history-with-homosexuality

I’ve found great difficulty unearthing the queer legacy of Black women, partially because the history of African people is so…

should-black-men-blame-jesus-too

Society has developed a vast interest in passing judgment on the subject of why Black women are single. Before, it…

no-kneepads-required-making-it-to-the-top-without-going-down

Just when you thought it was safe to peruse the internet, two new graduates of the Karrine Steffans Groupie Training…

calling-yourself-a-feminist-isnt-the-same-as-being-one

As a feminist, there are days when I question whether my actions fall in line with the basic principles of…

setting-your-whole-soul-on-fire

This week, outside a café near Lincoln Center, my girls and I reflected on what this summer had been:

Waterproof…

who-needs-ebonics

It’s been a thorn in the side of grammar snobs everywhere. Drop a wire into any conversation in any…

the-black-blog-tea-party-and-4-more-reasons-why-they-never-should-have-given-you-n-words-internet-access

While African-Americans are definitely the most influential people on the planet, I can’t exactly say everything we’ve brought to the…

comparing-relationships-yours-vs-mine

Let’s be honest. Do you ever compare your relationship to your girlfriends’?

Well let’s try taking the faults in your…

the-afro-latino-connection-bridging-the-gap

“African American” has a peculiar application. If we were to take the literal meaning of the term, it would not…

lift-every-voice-or-hold-your-peace

“Not every word needs to be uttered. Sometimes you must just hold your peace.”

The first time I heard those…

regulators-dismount-on-abandoning-anger

On Thanksgiving 2009, I hit a man with my Totes bubble umbrella. He was an older gentleman but spry, White,…

are-you-the-rose-or-thorn-in-a-black-mans-ass

I really do love Black men. While I criticize them at times, it does not negate that love. However, sometimes,…

female-masculinity-disrupting-standards-of-beauty-and-redefining-womanhood

When I declare, “I am a beautiful woman,” what image comes to mind? Am I smoothly brown-skinned with a figure…

carry-on-tradition

On the cusp of the millennium, several books by young Black women ushered in a fresh perspective on Black womanhood.…

the-super-ex-boyfriend

Well, I’ve been a super boyfriend. Well now, a super ex-boyfriend.

Yes, a super ex-boyfriend.

Do women not love the…

that-girl-she-is-me

I couldn’t stop staring at this girl. Swaying side to side, her voice was way too elevated and her friends…

freaks-of-the-industry

Lady Gaga and Nicki Minaj are two of the biggest names in Pop music right now. Both women have made…

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