Three years later, there are still more questions than answers.
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One Of The Country’s Major Suppliers Of Police Body Cameras Has Banned Facial Recognition. But That Isn’t Enough
Axon may have tried to paint itself as doing some good by creating this ethics board, but the best thing the company could do is not exist.
‘We Must Document Ourselves Now’: The Legacy of Black Lesbian Feminist Leadership
I am most aligned with the people who force the world to be accountable for its stigma, bias, and hate. There is nothing that captures the spirit of Pride better than that.
We Dream a World: Black & Queer in Milwaukee
“How do we access joy, I wondered, if we aren’t consistently dreaming about it and making portals for its existence in our lives?”
With Amazon’s New Drone Patent, The Company’s Relationship With Surveillance Is About To Get Even More Complicated
“What we have here is a perfect marriage between law enforcement and one of the world’s biggest companies creating conditions for a society that few people want to be a part of,”
How These Southern Queer Folks Made A Pride Of Their Own
Southern Fried Queer Pride is a safe haven for Black and Brown LGBTQ+ folks — and they’re just getting started.
How I answered a call to preach in college, and abandoned it
“I believe I was called by God. My insecurity screamed so loud that I couldn’t hear it.”
No, Kamala Harris Shouldn’t Pen Monthly Op-Eds for Essence
Essence could have chosen to critically engage Kamala Harris’ campaign as way to actually support and serve black women.
Zoe Spears Is the Fourth Black Trans Woman Found Dead This Pride Month
Her friend, Ashanti Carmon, was murdered nearly three months ago in the same area.
A Black Midwesterner’s Perspective on Abortion Access, Regional Culture, and Why People Should Care About the Midwest
When reporting on the Midwest, media outlets often forget about communities subject to state violence and suppression.