Category: Art
They Loved the Style, Not the Black Woman: Esther Jones and the Betty Boop Lesson
updated from 11/1/23
Exploitation is a handthat smile [...]
When Black Women Speak About Violence, Too Many People Attack the Voice Instead of the Harm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsk8VmR4KCA There is something v [...]
We Don’t Close Doors Around Here: When Womenâs Privacy Becomes Negotiable, Women Are in Danger (w/affirmations)
Living in the West is not what makes a woman safe. Privacy is not [...]
Maleness Is Portable Power: 20 Reasons Women Are Still Asked to Move Over
updated from June 22, 2025
Nina Simone's song, âFour Wome [...]
đ€đ° Money, Respect & the Womanâs Mic: Black Womenâs Songs About Money, Power, and Respect
updated from April 2025
"We're supposed to pretend that if we are "go [...]
Black Truth-Telling on Violence Was Never the Problem
"I've never seen or heard of anything like this!"
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Why Forgetting the Wisdom of Elders Weakens Movements â And How Honoring Them Strengthens the Future
 âA river that forgets its source will soon run dry.ââ African proverb [...]
Gratitude to Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon
updated from February 1, 2025
Music is healing.
Music is [...]
Misogyny Is Not a Virtue: When Harmful Attitudes Are Framed as âValuesâ
"Equality and kindness" do not require or justify
the abolition of w [...]
Black History Month Means Honoring the Humanity of the Women Who Loved Us Here (Musical Playlist Included)
 updated from 2/2/ 2025 Without Black women, the miracl [...]