We don’t need Kanye to remix our liberation.
Outlet: The Root
When Will America Save Black Mothers From Dying? Never, Without Us
As awareness about rising maternal mortality rates and racial inequity in maternal health continues to grow, black people must continue to lead on black maternal health with ample financial resources to do so.
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?”
Now That We Know There’s a Maternal Mortality Crisis, How Can We Help Fix It?
“There is something that can be done. This is not the end of the story; it’s just the beginning and we have the power to shape the story.”
A (Midwestern) Black Lesbian’s Reflections on 20 Years of Being ‘Family’
We call each other family because so many of us are blacklisted by our own families, so we find our kin in the LGBTQ community. My mind was blown, my heart broke open and I found my people.
I’ll Always Love Big Poppa: How Biggie Smalls Helped Me Understand My Parents’ Deaths
People pouring into the streets, crying publicly at award shows and TV interviews, showed me that I didn’t need to cry in the closet or the bathroom. That there was nothing to be ashamed of.
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.
This Mother’s Day, Raise Your Voice for Black Maternal Health
We march because we believe that all moms and their families have the right to affordable health care. Because we believe that all moms deserve to survive pregnancy and childbirth, regardless of class or race.
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.”
Trans Women Are Women. This Isn’t a Debate
If your feminism does not respect trans women in their full womanhood, it’s not truly intersectional. If you don’t advocate for the liberation of trans people, you aren’t truly invested in equality.