We must also address child sexual abuse and other forms of sexual violence in our families, our communities, and our religious, academic, political, and civic...
By Jeanann Verlee se·man·ti·cist noun a specialist in the study of linguistics and logic concerned with meaning. white priv·i·lege noun 1. making a semantic suggestion...
By Mariam Williams I tried to write this pretty, but five false starts in, I give up and state it plainly: I...
By Elisabeth J. Ferrell-Horan “Wellbutrin in my Brain” There is Wellbutrin in my brain, and I’d like to get it out. It has...
By Zillah Eisenstein I have just returned from hiking in Glacier National Park. It is a strange place to have been—during this hate-filled racist/misogynist Presidential...
In 1967, Agnes Martin left New York. She bounced around the country, landing in New Mexico where she built herself an adobe home. She would...
By Mary Cuffe Perez They will be the last of her things to be taken away. The toes still wear a grin of mud and...
By Eric Anthony Grollman Like most Black folks, I have a Black woman to thank for my existence (my mother) who, in turn, has another...
During our many long and painful conversations about this publication, we deliberately and intentionally considered the reasons why so many Black folks would choose to...
By Sharon Lin I don’t need your misogyny Your happy-go-lucky sugar sweet kisses wrought against wet skin in a tattered skin-tight bathing suit...
By Simone Kolysh TRIGGER WARNING: Graphic Violence Against Women. I don’t usually cry when I teach. If I do, it is because I am really...
By Jazlyn Andrews Have you ever felt so intrigued by a fictional character that you want to explore every facet of them until they...
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...
By Angela Kong “What’s your major?” They ask me. I pause. I always pause. I’ve never been the type to speak up in class....
By vanessa rose I’m not the girl of your dreams so please stop calling me that I’m not your pin-up fantasy Why is that the...
By Jade Pearl Frost When I first stepped foot onto Colorado College’s campus as a freshman, I was amazed by the beautiful landscape, the friendly...
By Dorie Holst A favorite quote of mine is (mis)attributed to national treasure Betty White, “Why do people say ‘grow some balls’ ? Balls are...
By Sarena Tien “It’s her fault that she got rained on” is tantamount to saying, “It’s her fault that she got raped.” Why? Look...