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15 Activists to Follow Right Now for Some Much-Needed Hope and Empowerment

I don’t scroll mindlessly through Twitter and Facebook anymore. What I do instead is engage with the women activists who are leading our way in the battle through the darkness.

By Heather Hogan|October 3, 2018|6 Comments
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Read a F*cking Book Club: Let’s Talk About “When They Call You a Terrorist”

Let’s talk about black studies, queer studies, black queer lives, and When They Call You A Terrorist!

By Al(aina)|April 19, 2018|6 Comments
Politics + Activism

Black History Month Roundtable: Imagining Our Bright, Bold Black Queer Futures

In the second and final part of our Black History Month Roundtable series, we’re ready to look forward. We’re asking, what are our hopes for black queer futures?

By Carmen Phillips|February 19, 2018|4 Comments
Politics + Activism

Black History Month Roundtable: What Does Queering Black History Mean To You?

“For me, queering Black History Month is about making sure that future generations don’t feel the same pressure to choose between their blackness and their sexuality that I once did. It’s about leaving space to be all of yourself, at once.”

By Carmen Phillips|February 12, 2018|20 Comments
Books

Read a F*cking Book Club: We’re Reading “When They Call You A Terrorist”!

We’re gonna read Patrisse Khan-Cullors’ new memoir and it’s gonna be great!

By Al(aina)|January 16, 2018|3 Comments
Television

“Queen Sugar” Does Black Lives Matter Storytelling Right

Unlike Orange Is the New Black, Queen Sugar’s approach to Black Lives Matter storytelling works because it doesn’t resort to excessive violence or torture porn to make its point.

By Carmen Phillips|June 27, 2017|17 Comments
Politics + Activism The Resistance

PHOTOESSAY: Crossroad to Black Trans Liberation National Day of Action

Yesterday was a national day of action to protect, support, and amplify our black trans family and their voices. As you know, this intersection is at the highest risk for violence and hate from both our communities and the state.

By Molly|March 16, 2017|4 Comments
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Foolish Child #7: Can We Talk?

That’s it! That’s the year 2016!

By Dickens|October 12, 2016|3 Comments

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