Although the day after Thanksgiving is often reduced to “capitalist consumption for the un-woke masses,” it has become a favorite family tradition of time spent with two women I love.
Author: Charmaine Lang
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?”
Milwaukee Officials: Black Youth, Single Mothers Are Not Responsible for Systemic Failings—You Are
Milwaukee has multiple problems: poverty, a school system that throws out Black children at high rates. But there’s another challenge.
Auntie Conversations: Black Women Talk Sex, Self-Care, and Illness
I really want to know what to expect, what to anticipate, and perhaps, even, what not to do as I age and grow in relationships so that I, too, can have a fulfilling and healthy partnership.
‘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.
Journey to Me: How I Came Out To Myself and Embraced All of Me
I saw her sitting in the room during a morning break at a conference. Beautiful, with big hair framing her face. I was drawn to this woman. I had, before then, never been instantly drawn to anyone, especially a woman.
“And Let Your Dreams Save You”
I felt powerless in shaping my life and was depressed. And everyday I thought about running away somewhere warm, with plenty of African heritage people, where we witness and experience liberation. This dreaming saved me.
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