How the “Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act” (FOSTA) is a huge win for human traffickers
If the government was actually interested in pursuing human traffickers, they would push for legalization or at least the decriminalization of sex work.
‘Black Lightning’ finally brings Black queer radical politics to the super universe
By  Janelle Anise Williams “Are you ready for a Black Lesbian superhero?†This is what Black Lightning star Nafessa Williams tweeted out to fans one weekend before the show in question premiered on the CW Network Tuesday, January 16. The…
On suicide, depression and loving Black children
By Gioncarlo Valentine “Where do you go when the pain of staying is stronger than that of leaving?”- Joel Leon I recently happened across a story that shook me into a state of genuine despair. A woman named Marisa Harris,…
Art doesn’t like me: Contending with brilliant, problematic films as a Black person
By Austin S. Harris In Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, one of the year’s most acclaimed films, Sam Rockwell plays a moronic racist cop who is known to have tortured a Black suspect. He has rightfully received critical acclaim for…
As Black femmes, we must maintain accountable relationships in this fight for liberation
By Ahlam Ali "still trying to try to imagine freedom and black joy black love black life reimagined reproduced" — Jamal Lewis I love Black women unconditionally. And with love comes a huge responsibility. Imagining a new and less problematic…
What I learned by talking to f*ck boys about discussing butt sex with my mom
By Rumi “It’s not natural,” she said. “Your father would be mortified,” she said. If asked, very few niggas would probably say that talking to their moms about anal sex constitutes the “good life,” but it’s one of those things…
You can’t protect Black children without protecting Black trans children
By Jasmine Banks Imagine someone who has dedicated their life work to calling out the violence of corporal punishment in the Black community. Imagine that they, as a former foster youth, redeems their experiences with child abuse into award-winning writing…
Black and Bullied: How This Sex Positive Blerd Unlearned Her Anti-Blackness
By Arielle Iniko Newton I wasn’t the cool kid. I was bullied during my adolescent years for reasons that seem mundane and trivial in my adult life. My lack of social acumen paired with my sexual proclivities meant that I…
Pondering trans formation as a cis Black man
By Quentin Lucas I once penned a blog entry titled About My Prejudice against the Transgendered. “Transgendered,†by the way, is an offensive term because, I’ve since learned, it turns a descriptive adjective into a constrictive label (“against transgender people 
Bondage theology and how to heal the body trauma of Black folks.
In an unhealed state, inflicting pain is the only way we know divinity.
