All posts tagged "Black Women"
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EMERGING FEMINISMS, What I Owe
By Brendane Tynes *”Collective Voice of the Voiceless”: Campus Violence, Resistance, and Strategies for Survival Forum Contribution* This piece was performed during a class...
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EMERGING FEMINISMS, Collective Love in the Time of Tension: On Racialized Sexual Harassment, Betrayal, and Forgiveness
By Martina “Mick” Powell *”Collective Voice of the Voiceless”: Campus Violence, Resistance, and Strategies for Survival Forum Contribution* In the final semester of my...
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“Cornrows” by Renee Simms
CORNROWS Lydia took the rat tail end of the comb and slid it over her daughter’s scalp. The hair’s thickness reminded Lydia of the blue...
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#Blacksexworkerslivesmatter: White-Washed ‘Anti-Slavery’ and the Appropriation of Black Suffering
By Robyn Maynard Claiming to be a modern-day anti-slavery ambassador is a highly profitable cause, one that is increasingly popular in Hollywood circles. Most recently, hundreds...
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“Think about your daughter!”: Motherhood and the Shaming of Sex Work
So, of course, I was bothered by the ever-so-tired (as in played out) but still so very dangerous shaming of sex work that is motivated...
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TFW Review: The Sisters Are Alright: Changing The Broken Narrative of Black Women In America
In full disclosure, I’m one of the interviewees in Tamara Winfrey Harris’ debut, The Sisters Are Alright: Changing The Broken Narrative of Black Women In...
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A poem by Amy Lukau
i always wanted to work on a cotton plantation. you know, somewhere in the deep south. close to cajun town but deeper toward the mouth...
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The Blackface politics of Rachel Dolezal
By Jasson Perez Three Days ago Kai M. Green wrote a provocative and important article titled “‘Race and Gender are not the same!’ is not a good...
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A Review of Mecca Jamilah Sullivan’s Blue Talk and Love by Sarah Mantilla Griffin
Review: Blue Talk and Love by Mecca Jamilah Sullivan “A Block Party in Blue Mood” by Sarah Mantilla Griffin We have been waiting for...
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Towards An Abolitionist Feminism
By Zillah Eisenstein As an anti-racist white feminist, I wonder if it is enough to be an “ally” in this present and “newest” moment of...
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3 poems by Tara Betts
When Racism Affecting Black Girls is Ignored “I was overwhelmed by the thought of having to be a black girl for the rest of...
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Liberated Threads: Black Women, Style, and the Global Politics of Soul
TFW celebrates Collective member Tanisha C. Ford on the publication of her new book!! — From the civil rights and Black Power era of the...
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TFW salutes Collective Member Aimee Meredith Cox on the publication of her new book: Shapeshifters
“In Shapeshifters Aimee Meredith Cox explores how young Black women in a Detroit homeless shelter contest stereotypes, critique their status as partial citizens, and negotiate...
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COLLEGE FEMINISMS: Cultural Plagiarism
By Shantel Perry Cultural appropriation is a continuing epidemic in the United States (US). Yes I said it, Black Culture (although we are not...
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TFW Associate Editor Mecca Jamilah Sullivan Publishes Blue Talk and Love
TFW congratulates Associate Editor Mecca Jamilah Sullivan, Ph.D. on the publication of her new short story collection entitled Blue Talk and Love!
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Clap Back: Why I’m Here for Amber Rose and Black Women’s Sexual Agency
By Ashleigh Shackelford After hearing Kanye West’s comments in his interview on “The Breakfast Club,” where he spoke on his prior relationship with Amber Rose, I decided...
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Selections from Sequoia Maner, Mahogany L. Browne, Veronica Golos, JP Howard, and Zanzooba Magdoos – Finalists for our Poetry Contest
The following 5 pieces were finalists for our 1st TFW Poetry Contest, judged by Evie Shockley. Please click the above link for an audio recording...
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Congratulations to TFW’s Dr. Tamura A. Lomax
TFW CONGRATULATES and CELEBRATES Co-Founder and Co-Managing Editor Dr. Tamura A. Lomax on receiving the Distinguished Ida B. Wells Award from the Black Church Studies...
