<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Lighthouse | Black Girl Projects]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Lighthouse | Black Girl Projects’ mission is to be a revelatory, unflickering light for Black girls and young women in the southeastern U.S.]]></description><link>https://www.loveblackgirls.org/bgx</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 05:30:19 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.loveblackgirls.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Who’s ’PrEP-ared’ for Black women?]]></title><description><![CDATA[When one Black woman asked her doctor for the HIV-prevention drug PrEP she got an answer she didn’t expect. ]]></description><link>https://www.loveblackgirls.org/post/who-s-prep-ared-for-black-women</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac7a434b89f0f638e39a7a2</guid><category><![CDATA[Reproductive (In)Justice]]></category><category><![CDATA[Healthcare and Wellness]]></category><category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category><category><![CDATA[Our Bodies]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:36:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fcce72_c5e760ded52f4b1696bd4be0381f8cdd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Keturah Kendrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Pillow Talkerz" film reimagines Black queer intimacy ]]></title><description><![CDATA["Pillow Talkerz" is not simply asking audiences to watch a love story. 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Soon, they moved beyond simply observing Jackson and began learning how to interrogate it. ]]></description><link>https://www.loveblackgirls.org/post/more-than-a-summer-how-the-lighthouse-is-building-a-generation-of-black-women-who-know-how-to-lead</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab549f15166c7f45f1b5410</guid><category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mental Health]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:34:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fcce72_c25828b9f15945f1b451ed10d6e468e8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christy Perez Th.D.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[In her latest novel, “Kin,” Tayari Jones masterfully unpacks an important Southern Black archetype  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The appearance of the Black southern school teacher in a novel has a very specific meaning. ]]></description><link>https://www.loveblackgirls.org/post/in-her-latest-novel-kin-tayari-jones-masterfully-unpacks-an-important-southern-black-archetype</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab542f86e686d82873d79b7</guid><category><![CDATA[Black Aesthetic]]></category><category><![CDATA[Education and Life University]]></category><category><![CDATA[Books]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:59:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fcce72_c41b44f0a976452b9a6ddb070ae2259d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Keturah Kendrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Holds Us: 3 key takeaways from young feminist conversation circle #1  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alice Dunbar Nelson Fellow Keturah Kendrick shares her reasons to be hopeful for the fate of Gen Z feminists of color after facilitating the first conversation circle. ]]></description><link>https://www.loveblackgirls.org/post/what-holds-us-key-takeaways-from-young-feminist-conversation-circle-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab531420f6358bffa02f58b</guid><category><![CDATA[Policy and Politicians]]></category><category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:29:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fcce72_4e6f65c9a7ee462a8e0daff557263554~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Keturah Kendrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the podcast: work life balance is a myth  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charity Clay points out that a commitment to being "high performing" comes with risks. ]]></description><link>https://www.loveblackgirls.org/post/on-the-podcast-work-life-balance-is-a-myth</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab529891f93d48436e30e19</guid><category><![CDATA[Work and Labor]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:10:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fcce72_2924f3dbd800440d89e85f57a55268b8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Staff</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[“But that’s still your family”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Growing up Black in Mississippi, Shirl heard overheard different versions of the same phrase throughout her entire life. ]]></description><link>https://www.loveblackgirls.org/post/but-that-s-still-your-family</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa2fe96f448a9cd17b12b87</guid><category><![CDATA[Family, Relationships and Sex]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mental Health]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 19:41:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9557f2_7cba933dcbf445e0b392f70f51675055~mv2.gif/v1/fit/w_576,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shirl Hubbard </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the podcast: Spare a dollar for Fannie Lou Hamer? George Jackson? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Dr. Charity Clay taught in Oakland, her students would sometimes show up to class in Black Panther party gear. 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