Culture
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The Unbroken Cycle of Radical Black Feminist/Womanist Women In My Family
I often celebrate and lift up the names of two women–Audre Lorde and Toni Cade Bambara –who are not related to me by blood but...
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Meteors
to sleep all day in loving arms or call my mother and hear her say Bushra? I was thinking of you right now to...
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A Different Remembrance
I found, while thinking about the far-reaching world of the creative Black woman, that often the truest answer to a question that really matters can...
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Still Mama's Baby–The Continued Relevance of the American Grammar Book: A Prologue
I have always been awful at football. And for that, I give thanks. The first thing I want to do is to thank my mother,...
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Masculinity, the NFL, and Concussions
The defenders of the National Football League (NFL) have been busy. In the wake of the suicide of Junior Seau, on the heels of several...
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When Injured Brains Speak
By Daniel R. Morrison and Monica J. Casper Last year in TFW, we wrote about the gendered aspects of traumatic brain injury (TBI), noting stark differences between...
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TFW Forum on Women Filmmakers (Day 3)
TFW is excited to highlight the inventive work of several phenomenal women filmmakers in a three-day forum that ends today. Carmen Torres, tiona m., Aishah Shahidah Simmons,...
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Women Filmmakers Forum: Pratibha Parmar
Filmmaker Pratibha Parmar has an exemplary track record for her passionate commitment to making films with integrity and illuminating untold stories with visual flair and...
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TFW Forum on Women Filmmakers (Day 2)
TFW is excited to highlight the inventive work of several phenomenal women filmmakers in a forum that runs from Wednesday through Friday. Carmen Torres, tiona m., Aishah...
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Women Filmmakers Forum: Nev Nnaji
Nev Nnaji is the producer/director of Reflections Unheard: Black Women in Civil Rights, an upcoming feature-length documentary which focuses on the marginalization of black women...
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Women Filmmakers Forum: Aishah Shahidah Simmons
Aishah Shahidah Simmons is an AfroLez®femcentic Cultural Worker whose award-winning work has been screened extensively across North America, and in numerous countries in Europe, Africa, Asia, South America,...
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Women Filmmakers Forum: tiona.m.
tiona.m. is a multi-media artist whose mission is to make the invisible, visible and to humanize her subjects. She believes that her work as a...
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Rising Obesity Rates Prompt Call for Serious Policy Changes
In an ambitious 478-page report, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) refutes the idea that obesity is largely the result of a lack of willpower on the...
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TFW Forum on Women Filmmakers
TFW is excited to highlight the inventive work of several phenomenal women filmmakers in a forum that runs from today through Friday. Carmen Torres, tiona m.,...
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Women Filmmakers Forum: Anna Barsan
Anna Barsan is a filmmaker and media educator currently living in Brooklyn, NY. She holds a Master’s in Film and New Media from the New...
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Women Filmmakers Forum: Carmen Torres
Carmen Torres graduated from the Universidad del Cine in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and also holds a B.A. in Literature and Philosophy from Universidad de los...
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Human Flesh Pills: China to Investigate Dead Baby Capsule Claims
China will reinvestigate allegations that Chinese-made drug capsules containing powdered remains of dead babies are being smuggled into South Korea, state media reported Tuesday. Ministry of...
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Elections Around the World
Elections are happening all over the world, with some countries demanding changes from their governments while dictators in other nations reassert their control and power....