I still struggle with my own learned and internalized ideas on how to keep my daughters safe and raise responsible, decent human beings. My feminism is black, intersectional, and womanist. I’ll be that person championing for the rights for black women, trans women, disabled women, and all women.” — Jenika McCrayer Yes, indeed! Jenika spoke […]
This isn’t an intellectual game, and to see it as such means that you’re failing to acknowledge your privilege. To those white people who call out other white people on racism, whether face-to-face or on social media, who understand that it is not the job of people of color to convince white people that they […]
Does he defend Bill Cosby? Run. Seriously, run. I’ve been on this planet for more than three decades now and I’ve learned a lot about being a straight feminist woman post-puberty in romantic relationships. Importantly, I’ve learned that there are some generally solid ways to figure out if the guy you’re dating is worth the […]
We need to ground discussions of the significance of Rachel Dolezal’s race on the question of how—how race works and who pulls the strings. Like many people, I’ve spent the last few days avidly following the case of Rachel Dolezal. Dolezal, the current president of the Spokane, Washington, chapter of the NAACP, is in the […]
We have a right to demand that solidarity and intersectionality not get thrown under the bus when a famous white woman speaks publicly on injustice. Scarily, I finally have something in common with a Fox News pundit. I found Patricia Arquette’s Oscars speech last night appalling. For some different reasons, though. Arquette’s choice of words […]
