By Kei Williams This is going to be an unpopular opinion (but definitely not an alternative fact) – we don’t know a damn thing about love. Now, I know that’s a lot to take in and our defenses automatically rise…
By Arielle Iniko Newton The energy in D.C. was stiff on Inauguration Day. Trump supporters and opponents were careful to keep their distance from one another. I stared mercilessly into the eyes of every racist I saw wearing a “Make…
By Vitula Henderson I’m struggling with this new, post-election sisterhood with white women. I feel like this relationship is moving too fast, passing over the reckoning that I feel is necessary for me to move forward with confidence. It feels…
By Belinda Bellinger We fight. We organize. We create. We protest. We dialogue. We coalition. We push. We sing. We rap. We griot. We speak. We write. We listen. We read. We empathize. We challenge. We humble. We agitate. We…
By xoai pham It's been a week since Backpage's adult section was shut down. Backpage is a website like Craigslist where people post ads for all kinds of products and services, some of which involve sex work. For many sex…
By Marcus Borton Another day, another dollar, another night, another chill session. He could host and host well he did. He stared at me, after asking if I was comfortable, and shared, “You know, I really have a thing for…
By Sierra M. Witcher Imma be real wit y’all, I thought this Umar v Seti (#HotepWars) mess was fake for two reasons; petty Black feminists’ troll level went Super Saiyan and the gargantuan amount of ashiness is too ironic to…
By Said Shaiye Nearly every culture in the world today is centered around the premise that white is more valuable than black; that white skin carries with it an inherent infallibility and black skin is merely a foregone conclusion of…
By Victor Bradley My speech feels like vapor. While the tide turned Trumpward, I sat in mournful counsel with friends from around the world, drawn together both by the power of the internet and fear of the unthinkable. Our fears…
by rae leone allen Colin Kaepernick won’t stand for the national anthem. His peaceful protest, “…to not show pride in a flag that oppresses black people,” in concert with his picked out ‘fro sent his jersey flying off the shelves…
