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Equity at the Peril of Normativity: A Feminist Anthropological Take on Race, Marriage and Justice
By Dana-Ain Davis and Christa Craven Anthropologists take up many of the same issues as the Supreme Court–race, family and kinship, and historical inequities. The...
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Paula Cooper, Masked Racism, and Prison Education: Reflections on Neoliberalism and the Prison Industrial Complex
By j.n. salters More and more I find myself questioning the kind of democracy we live in. I have just turned on the television to...
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Abortion on Demand and Without Apology
For Every Woman In Every State The Reversal of Abortion and Birth Control Rights Must Stop Now! The following statement from the Stop Patriarchy Coalition is...
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False “Purity” Notions Can Affect Victims’ Responses to Trauma
By Matt Atkinson At a recent healing retreat for survivors of sexual assault, one woman confided that she craved every bit of the healing, friendship,...
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COLLEGE FEMINISMS: (Video) Do You Know of Any Prominent Feminists?
By Ashley Yenick Do millennials know of any famous feminists in our society? There are many feminists mentioned in this video: bell hooks, Audrey Lorde, Peggy...
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COLLEGE FEMINISMS: Finding Black Feminism: A Revelation of Black Hair
By Ravon Ruffin I recently had the opportunity to do an assignment that required me to articulate the ways in which Black Feminist Thought applies...
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Sex, Art and Beautiful Garbage: An Interview With Author Jill Di Donato
By Julie Gillis I love art and I love women. As a feminist woman and as an artist, I’ve long been fascinated with the way...
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Featured Poet: Aditi Rao
By Aditi Rao Dear Mr. Yadav, I too am an Indian Woman “Referring to the recent ‘Slut Walk’ held in the Capital, Mr. Lalu...
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Book Review: Marci Blackman's "Tradition"
By Quincy Scott Jones Town and Country: A Review of Marci Blackman’s Tradition (Water Street Press, 2013) In the most brilliant crimes stories, the detective must travel,...
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The Universe Loves You!: Dear Universe: Letters of Affirmation and Empowerment for All of Us by Yolo Akili
Did you know that my mom is a therapist? She is! And at it’s very best psychology is the science of learning how to love...
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Charles Ramsey, Viral Video, and American Self-Image
Sarah Mantilla Griffin Charles Ramsey, the hero who recently rescued Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight from a decade of captivity, has become the...
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Op Ed: An Open Letter to the Mainstream LGBT Movement
“There is no such thing as a single issue struggle because we do not live single issue lives.” – Audre Lorde Dear Mainstream LGBT Movement,...
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Introducing: Harsha Walia
Harsha Walia is a South Asian activist and writer based in Vancouver (Indigenous Coast Salish Territories) in Canada. She has been active in anti-racist, migrant justice, Indigenous...
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Introducing: Brooke Elise Axtell
Brooke Elise Axtell is an award-winning singer, songwriter, poet and performing artist from Austin, Texas. She is the Founder of SHE:Survivor Healing + Empowerment, a healing...
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Introducing: Monica Torres
Monica Torres is an English and American Studies major who concentrates in Latina/o Studies and is writing her way into a career. As a college senior...
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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...
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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...
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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...