Busting the Myths of Santeria — And Their Anti-Black Origins
Cuba was the first country I visited where I was able to blend in. Despite my modest Spanish skills, as long as I kept mum, locals assumed I was Afro-Cuban, and other tourists gravitated to paler, more familiar faces for
Good South Asian Girls Don’t Have Tattoos (And That’s Why I’m Covered in Them)
My tattoos are a living ribbon connecting me to a sisterhood of “bad” or non-conforming South Asian girls who negotiate the same slippery slopes of multi-cultural identity. The first time I ever saw a woman with a tattoo was in Andrew
Marcy Cruz Shows Us How to Live Fearlessly
"My goal has always been to inspire women to be authentically themselves and live fully NOW and not 20 pounds from now." Marcy Cruz is a body-positive advocate, freelance writer and author. Cruz is on a mission to empower everyone to
Intersectional White Feminists: Why Are You Silent About DC’s Missing Girls?
Inserting the term "intersectional" into the name and description of your feminism to prove your progressive bona fides doesn't mean shit if your actions betray the theory. As writers here and here have stressed, the news that a viral meme stating that
6 Ways to Stop Low Self-Esteem in its Tracks
Low self-esteem is just a feeling. It has absolutely nothing to do with the reality of who you are and what you are capable of. Loving yourself and your body unconditionally is hard work and a continual process. Some days you