On Black Death and grieving modalities
Our deaths, even in private, are suggestions of what we deserve. And they are always in relationship with the state.
What we can learn from the history of HIV surveillance during the era of COVID-19
The percolating crises of mass incarceration, nutrition apartheid and environmental racism makes the possibility of overcoming a pandemic another fight for our lives.
There is a COVID-19 conspiracy. Scaring Black people away from healthcare & vaccination is part of it
While Black people are vulnerable to targeting when medical treatments are being developed, we are also among the last to benefit. That is the conspiracy.
Social distancing is just part of the problem if we don’t account for anti-Blackness
Social distancing is a privilege that the well-to-do have already been practicing for centuries to keep their resources away from marginalized people.
It’s not Black people’s responsibility to end anti-Asian racism
Where was all this concern about not referencing a group of people or a place when talking about a disease, when Ebola was named after a river in the Congo?
Yes, I was suicidal. But living for other people is what almost killed me
Like most Black folks, the intentional and subliminal external messaging I received growing up were variations of me being unlovable, inadequate, and too much.
Ayanna Pressley sees power in being a sexual violence survivor, & there’s science to that
For those of us survivors whose bodies revolt, it’s not just that we are experiencing random medicalized dysfunctions. We are reacting to the toxicity surrounding us.
Summer Walker and how the pressure to perform wellness is killing Black women
   Content Warning: This essay contains a suicide mention. When video of R & B singer Summer Walker shakily accepting her medal for Best New Artist at the Soul Train Awards was posted online, people were quick to criticize…
This ‘Raising Dion’ story-line is a powerful lesson on consent, disability and possession
The relationship between Esperanza and Dion can be viewed to challenge the typical representation of disability while also encouraging nuance, accountability and change.
Why we need Black doulas to build Black futures
Because doulas as a whole, are not part of the healthcare system, we are the most unbiased birth experts in the labor room.
