For BIPOC, the 4th of July is a grim reminder of the ways in which America has lied to us again and again.
The Fourth of July, also known as Independence Day, ...
4:44 is a raw look into Jay-Z’s mind. He offers explanations and apologies for years of toxic behavior.
Last week, Jay-Z's 13th studio album, "4:44" was releas...
With Migos so openly homo/transphobic, one begins to realize that there is no intentionality to welcome gender and sexually variant Black folks to their party.
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There's more to who you are than meets the eye. It's time for trans women of color to stand in our passion, power, and purpose, while setting our sights on life...
Daring to Drive is a memoir with a deep message from Saudi female activists to their own countrywomen as well as the world: we are living in a repressive societ...
Jeffree Star is not the first, nor will he be the last white person to side with his own comfort and fragility rather than truly being held accountable for the ...
Prioritizing Ethnic Studies in our education curriculum is an essential step toward decolonizing and rectifying an education system that for too long has refuse...
As someone who also lost a dramatic amount of weight over a fairly short period of time, I find Gabby’s words almost revolutionary.
Like many, I first became a...
The power of Janet Mock rests in her accessibility and relatability.
Goddesses must bless Amazon’s algorithms because in late spring 2014 Janet Mock’s bounteou...
Meagan Hockaday. Yvette Smith. Alexia Christian. Yvette Henderson. Shelly Fray. Sandra Bland. Charleena Lyles. Ava Barrin.
You may have heard of some of these ...
Preston’s hope is that her historic role as Editor-in- Chief will open space for other marginalized voices.
The Wear Your Voice (WYV) team would like to ...
We’re in love watching you in love and being loved.
By Rachael Edwards
Dearest Serena,
I had to be no older than six years old when my father came home one...
What were the Stonewall Riots? And how did it impact the LGBTQ Rights movement? Here are 6 facts about the Stonewall Riots you may not know.
At 1:20 a....
Uber has created and maintained a systemic corporate culture that tolerates and maintains discrimination toward women and people of color.
By Katie Mitchell
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Not only does Matt Bomer’s portrayal of a transgender woman enable violence against trans women, it also takes away yet another job from a trans person.
TW/CW ...
Reclaiming racist stereotypes for yourself isn’t political or edgy when it harms the very people to whom you owe your basic political rights.
When it comes to ...
Videos of Black parents beating up on their children should not be entertaining. But I guess it’s easier to laugh at our own pain than to examine it.
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When consent is contingent on condom (or other-barrier) usage, to remove that barrier or fail to use it is voiding the consent. That is rape.
TW: Discussion of...
We cannot be silent when the state murders our Black women and femmes with impunity.
Charleena Lyles was murdered by the Seattle Police Department in front of ...
With Ramadan’s end comes prayers of peace, hope and fulfillment.
Ramadan is almost over and as always it’s been an extremely busy holy month for Muslims. Fasti...
What keeps other Peakies of color coming back again and again? How did other people of color navigate and negotiate the show’s overwhelming whiteness?
It was t...
Marriage does not appear to protect or empower women when they are married as children. Instead, statistics show that early marriage creates a vulnerability for...
Claws shows us how Black women deserve to explore the scope of their sexuality without scrutiny or consequence.
By Shannon Miller
It's New Year's Eve in Pal...
I am excited to talk about magick: the resistance work, not the aesthetic; the accessible, not the hierarchical; the broke bitch version, not the capitalist one...
Conspiracy theorists and super, hard-core rap fanboys could potentially have a great time with All Eyez On Me. Everyone else will have to wait on John Singleton...
The not guilty verdict that the jury came to is not only unsurprising, it was planned from the start.
By Katie Mitchell
In the most traumatic moment of her ...
I’m not guaranteed Ramadan next year – with Islamophobia increasing, I’m not even guaranteed tomorrow.
By Hafsa Quraishi
TW//Violence and murder.
Yester...
Valerie Castile’s words of anger and mourning mix into a strong potion of Black rage, one that is holy in its justification and righteous in its power.
By Devy...
Non-Black people of color, along with white people, are benefiting from and perpetuating state-sanctioned terrorism against the Black community.
The term “peop...
The future is color.
When the dominant visual media paradigm is one of hegemonic whiteness, there are a limited number of choices for women of color....
Black trauma should not be mocked or used for distorted conceptions of art.
By Rachael Edwards
Last weekend, I decided to watch the latest season of Orange is...
Outside symbolic gestures, what's changed since the Charleston Massacre? Not a damn thing.
It seems like an ironic twist of fate, a perverted prophec...
Joss Whedon’s version of the movie is entirely told through Steve Trevor’s perspective. The script reeks of the typical male gaze that is already rampant in mai...
No matter what university is taking advantage of you, there’s always a way to take advantage of it back.
By Rona K. Akbari
A month ago I received a bachelor’s...
The use of mental health or disability status to perpetuate anti-Black violence and dodge accountability is not only incredibly violent, but morally irresponsib...
Rihanna is more than just her body, her work as a fashion mogul, artist and philanthropist should be enough to shield her from sexist criticism.
By Moeima Make...
Yes, these white girls have it hard. Shocking as both shows are, I’m acutely aware that what I’m seeing is a best-case scenario.
By Aarushi Agni
Elisabeth Mos...
PTSD is just one example of the lasting impact of rape. If left undiagnosed and untreated, this mental health condition is life threatening.
By Shanon Lee
Tri...
White people step in and out of Blackness as it’s convenient for them, but this is not just something white people do, non-black people of color like Lilly Sing...
I firmly believe that one cannot utter the words Black Lives Matter and exclude Black sex workers. This is not just about police brutality anymore, it is about ...
Tinashe is misinterpreting what colorism actually means and how the power dynamics are in favor of light-skin Black women.
In an interview for The Guardian, Po...
Amber Rose will not save feminism or completely dismantle body hair negativity for good - and she doesn't have to. Her activism is powerful in the ways that it ...
Upholding interracial marriage as proof that we have overcome racism reinforces the idea that racism is primarily about individual acts of prejudice, rather tha...
The Kardashian-Jenners will keep stealing from Black women because they are never held accountable for their actions.
By Tiffanie Woods
Khloe Kardashian and K...
Hattie McDaniel's legacy goes beyond her roles, she chipped away at racism in Hollywood by simply existing and making room for herself.
If Ms. Hattie McDaniel ...
Ask Cam is not going to be a sexuality column that you're used to - it is a space where sex and intersectionality are not divided but welcomed together.
As int...
When will white people stop feeling so inadequate compared to Serena Williams?
Serena Williams literally cannot do anything without white folks (and cishet Bla...
White women's racism will cut you in the dark and then ask you why you’re bleeding.
By Rachael Edwards
It was the thick of Black History Month and I worked a...
I’ve had my ethnicities erased, fetishized or insulted and my bisexuality has been erased, fetishized or insulted. Different parts of who I am are attacked with...
