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Birth of a Black Feminist Podcast
Hosted by the High Priestess of Black Joy, Amber J. Phillips, and the King of da South, Jazmine Walker, “The Black Joy Mixtape” is a new podcast full of laughs, information, and Black feminist perspectives.
Artist at Work: Melissa Madera, Historian and Creator of the Abortion Diary Podcast
Madera’s podcast offers an intimacy and authenticity not often found in public conversations around abortion.
Coming Out and Dispelling Anti-Blackness
Though I may have critiques of the coming out model, I do think it’s important to disrupt this narrative that Black people are more homophobic, which is prevalent in media, politics, and public discourse.
What It Means to No Longer Feel Protected by Police
I grew up with the privilege of never seeing the police as a threatening institution. But within the last five years that security has all but vanished.
Moving Towards Liberation and Away from Criminalization
If quality-of-life offenses were no longer criminalized, there would be a drastic decrease in the number of people in jail, which could ultimately shut down the jail itself.
Why I’m Delaying Motherhood Now More Than Ever
When the decision to have children occurs in a Black family, thoughts of loss and death at the hands of the state often pervade their reality.
Driving while black can be life or death. Here are 4 rules for staying alive.
As a frequent traveler and black American who’s painfully aware of the many police-involved deaths of black drivers, I now have “The Talk” with my white and non-black minority friends before getting into their cars.
What Texas Can Do to Change Its Maternal Health Crisis
New research published in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology shows that my home state of Texas’ maternal mortality rate doubled between 2010 and 2012.
Everything That’s Wrong with ‘Anything’
This weekend, it was revealed that Matt Bomer, a cisgender actor best known for roles in ‘Magic Mike’ and ‘American Horror Story,’ will be playing a transgender sex worker in the upcoming film ‘Anything,’ based on a play by Timothy McNeil.