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THE MAKING OF A NEW ANTI-RACIST FEMINIST WORKING CLASS; #Feminism4the99
Black Feminism and Black Moses, Part II
On #survivingrkelly: deconstruction, accountability, and a #networkofpredation
A Commitment to/with/for The Damned
The Time Has Come for White Women to Move Beyond Lip Service: Toward an Anti-Racist Professional Ethics for White Women’s Studies Directors
The (Un)Fair Fight for a Just Democracy
A Collective Student Response to the “Chicago Statement”
Lessons from the Damned, 2018; or Why We Cannot wait for Tenure to Insist upon our Dignity, Respect, Power, and Value
Book Release: Jezebel Unhinged: Loosing the Black Female Body in Religion and Culture
#eulogizingaretha: For the Colored Girl Who Gave Us a Rainbow When the Black Church Wasn’t Enuff (Benediction)
#eulogizingaretha: A Reflection Upon a Musical Selection: “Mary, Don’t You Weep”
#eulogizingaretha: What We Need to Say About Mother Franklin
#eulogizingaretha: The Power of Aretha Louise Franklin
#eulogizingaretha: A Rose Is Still A Rose
#eulogizingaretha: The Queen Saved My Soul
#eulogizingaretha: A Natural Black Woman: Aretha Franklin’s #BlackGirlMagic
#eulogizingaretha: Her life. Her love for us. Our love for her.
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Last Known WWI Veteran Florence Green Dies at 110
Florence Green, who died at age 110, was the last known surviving veteran of World War I. She was serving with the Women’s Royal Air...
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Liz Trotta says women are being "raped too much"
Fox News contributor Liz Trotta made headlines last Sunday when she reacted to a 64% rise in violent sexual assaults in the military by saying, “What did...
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Dick Cheney Part Of Marriage Equality Lobbying Effort In Maryland
Dick Cheney is part of a lobbying campaign to convince at least one Maryland state lawmaker to back marriage equality, the Baltimore Sun reported on Thursday. Since...
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Observations on "Austerity" from a Greek Feminist
By Sotiria Theoharis The economic “doom and gloom” in Greece is no accident, and it affects women disproportionately. Imagine being trapped by an evil financial...
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Sticks and Stones
What is the appropriate response to Die, bitch? Recently, I’ve had occasion to ponder this question and a broader cultural predicament in which all public...
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Why Roland Martin's Homophobic Tweets Shouldn't Be Ignored, Even Now
By Aishah Shahidah Simmons, Darnell L. Moore, & Kenyon Farrow Over and over again as racially-conscious, Black feminist lesbian and gay people, we find ourselves...
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Super Spectacle: Race, Gender, and the Hawking of Products
The Super Bowl is a spectacle. Whether talking about the pregame festivities, the hype, the halftime show, or the game itself, it is the embodiment...
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For Pregnant Women with Cancer, Chemo Possible
Recent medical studies suggest that pregnant women can be treated almost the same as other cancer patients are, with minimal risk to the fetus. While the...
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Remastered Tools 101 Webinar
The Remastered Tools 101 Webinar is a month-long course for visionary under-represented graduate students and emerging community accountable scholars inspired by the brilliance of Audre...
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Love Notes: From Darnell to Aimee
Dearest Aimee, So, all of us would do well to stop fighting each other for our space at the bottom, because there ain’t no more...
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Love Notes: From Aimee to Darnell
Dear Darnell, I always find myself in love or falling there. My lovers are many, most of them unknown – yet to be revealed –...
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Teenager Self-Immolates as Protests Continue
An 18-year-old Tibetan nun set herself on fire in western China in the latest protest against Beijing’s handling of the vast ethnic Tibetan regions it rules. Free...
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Nearly 50% Fall in Brides Married Below 18
The percentage of women getting married before the legal age of 18 fell by roughly 46% from 2005 to 2009. However, nearly seven in 100 women are...
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"Truth to Power:"? No Truth or Empowerment in Jason Whitlock's Tweet
By the Collective (see below) The Feminist Wire | New Black Man We come together to express our collective disappointment over Jason Whitlock’s recent tweet about Jeremy Lin. ...
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Whitney Houston Is Dead at 48
Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music‘s queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous...
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Introducing: Omar Ricks
Omar Ricks is an educator, writer, speaker, performance artist, and activist. He holds a Ph.D. in Performance Studies with a Designated Emphasis in New Media from University of California,...
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Introducing: Catherine Morrisey-Ribeiro
Catherine Morrisey-Ribeiro is a graduate student at Arizona State University studying Social Justice & Human Rights. Her interests include mental health rights, global health movements, immigration and the construction...
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LoveOverflow: A Red Reflection
“When you first realize your blood has come, smile; an honest smile, for you are about to have an intense union with your magic.” “from...