In the last six months, five of my friends’ moms have died. My mom is 63, healthy and here, but her capacity for intimacy is incompatible with my desire to be nurtured.
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Jasmine Abdullah’s Leadership Should be Uplifted and Celebrated, Not Criminalized
A law originally created to protect Black people from vigilantes is now being used to criminalize and intimidate activists, by locking up a freedom fighter who made it her life’s work to oppose police violence and killings of Black people.
6 Women Share How Having an Abortion Impacted Their Relationships
There’s a prevalent myth that the majority of people seeking abortions are in their teens or trying to avoid parenthood, but study after study is proving that just isn’t the case.
How ‘Roots’ Reverberated in Africa
The epic miniseries, which united black and white Americans in a viewing experience that the late journalist Chuck Stone called both “an electronic orgy of white guilt” and “one of greatest emotional experiences of all time”—set off a chain of reactions in sub-Saharan Africa.
What the War on Reproductive Rights Has to do With Poverty and Race
In the United States, race and class are major factors in who can access abortion care, contraception, and maternal healthcare.
What My First Pregnancy Taught Me About Birth Justice
The medical community needs to do more to support women of color, particularly Black women, who must confront a number of hurdles in order to have a VBAC.
I Like My Unruly Eyebrows, Thank You Very Much
I’ve never had my eyebrows shaped, plucked, threaded, waxed, filled in, tinted, drawn on, or otherwise groomed. And I’m okay with that.
Meet the Haitian immigrant leading the fight for Disney workers’ rights
After years of working at Disney, she was only making $8.70 per hour. But then Destin decided to fight for higher wages.
Lemonade refreshed my spirit. I didn’t feel exploited, commodified, or powerless, bell hooks.
I’m a woman that grew up in the church and I’ve has always struggled with my spirituality. For me, Beyonce’s latest work Lemonade is theologically and spiritually freeing.
Self Care to Self Loathing and Back Again
Although I have grown to accept my body in many ways, the pressures of society and the weight of patriarchy make this a journey. A journey that has its ups and downs.