T.I. is not an anomaly but a representative of a greater framework that dehumanizes black women.
Author: erinmalone
Why My Daughter Will Be Getting a Sex Ed Crash Course, ‘Expeditiously’
T.I. damn sure doesn’t need to be holding his daughters’ hymens hostage; it suggests it’s an acceptable approach to parenting and sex ed—and it’s nasty as hell.
How Do You Reclaim a Massacre?
Greensboro didn’t have a “shootout” and Tulsa didn’t have a “race riot.” But it took decades of work for language to catch up to history.
When The Buildings Began To Bleed
At the end of the day, their mistake was simple: they sent her body to the masjid.
What Harriet Teaches Us About Black Women’s Leadership
When I learned that Harriet, too, had been a domestic worker, I wondered if this was a clue to understanding both the ways black women lead and the ways the stories of our leadership get told.
Gospel Music Doesn’t Need Kanye’s Remixing
We don’t need Kanye to remix our liberation.
Facial recognition misclassifies transgender and non-binary people, study finds
Many have expressed concerns that facial recognition will only codify various forms of oppression and research is making that alarmingly clear.
As wildfires rage in California, governor declares statewide emergency
“They created these conditions.”
Popular health care algorithm shows bias against Black patients, study finds
It’s unlikely that this will be the last algorithm to show bias against Black patients.
2020 Candidates Want to Fund a Program Used to Surveil Muslims on Social Media
Democratic hopefuls claim the Countering Violent Extremism program can help stop white supremacist terror. But since 2014, it has been used to spy on innocent Muslims.