Not a single person who has ever fat-shamed me has even bothered to asked me if I want to be thin. I don't.
I hate the gym. It's a traumatic space for me. Bein...
This whole public transport model is rotten to the core, and after several deaths over the years, students finally took to the street to demand their right to r...
Beyoncé addressing this post-baby body reality is an important moment.
I am not a rabid Beyoncé fan. I like Lemonade and a few more of her songs, but it would ...
Abortion doulas work to normalize the termination process from start to finish.
While most people have heard of birth doulas and generally understand their su...
To support Gunn and define his firing as a purely political issue is to ignore the intersections of race, gender, and queerness in favor of privilege.
By Steph...
Although visibility has come far in the trans and gender non-conforming community, it is important that we keep our youth in mind.
Navigating my gender identit...
For those of us who live below or at the poverty line, our 24 hours are very different from the wealthy.
You may be learning increasingly about capitalism and ...
As long as our culture refuses to hold the Depps of the world accountable, there will always be women like Heard who will be tasked with watching their abusers ...
It is clear that the cultures of Black, Brown, and Indigenous peoples are incredibly significant because of how much white people fear them.
Throughout history...
We can’t look at Patty and feel empowered by her character when she is a walking testament to everything we are told is wrong with us.
Netflix loves revenge st...
How our readers and community helped sustain our platform.
Thanks to the generosity and support of hundreds of our readers, our magazine has the funding to con...
When engaging in conversations about campus assault awareness, we cannot limit it to higher education and college campuses.
TW/CW: This essay contains extensi...
It is time for us to rebuild Black Wall Street.
This summer marks ninety seven years since Black Wall Street was destroyed. Greenwood was a community in su...
No, you can't catch AIDS.
When people think of HIV and AIDS, they think all sorts of things including death and exposure. They think of myths that have been ar...
Regardless of which network or publication you first received the news from, you likely never once heard or read the word racist.
By Ja'Loni Amor Owens
Fol...
Black women and femmes often represent perfect victims for what our abusers would say is not a crime.
By Shannon Barber
"If I didn't define myself for myself,...
Despite the ongoing trauma I've experienced and the toxic things I've had to unlearn, I wouldn't trade being Blasian for anything.
Until recently, I thought th...
There is no such art, no such glorious work of fiction, no such extraordinary performance, that excuses a real-life abuser.
By Candice Frederick
It’s been ...
My pain is real and the medical system is broken, misogynoir is more pervasive than what is generally perceived, and Black women deserve to been seen.
By Jazmi...
Body positivity, as a movement, was meant to give space to bodies that an oppressive society says are not worthy of love and acceptance.
The body positive move...
European monarchies built and waged their power upon our deaths and our blood. Within this context, how could we possibly expect them to value Blackness?
By Nn...
Trauma and mental illness do not abdicate you from responsibility for your relationships with others.
By B.B. Buchanan
Too rarely do we discuss mental health ...
"Crazy Rich Asians" promotes the ongoing systematic erasure and oppression of Singapore minorities on a global screen.
By Sangeetha Thanapal
After the trail...
White women are weaponizing their emotions and femininity to assert their power over BIPOC. This isn't new, but it is dangerous.
If you've been paying attentio...
Childish Gambino truly made a video for the white voyeurs of Black death.
by Jazmine Joyner
Childish Gambino, aka Donald Glover, has become a force to be re...
Even though we share some common lines, I don’t know what it is to live in Roxane Gay’s body.
Roxane Gay had weight loss surgery (WLS) and I have many opinion...
Masturbation, more than any other sex act, is a time to be completely selfish and all about yourself.
May is here, which means that it is finally National Mast...
This Mental Health Awareness Month, you can really honor those with mental illness by fighting for them.
It's Mental Health Awareness Month, which means that w...
Black, indigenous and women of color are not your sin-eaters, we don’t exist to endure pain for the sake of our communities.
The 1st of May marks the beginning...
Committing to self-love whispered quietly in your mind is all you need to ground yourself in the work.
Self-love is a term that's honestly gotten a bad rep. Ma...
When we invest in each other, we invest in our collective futures to rise above the oppressive systems that affect all of us.
We’ve all heard of the Mark Zucke...
What happened to Chikesia Clemons shows how dangerous it is to be a Black woman doing anything at all.
I haven’t watched the video of two white police officers...
White feminists identify so strongly with The Handmaid’s Tale because it is a show about white women in slavery.
Reproductive rights is a subject that is c...
To do justice by Asifa would be to recognize that in her tragedy lies the story of thousands of women and girls in Kashmir who have experienced the same crimes ...
This Sexual Assault Awareness month, share these resources who a friend who may benefit from them.
In the past year, more people have felt empowered to spe...
“I Feel Pretty” is mostly an exasperating attempt to appeal to all women as it blatantly marginalizes others.
by Candice Frederick
I have seen most of Amy S...
Beyoncé creates space for Blackness regardless of her audience, and it's empowering to witness.
By Jazmine Joyner
Beyoncé officially changed the game, again...
It's important to discuss Philadelphia's issues with gentrification when you talk about policing, Starbucks, and racism.
By Asia Renée
I love Starbucks. I’...
In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, here are some important self-care tips for when things become too much.
For those suffering from acute or long-term...
"A Quiet Place" celebrates disability without tokenization.
By Jazmine Joyner
I was worried before seeing “A Quiet Place”, a new horror film directed by...
Why do so many non-Black Latinx artists still make space for white supremacy?
By Ruby Mora
Singer Sabrina Claudio was recently outed on Twitter for writing ...
Frida isn’t a commodity, she was a person who fought against materialistic consumerism.
As someone who has spent almost 20 years studying the life and art of ...
There are alternatives to contacting the police, and these alternatives can be more effective than getting law enforcement involved in situations that they are ...
Problems associated with tipping are seen throughout the country.
Tipping can be a great way to earn extra income. As you may often see on social media, people...
It is the core of Restorative Justice that an offender must accept responsibility for the harm that they have caused.
By Michelle Carroll
For the past few ...
Listen to trans women who come forward and give us the resources we need to heal.
The weekend of August 24th, 2018 marks 5 years since I was raped in my do...
As a fan of "Jessica Jones" I am calling for more.
By Michelle Carroll
Spoiler Alert: This article discusses specific scenes and overarching themes in seas...
The Harts were hideous monstrosities of unbounded proportions.
Years of reported child abuse claims, including physical harm and starvation, recently cu...
Every day is “Punish a Muslim Day” for islamophobes.
By Hafsa Quraishi
Remember when aspiring model, Resham Khan, was doused in acid on her 21st birthday in...
Anger, beyond happiness, has been a driving force and a focused laser beam which has led me to some of the most cathartic moments of self-care.
The beginni...
