Culture
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"The Word" in Two Movements
I. hands journeyed fast in search of ground mines trying to explode desire. mind welcomed hands but they journeyed this landscape like a kleptomaniac’s in...
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Court Rules Against Bishops in One Birth Control Fight
Last Friday, a federal judge ruled against Catholic bishops in a battle over whether the group could impose its views on contraception and abortion through...
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Black Women Take Back Style: How Technology has Changed the Game
By Naomi Extra As a black girl growing up in the suburbs of New York there were three visible black female icons that I saw...
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The WealthyTarget Bangladeshi's Poor for Organs
Wealthy people are bypassing donor lists by paying off poor people in Bangladesh into selling their organs. An investigative paper, authored by anthropologist Monir Moniruzzaman, examined illegal...
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Black Feminism Be(yond): Abundance (Part 4 of Can Black Feminism Be Quantified)
(This is part four of a four part series. Read parts one, two and three.) Series Intro: “Contemporary Black feminism is the outgrowth of countless...
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Ashley/Amber: A Review
By Neima Jahromi Director Rebecca R. Rojer’s short film, Ashley/Amber focuses on a young woman named Ashley (Diane Guerrero) who receives an overwhelming amount of...
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Racial Attitudes and Opinions on Healthcare Reform
As the Supreme Court gets ready to hear a case involving the constitutionality of President Obama’s health care overhaul, social scientists are asking a disturbing...
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Rejecting the Rhetoric of the “Second Shift” and Insisting on Equity
By Sara Hosey At a recent meeting of a feminist group of which I am a member, a colleague referred to me as an example...
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Too Short and the Feminists
By Ron B. Neal What happens when a feminist, a group of feminists or feminism as an ideology engages one of the most explicitly and...
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White Picket Fences, White Innocence
By Sikivu Hutchinson Black children in America are never innocent. Innocence looks like Dick and Jane, our bright-eyed tour guides through the idyll of green...
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Pimps Tattoo Women with Barcodes in Spain
Spanish police arrested 22 suspected pimps who allegedly used violence to force women into prostitution and tattooed them with bar codes as a sign of...
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Brazil's Poor Receive Free Plastic Surgery
Brazil is the second biggest consumer of plastic surgery in the world. Cosmetic procedures have become so widespread that doctors are now offering them to...
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Native American Women Lack Access to Plan B
A report by the Native American Women’s Health Education Resource Center says women living on Native American reservations face major obstacles to accessing Plan B...
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We Be: Black Feminism and Embodiment (Part 3 of Can Black Feminism Be Quantified)
(This is the third installment of a four part series read part one and part two here.) Series Intro: “Contemporary Black feminism is the outgrowth...
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World Water Day: Clean Water Empowers Women, Girls
March 22 is World Water Day, but for many people around the world, securing safe drinking water is still not obtainable. While unsafe water effects...
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Clinton Opposes Afghan Peace That Ignores Women's Rights
Any peace deal in Afghanistan that excludes women or tries to roll back their rights is doomed to fail, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said....
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Moroccan Women Demand Reform After Rape Victim's Suicide
As women the world over gathered last week to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day, women in Morocco gathered to protest the death...
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Snow Fight
“Snow Fight” is a story about the complex relationships between joy, power and objectification in the lives of young black people and young people of...