Media Club/Media WE Love

Some of us fell in love with The Joy Luck Club before we ever saw the movie. We carried Amy Tan’s women around in our heads. Mothers. Daughters. Women trying …

Who has to report? Who needs permission? Who gets privacy? Whose feelings matter?Whose movements are recorded? Who must prove herself responsible? Who gets questioned about ordinary adult choices? Who can …

  There are many ways to hide violence. A locked door will do it. So will money, shame, family loyalty, professional prestige, religious authority, fear and a community determined not …

Fall is coming. Here are some film suggestions for when the weather keeps you indoors. Most of us learned something about controlling a story long before we knew there was …

Now streaming on Amazon Prime There is something very familiar happening around Is God Is. (The Color Purple? Eve’s Bayou? Is that you?) A Black woman creates a story about violence, …

  Control rarely begins with chains. It often begins with convincing people that their own eyes, ears, memory, and judgment cannot be trusted. History is filled with people who were …

One of the best docuseries that I have seen about “forced interaction” resulting in prolonged stalking is the Hulu docuseries Stalking Samantha: 13 Years of Terror. Samantha met Christopher Thomas …

Long before mainstream platforms embraced diverse stories, he was doing the work. Out of the trunk of his car. In beauty salons. With Black women as his first and fiercest …

  You have no business waiting for anyone to confirm that you are in danger. Believe yourself the first time.   updated from November 11 2025 Lena Baker was the …

Living in the West is not what makes a woman safe. Privacy is not modesty theater. It is part of bodily safety. It is shield. We do not give that …