When You’re the Only Black Person at a Meditation Retreat
When Black folks need refuge we get prisons, hard work and death; when white folks need refuge they get rehab and meditation on a hill. by Itoro Udofia I’ve come out of a red summer. Seeing blood-stained t-shirts and another black body
How I Relearned Self-Love After Giving Birth
You have done something incredible and your life has changed forever. You deserve some time alone. by Kathy Hardess You have read every book on what you should do or eat during pregnancy. The chances are that you’ve endured endless and
But They Ain’t Messin’ With No Broke Niggas: In Defense of Scammers, Hos and Baby Mamas
What are our expectations for Black women and femmes who are denied access to financial, emotional and physical safety and sustainability within our current social systems, to find means of survival? Do we expect that Black women and femmes are
Netflix Documentary ‘Audrie and Daisy’ Goes Deep on How Justice System Fails Rape Victims
Audrie & Daisy is a must-see documentary by Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk about two recent sexual assault victims -- Audrie Pott and Daisy Coleman -- and the profound injustices visited upon these two young women, as well as survivors everywhere. This film
Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby Charged With Manslaughter in Killing of Terence Crutcher
A significant step. But we have a long way to go before we can know for certain whether we'll get justice for Terence Crutcher. Betty Shelby, the Tulsa police officer who was responsible for the shooting death of Terence Crutcher on Friday