We may have gained unprecedented political power, literary accolades, and foundation that truly matches our skin tones, but we’re still at the bottom of too many health indicators and ladders to mobility to call 2017 a win.
Author: Idas
I Turned My Back on Omarosa Once. And I’m Doing It Again.
Feeling this way about another Black woman is hard. But I can’t stand behind her when she stood beside a president who encourages violence against Black communities.
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.
One in Four Women Have Abortions. Why Don’t We Talk About It?
Everyone loves someone who has had an abortion. And if you think you don’t, they just haven’t shared their story with you yet.
Project Teenbirth and the Importance of Unconditional Support: A Q&A With Birth Advocate Melinda Morales
Our mindset with young pregnant and parenting people has to be uplifting, strong, sincere and genuine.
Remembering Chyna Gibson on #TDOR: Conversation with Tammie Lewis
It’s rare that we hear from the parents of slain Black trans women, especially ones that affirm and respect their identities. Ms. Tammie gives us a glimpse of what the parents of transgender folks should all be like — unconditionally loving and unrelentingly supportive.
Ten Ways to ‘Keep the Public Health’ in Public Health
I know that if equity is not an instinct yet among public health professionals, then a framework that ensures it must be.
How can I eat local when winter vegetables are so sad?
Virtuous eating dictates that I stick with produce grown within a certain radius from my house. But I just can’t get excited about root vegetables.
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.
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.