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TFW Takes a Winter Break
By Tamura A. Lomax, Darnell L. Moore, and Monica J. Casper Y’all, we are tired. The Feminist Wire is successful beyond our imaginations and expectations....
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Fixing the World: A Feminist Intervention
Recently, NYU Press published 22 Ideas to Fix the World, edited by Piotr Dutkiewicz and Richard Sakwa. It’s a fine book, full of smart, engaging, and...
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TFW Attends the 34th Annual National Women’s Studies Association Conference
TFW Editorial Collective members Aishah Simmons, Tamura A. Lomax, Heidi R. Lewis, Heather Laine Talley, and Alexis Pauline Gumbs attended the 34th annual National Women’s Studies...
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Women Writers of the Diaspora with TFW Collective Member Mecca Jamilah Sullivan
.. . Join us as TFW editorial collective member Mecca Jamilah Sullivan reads at the New School for Public Engagement, as part of the Women Writers...
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Editorial: Showing Up, Speaking Up
By The Feminist Wire Collective The Brooklyn-based Brecht Forum held a panel last week entitled, “What Do We Mean When We Say Privilege, Ally &...
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UPDATE: NOW’s Love Your Body Day (Video)
TFW Collective members Tamura A. Lomax and Heidi R. Lewis participated in the first ever Love Your Body Day Google Hangout hosted by the National...
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Brenda Barton and De Fuhrer
Arizona has more than its fair share of wing-nut politicians. But Brenda Barton, a Republican legislator from Payson, takes the cake. On her Facebook page...
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Forum on Brown Feminism(s)
By Nicole Guidotti-Hernandez, Shubhra Sharma, and Sophia Villarreal-Licona DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JANUARY 1, 2014 At times, it feels like conversations about race in the U.S....
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Cheryl Clarke: A Retrofuturespective
Join Steven G. Fullwood (Schomburg Center) and TFW Collective Members, Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Mecca Jamilah Sullivan and Darnell L. Moore, on October 4, 2013. They...
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TFW in D.C. and Chicago
It’s a busy weekend for the TFW Collective! Tamura A. Lomax, Heather Laine Talley, and Monica J. Casper are at the Woodhull Sexual Freedom Summit...
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***UPDATED***Call for Submissions: TFW Forum on Disabilities, Ableism, and Disability Studies
Forum Editors: Eddie Ndopu, Heather Laine Talley, and Monica J. Casper At TFW, we aim to not only produce feminist content but to embody our...
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Wall of Shame: Vicki Marble
Yesterday, Colorado State Senator Vicki Marble linked racial disparities in poverty and health to…eating chicken and barbecue. The Republican from Fort Collins shared her views...
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Fruitvale Station: Some Reactions
OMAR RICKS I feel helpless after watching Fruitvale Station (2013, dir. Ryan Coogler). I feel like this hits too close to home. Literally. The nursery...
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Heidi R. Lewis Discusses Race & Racism on KRCC’s “Off Topic”
This month, Heidi R. Lewis was featured on the “Off Topic” radio program discussing race, racism and white privilege with Professor Kathy Giuffre and Professor Idris Goodwin....
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“We Ball Harder”: Talking About Sports, Race, Gender, and Pleasure
By Tamura A. Lomax, David J. Leonard, Darnell L. Moore, Heather Laine Talley, and Monica J. Casper A few months ago, at the exhilarating height...
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In the Aftermath of the Trial
In the wake of the George Zimmerman trial, The Feminist Wire hosted a weeklong forum featuring a variety of essays and perspectives. We felt it...
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Deadline Approaching: Call for Submissions: TFW “Love as a Radical Act” Forum
Times always seem to be especially trying for those of us committed to transnationally eradicating anti-feminist, racist, and imperialist politics both publicly and privately. Like...
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Wall of Shame: Racists
In the wake of the George Zimmerman verdict, racists have shown their true colors. We’ve seen… the white supremacy apologists, the “I’m not racist, but”...
