Black Writers Are Writing, but Black Books Still Rare
There’s plenty of stirring work out there, from Angie Thomas to Toni Morrison, to the trend-setting science fiction of Octavia E. Butler...
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Margina Cohen
- 3 days ago
Michelle Obama Official Portrait Reverb
Michelle Obama Official Portrait Reverb
Adam Lynch
- 4 days ago
Drought and Climate Change Stalking Black Farmers
The stubborn drought in Louisiana and Mississippi is driving up produce prices, but Black farmers are taking hits in unexpected places...
Adam Lynch
- 7 days ago
Young Black Voters Could Change Democracy, With Effort
Undemocratic gerrymanders infest Mississippi electoral districts so thoroughly that it is nearly impossible for a House or Senate seat to...
Jeanette Miller
- Sep 16
Black Artists, Black Art | for the love…
Article Originally Published: February 9, 2022 This month, we are sharing the work of three Black women photographers whose work captures...
Kyanna Sutton
- Sep 13
Binge-worthy Shows Celebrating Women of Color
Do you crave dynamic, complex, and entertaining characters and stories focused on women of color? “Harlem,” “P-Valley,” and “Rap Sh!t”...
Perdita Patrice
- Sep 13
Men Aren’t Serious About “Protect Black Women”
Content warning: abuse, violence, misogyny All last weekend my social media feed was filled with videos about Lexus’ story about the Tabi...
Alejandra Torres
- Sep 12
A Big Texas Win: The Powerful Movement to Free Black Hair
Texas' new law, the CROWN (Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair) Act, became official on September 1, marking a...
Perdita Patrice
- Sep 11
In the Soft Life Universe Be Careful Who You Trust
A soft life. I became aware of the term on TikTok. Ever so often a Black woman talking about her desire to live a soft life would pop up...
Staff
- Sep 7
Identity Politics is Hurting Candidate Quality in Mississippi
White Republican voters in Mississippi almost always vote Republican regardless of quality. They’ll vote for a man who was Lieutenant...
Adam Lynch
- Sep 1
Black Children Increasingly Turning to Suicide
The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions says Black youth now have the fastest rising suicide rate among races. Information,...
Kamaria Swan
- Aug 31
Welcome to September!
Why is social media content such a pleasure? It’s the Black artistry for me. Someone was brilliant enough to script, act out, and record...
Adam Lynch
- Aug 25
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Cronies Delete Black Public-School Libraries
After centuries of discouraging Black people from reading, the white appointee of a white governor is overseeing a plan to remove library...
Perdita Patrice
- Aug 25
Sex and Dating at The End of The World
It’s easy to feel all is lost when it comes to finding healthy relationships.
C. Dreams
- Aug 22
Love Behind Bars
I was incarcerated in 2012 and would spend the next decade struggling for air. The prison walls enclosed me, stifling my spirit, but I...
Perdita Patrice
- Aug 1
Welcome to August: Sex and relationships are changing
August we are going to talk about sex and relationship and examine how our shifting society and culture affects things.
Perdita Patrice
- Jul 28
Anti-Capitalist Financial Planning with River Nice Part II
Nice and I dig deeper and discuss their insights on negative feelings about money and how people can change their relationship with it.
Adam Lynch
- Jul 28
High-Minority Mississippi Has Never Had More Than Four Black Supreme Court Judges
Mississippi's supreme court districts currently help white voters overpower the state's large Black population in District 1. Mississippi...
Anuradha Varanasi
- Jul 28
Decolonizing Therapy: How Traditional Therapy Can Be Counterproductive
Elisa Lacerda-Vandenborn, a Brazilian theoretical psychologist, distinctly remembers her disappointing experiences with therapy as a...
Nicole Froio
- Jul 28
Brazilian Funk and Black Joy in Brazil
Performance artist Neguebites dances to a Brazilian funk beat in the video “Ciranda” by Leo Justi and Goes. Source: YouTube. If you’ve...
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