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A Letter to Mis(s)-Education*
“Darnell, you can’t write.” I was an eighth-grade student at Morgan Village Middle School in Camden, New Jersey, when you, my Language Arts instructor, reprimanded...
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Antiblack Geographies, or What the Charlotte YMCA and the Confederate Military Have in Common
Did you know that Charlotte’s Central City Dowd YMCA is on the same site as the Confederacy’s North Carolina Military Institute? This does not imply...
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Patrisse Cullors' "Stained": A Review
By Kima Jones Patrisse Cullors, a multi-faceted performance artist, shared her installation piece, “Stained,” Saturday night at Highways Performance Space and Gallery in Santa Monica,...
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South Sudan Faces Severe Health Care Gap
South Sudan is the world’s newest nation, and celebrated its first birthday on Monday, July 10th. The health of its people is in sharp contrast...
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Coming Out or Inviting In?: Part II
Part II Recently, increased attention has been given to the notion of “coming out,” the public disclosure of one’s sexual identity. Many people are especially...
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The Heart of SB 1070: Racial Profiling
By C. Alejandra Elenes On Monday, June 25, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling on the constitutionality of Arizona’s anti-immigration law, SB 1070....
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Part 1: Natasha Trethewey, Time Travel, and Telekinesis
This is part one of a three-part series celebrating the crucial lessons of the poetic body of work of United States Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey....
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Are women occupying new movements?
At the recently concluded OpenForum, held in Cape Town South Africa, I was asked to speak to the question of whether ‘women are occupying new...
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Palm Wine! The Birth Of A Movement
By Osazeme O, founding member of Palm Wine When discussing LGBTQ human rights on the African continent, the argument typically falls somewhere along the spectrum of...
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Migrant Kidnappings Frequent Along US/Mexico Border
The kidnapping of migrants who travel through Mexico on their way to the United States has become a “systematic and generalized” practice by organized crime...
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Reflections on the Palestinian Hunger Strike and Our Collective Liberation
By Lisa Weiner-Mahfuz Hunger strikes have historically been used as a form of non-violent civil disobedience and protest. Liberation movements in the United States protesting...
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My Mother’s Body of Work
When I was eleven years old the Dance Theatre of Harlem came for the first time to Cincinnati, my hometown. Weeks leading up to the...
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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....
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Ex-Liberia President Charles Taylor Guilty of War Crimes
In a historic ruling, a U.N.-backed court on Thursday convicted ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor of war crimes during a conflict that left 50,000 dead. Taylor, 64,...
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Mortality Rates Still Too High for World's Teens
It’s known as the “youth bulge” – a decrease in child mortality rates leading to the largest generation of adolescents in history: 1.2 billion to...