I love movies: all kinds. I majored in film technology and screenwriting as an undergraduate student; I minored in Cinema Studies. I grew up...
Voters want actors in adult films to wear condoms, but the industry is threatening to sue and shift production elsewhere. Nearly 56% of Los Angeles County voters...
Food is always a challenge on the parental grind. Whether competing with commercials that highlight the nutritional value of the latest sugary cereal (food coloring,...
By Aimee Meredith Cox, Aishah Shahidah Simmons and Tamura A. Lomax With every piece I read, I felt like a layer of my skin was...
By Shanesha Brooks-Tatum Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare. —Audre Lorde, A Burst of...
By Natalie T. J. Tindall and Markesha S. McWilliams Research in Brief Tindall, N.T.J. & McWilliams, M.S. (2011). The myth and mismatch of balance: Black...
By Shannon Gibney & Anonymous Throughout this essay, the pronoun “we” is used, in order to mark experiences shared by both authors. When the narrative...
By Marcia Allen Owens “Is that healthy?” the administrator asks, as we discuss a female student’s concerns. Meanwhile, she watches me, an untenured Black woman professor,...
By Catherine Packer-Williams and Wendi Williams Sister-Colleagues Black/African descent women professors face several challenges to health and wellness in their attempts to successfully navigate the academy. ...
By Teresa Gilliams, Ph.D. Much that is beautiful must be discarded So that we may resemble a taller Impression of ourselves –John Ashberry, “Illustration” “If...
And we continue the work of justice… The Feminist Wire Collective
Elizabeth Warren, candidate for the Senate in a highly contested race against Tea Partyer Scott Brown in Massachusetts, has faced an unprecedented type of scrutiny...
By C. Riley Snorton and Mecca Jamilah Sullivan Today marks the conclusion of the voting period, which will settle numerous electoral decisions, including various seats...
By Anonymous* I was so excited when I started receiving acceptance letters to pursue a graduate degree in Sociology. I knew that picking a graduate...
By Khahlia Sanders Is it possible to be a Black woman academic and live? I find myself asking this question every time I visit the university...
By Erica Lorraine Williams In response to Toni Cade Bambara’s classic question in The Salt Eaters, I am absolutely sure that I want to be...
By Liz A. As soon as I arrived, I was pissed that there were people standing in line outside. As I walked to my spot,...
By Traci-Ann Wint Forgive me. She fell into an abyss that had nothing to do with me – an unabashed misery paralleled by none but...