We are never the victims: How HIV criminalization emboldens sexual violence
I heard stories that even an accusation of endangerment has the potential to land you in prison.
America’s history exposes how Israel’s “two state solution” is a cover for further land theft
A two-state solution would legitimize colonial thievery and is thus not an option.
Colonization is global: The history that ties Black activism to Palestinian liberation
The 2007 blockade to prevent Palestinian movement after protesters attempted to seize the Gaza Strip, has made Gaza “unlivable” with residents forced to contend with very little electricity, clean water, and housing, a plight that many Black Americans can empathize with following the horrific conditions in New Orleans and Flint, Michigan, and the massive state-sanctioned initiatives to gentrify urban cities, while neglecting Black rural communities.
I have lost faith in protesting
I want us to ask ourselves what attending these protests does to us and how we position protesting with our liberation.
Why they shoot us at home: Black people have no “safe places”
By Teju Adisa-Farrar 22 year old Stephon Clark was killed in his grandmother’s backyard in Sacramento, California on March 19th. Two policemen shot at him 20 times, 8 of the bullets hit his body. 38 year old Marielle Franco was…
Nigerian writers should embrace Afrofuturism in their literary work
By David Iruoje Afrofuturism in literature is more or less speculative fiction from an African perspective. It can also be considered as Black literary futurism. Speculative fiction is an aspect of narrative fiction that includes science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural…
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.
Orlando Boldewijn’s death reveals the danger Black youth face when using dating apps to explore their queer sexuality
By Da'Shaun Harrison Sitting on the edge of my bed, I scrolled through Twitter and came across yet another hashtagged name. I was reluctant to click on the tag because I knew that Black Death would present itself to me on…
Our desire for Black representation must extend to fat women
By Brittany Let’s get one thing out of the way: I’m fat and I’m a Black woman. I’ve always been the fat girl. Growing up, I thought I was supposed to be invisible, docile and quiet. I could be good…
3 Ways ‘Black Panther’ could have been more radical
By Brittani McNeill The Revolution will not be televised Didn’t Gil Scott Heron warn us? Still we go looking for power, inspiration, even validation on screen—the small and big. Because “representation matters!” And it does. But are we expecting too…
