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After the Smoke Clears: What’s Changed, Two Years after Breonna Taylor’s Murder?

I’m disillusioned but still hopeful. It was surreal to see my birthplace of Louisville, Ky., plastered across news outlets. In March...

Where Can a Black Girl Feel Safe? Who’s to Say?

Photo by Jessica Felicio on Unsplash When my mom, aunt, and I walked into Dirt Cheap and went our separate ways, off to find deals,...

Saying Something

It seemed irresponsible not to say anything on our next staff call, but I didn’t know what to say, so I’d been vacillating. Then our...

Black Women In Politics, Pt. I | An Inelegant System

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a multi-part series that considers the extensive impact of Black women on politics in the United...

for black girls in college who have considered summer school when spring semester isn’t enuf

I remember it being the tail-end of my sophomore year in college, and I’d fallen in tremendous like with a girl and shot my shot, as they...

Black Women’s Hair, White Entitled Hands

“Is that your real hair?” is a question I’ve been asked quite often since returning natural, and it grinds my gears every time. Black...

Nothing to Say

Yesterday evening, I drove around downtown Durham, North Carolina, looking for the place where the statue had been taken down. Thanks to...

A Primer: Black August and Its Importance to Black Resistance and Survival

Pssst! I heard everyone talking about Black August, but I really don’t know what it is, it’s August 31st, and I never got around to doing...