The statement T-shirt for, by, and about black folks seems to be having a renaissance.
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30 Years Later, 7 Ways A Different World Was Woke AF
The show played a major role in bringing difficult and contemporary topics to the fore, especially ones centering black women and femmes.
Artist at Work: Micah Bazant, Collaborative Designer and Illustrator
Graphic designer and illustrator Micah Bazant is an “artivist” whose work goes beyond political propaganda.
Channeling Audre: Janet Mock Opens Up About Her Memoir, Sex Work, and Being an Icon
Mock breaks the shackles that have marked the “trans memoir” genre. She is no longer offering a 101 master class on trans identity, but encouraging us all to find our unique way of being.
Trans Women Are Women. This Isn’t a Debate
If your feminism does not respect trans women in their full womanhood, it’s not truly intersectional. If you don’t advocate for the liberation of trans people, you aren’t truly invested in equality.
America the Ahistorical: Ben Carson and the Dangers of Willful Ignorance
Welcome to the latest iteration of the Culture Wars. And the 2017 edition is promising to be a doozy.
Quick Hit: Taja Lindley Releases Short Film “This Ain’t a Eulogy”
Inspired by the non-indictments of the police officers responsible for the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown, the short film draws parallels between discarded materials and the treatment of Black people in the United States.
The Backlash to Beyoncé’s Pregnancy is an Example of the Attack on Black Motherhood
Black mothers, whether they’re famous or not, always seem to be under attack.
Especially Heinous: Law & Order’s Ugly History With Abortion
“Law & Order” opens a pop cultural window into the social myths about abortion, the providers who perform them, and the women who obtain them.
Artist at Work: Maria Maria Acha-Kutscher, Feminist Visual Artist
A Peruvian artist based in Madrid, Acha-Kutscher is making visible the ways in which women worldwide have fought—and are fighting—to transform the conditions and circumstances of their communities.