The realization that the public library—idealized as a democratic place of learning and sanctuary, where the life of the mind was more ostensibly important than the color of skin—was not a haven for all was not new.
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Meet the Haitian immigrant leading the fight for Disney workers’ rights
After years of working at Disney, she was only making $8.70 per hour. But then Destin decided to fight for higher wages.
‘Overworked and Underpaid’: On Organizing, Black Womanhood, and Self-Care
Awards do little when a culture of martyrdom—the discouragement to prioritize one’s own emotional and mental health—reigns in the lives of activists.
Liberating Black Lives Through Reproductive Justice
We are forced to make decisions about our families, often not always based on our hopes and visions for the future, but on the money in our pocket and whether we have access to competent healthcare. But what if we could change that?
Why Invoking Martin Luther King Jr. In Response To The Tamir Rice Verdict Misses The Point
MLK did not advocate for peaceful protest.
Finally, Someone Created a Guide to Help Protect You from Noxious Trolls
Imagine waking up to an email from a complete stranger wishing that you would be sold into the “sex trade” and “forced to give birth over and over again and then die from giving birth.”
Who is the Body Positivity Movement Leaving Behind?
If you Google body positive, most of the images show white folks — even the cartoons. When spreading the message of body positivity, we have to be sure that we are including the voices of people of color. As a fat Black woman, this piece for me is very important. When fighting against body terrorism and oppression, we have to address racism and its impact on people’s self-esteem and body image.
Fighting for Access and Justice: A Q&A With the Incoming Executive Director of the National Network of Abortion Funds
The 37-year-old Chicago native recently chatted with RH Reality Check about her work to build a broad human rights movement that lives up to its inclusive values, her unconventional professional trajectory, and the people who inspired and stoked her activism.
Self-Care and Social Justice Work
As someone who is doing social justice work, I know that I have to take care of myself in order to be able to keep going.
Navigating a ‘Crooked Room’: Reflections From Black Women on Their Experiences in Progressive Spaces
Black women do not expect much from those whose inhumane social, political, and economic interests challenge our human rights, but we do expect respect, support, and trust from our progressive allies, who supposedly are on our side.