A perspective on the angry black woman stereotype
It is a cold and cruel world out here for outspoken and opinionated black women with strong presences. If you let your blood pressure rise one bit, all...
The myth of Planned Parenthood and black genocide
This summer I had the pleasure of canvassing for Planned Parenthood in Philadelphia. During that time, I was often told by my fellow black folk...
Where the American justice system fails
Lezley McSpadden, the mother of Michael Brown who was viciously murdered by a cowardly Ferguson, Missouri police officer in 2014, was on campus to discuss the Catholic...
End demonization of Malcolm X and the Black Panther Party
Oftentimes Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. are taught almost as opposing forces. There are undertones that MLK's protests methods are the...
The importance of black people in sci-fi and fantasy
I am a professed comic book nerd as well as a lover of all things science fiction and fantasy. Growing up, I read “The Lord of the Rings,” “The...
...And you might learn something
Recently on two separate occasions, I had my boyfriend and best friend, who are both black, voice that they felt their white group members in class were not listening to...
A black girl's experience with hair
“Don’t touch my hair when it’s the feelings I wear... Don’t touch my crown, they say the vision I’ve found. Don’t touch what’s there, when it’s the feelings...
Why can musicians get away with abuse?
James Brown, John Lennon, XXXTentacion, Ike Turner, Dr. Dre, Tupac Shakur, Elvis Presley and R. Kelly. What do all these people have in common? Musical merits for...
Kanye West's fall from grace
“I miss the old Kanye, straight from the Go Kanye, chop up the soul Kanye, set on his goals Kanye. I hate the new Kanye, the bad mood Kanye. The always rude Kanye, spaz in...
Why I want to be Rihanna when I grow up
My life was forever changed in 2005 when a young woman from the small island of Barbados named Robyn Rihanna Fenty (or as many may know her, Rihanna) stepped onto...
Bringing attention to the struggles of Native Women
Oct. 14 marked what some may call Columbus Day. However, I prefer to call it Indigenous Peoples Day, as more people are starting to do.
Calling this...
Why some Halloween costumes are offensive
It is not uncommon for me to scroll down my Twitter feed every mid-to-late October and squint in distaste at my phone screen. Nine times out of 10, it is because...
