-
Poetic Justice: Drake and East African Girls
By Safy-Hallan Farah I am an East African Girl. A couple years ago, one of my friends told me that being an East African meant I’m...
-
Three Poems
By Ari Banias Some Kind of We These churchbells bong out one to another in easy conversation a pattern, a deep ringing that...
-
Confessions of an Anglo Mariachi Musician
When my partner’s father, Saul, first played for me a recording of ranchera singer Miguel Aceves Mejía, I instantly fell in love with his voice....
-
Op-Ed: Marriage Might Be the End of the Gay Community
By Jia Hui Lee In these austere times, marriage conveniently allows for managing illness and economic need within the private sphere, as required by contemporary...
-
Peeking "Behind the Kitchen Door": The Struggle for Food Justice in America's Restaurant Industry
Last month, Michelle Obama visited a Springfield, Illinois, Wal-Mart to celebrate and highlight its efforts to help Americans eat healthier. Mrs. Obama announced, “For years,...
-
Feminists We Love: Kaila Adia Story
Kaila Adia Story (Ph.D., African American Studies & Women’s Studies Temple University M.A., African American Studies Temple University; B.A. Women’s Studies DePaul University) is an associate professor...
-
COLLEGE FEMINISMS: Elementary Feminisms: Majoring in English
By Monica Torres When I sign my name, it’s Monica, not Mónica. When I order pupusas at my favorite restaurant, the waiter will give my...
-
Defense of Marriage: Racism, Family Values and the 99%
As the lead attorney for Proposition 8 trotted out the standard Christian fascist “marriage is only for procreation” party line before the Supreme Court yesterday,...
-
Darnell L. Moore helps launch Ring the Bell: One million men. One million promises.
Ring the Bell: One million men. One million promises is a movement that encourages men across the globe to make concrete, actionable promises to combat violence against women. Launch...
-
Special Report: The Commission on the Status of Women Comes to an End
By Special TFW Correspondent, Mazuba Haanyama The 57th session of the CSW has come to an end. On the 15th of March, the UN member states signed the...
-
4 Poems by Pooja Garg Singh
anatomy of a rape there are ways and ways to love a woman a 101-ways book can be found, open to page 51 ...
-
Disclosure
By David J. Malebranche His 26 year old body was calculating comfortable, sprawled over a disheveled collection of towels and sheets constituting a makeshift mattress,...
-
Introducing: Andrea Plaid
Andrea Plaid is the associate editor of the award-winning race-and-pop-culture blog Racialicious. She is also an associate producer of the renowned web series Black Folk Don’t. Her...
-
Introducing Audrey Silvestre: Special Projects Intern
Audrey Silvestre is a queer chicana feminist from Los Angeles, California. She is a fierce organizer who has also presented at several conferences by conducting workshops on...
-
Aishah Shahidah Simmons will be presenting at The Philadelphia Queer Media Activism Series
Please visit here and here for more information. Series line-up: Drag Activism Social Justice Media Making Marginal Bodies, Queer Migrations Archives, Affects, & Activism
-
Monica and Tamura on Feminist Magazine on KPFK radio 90.7 FM discussing TFW and Elementary Feminisms
Feminist Magazine is the weekly Southern California radio show with feminist perspectives.
-
The Erased Women of the Wall: Settler Feminism and the Moroccan Quarter
By Jimmy Johnson Tel Aviv University Professor Orly Lubin asks about Israeli feminism, “Should feminists struggle for the implementation of equal rights in the army...
-
Op-Ed: Putting Violence Against Women on ‘Display’
By Laura Odenthal At first glance Syria, India, and the U.S. have little in common. However, even with their potentially divisive geographic locations and ideological...
