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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.
Six LGBTQ+ Activists on What We Should Abolish and Legalize by 2069
50 Radical Ideas: Let’s rethink the institutions and laws that shape our world.
Mary, Mary, Suddenly Not-So-Contrary: Here’s How New Cannabis Laws Can Affect Suppliers of Color
Even as laws change in regards to marijuana, black folks still find themselves being left behind.
Don’t Get Too Excited About Chicago’s New Black Lesbian Mayor
Lori Lightfoot’s identity is being celebrated. But activists warn about her politics.
Watch Rep. Deb Haaland’s Tearful Plea Against the #TransMilitaryBan
The Congresswoman shares empathy and insight at a service policy hearing.
Just Say No Thanks to #ThanksAlabama and ‘Magical Negro’ Narratives
Black women are not the wet nurses for wanna-be woke whiteness. Our politics are not new, magical or here to serve white people.
Welcome to the Age of Trans Political Power
We are taking matters into our own hands and asserting the political power that we’ve always possessed.
A Senator Speaks Out Against Confederate Monuments… in 1910
Alone in his stand, Weldon Heyburn despised that Robert E. Lee would be memorialized with a statue in the U.S. Capitol
Meet the Supernova Women, Trailblazers for Equity in the Cannabis Industry
Although diverse communities in cannabis are growing, for black and brown women, the old adage rings true: “All the women are white, all the blacks are men, but some of us are brave.”