Lessons From Ferguson
By Tamura Lomax, Stephanie Troutman, and Heather Laine Talley One week ago, we traveled to Ferguson, Missouri, a place that has drawn the attention of the nation. Ferguson has dominated the news cycle,...
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Since Michael Brown’s murder, the Internet has been abuzz with content focusing on what white people could and should do to counter racism. Others have noted what white people should stop doing, too....
View ArticleELEMENTARY FEMINISMS: The Day I Understood My Privilege
By Shama Nathan Retrieved from: http://internationalliving.com/fund-your-life/teaching-english/ My friend and I sat on his back porch, slithering in the Caribbean heat. We sat in quietness, mostly...
View ArticleClap Back: Why I’m Here for Amber Rose and Black Women’s Sexual Agency
By Ashleigh Shackelford After hearing Kanye West’s comments in his interview on “The Breakfast Club,” where he spoke on his prior relationship with Amber Rose, I decided that I can no longer defend or...
View ArticleCOLLEGE FEMINISMS: And We Sat: Violence against the Bodies of Diversity and...
By Farrell Greenwald Brenner The ultimate connection cannot be the enemy. The ultimate connection must be the need that we find between us. It is not only who you are, in other words, but what we can...
View ArticleThe Star Studded White Savior Industrial Complex in Haiti
By Natalia Cardona Patricia Arquette’s recent remarks during the Oscars made for strong debate among feminists of color and white feminists in the U.S. Arquette stated that women, in this case white...
View ArticleCOLLEGE FEMINISMS: Cultural Plagiarism
By Shantel Perry Retrieved From: Snoron Wallpapers Cultural appropriation is a continuing epidemic in the United States (US). Yes I said it, Black Culture (although we are not the only ones) is being...
View ArticleWhite Liberals Ain’t Loyal: White Silence, Black Absence
By RaShelle R. Peck The summer of 2015 was tragic and bloody. One incident that constantly appeared in the media was the murder of Cecil the Lion in Zimbabwe, which lead to discussions around animal...
View ArticleMy Education in Racism
By PK Read I was eight the first time I took conscious note of a racial epithet. The year was 1970, the speaker was a friend of my stepfather’s, where he talked about an African-American man he...
View ArticleOur Letter of Camaraderie to Black Women and WOC: A promise from (some) white...
We all have watched When They See Us. It has galvanized us to speak/say/commit ourselves to witnessing/damning white supremacy, openly and aggressively. Ava DuVernay explodes the horrors of white...
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