Political Action

I remember when we started having more conversations about why Black women needed to be named specifically instead of always being grouped under women of color. Now, there is nothing …

There has always been somebody ready to tell women how to be women. And isn’t it something how often those instructions have come from people who weren’t the least bit …

“We are trying to help you. We are breaking gender norms.” Sam Morgan/@CrunchAlias on x.com: You are not in favour of “gender abolition”, you are in favour of gender totalitarianism. …

 I think there is something remarkable about the political and social history of Black American women that deserves much more attention. Yes, the 2026 midterms were historic, but that’s the …

What’s missing here is the understanding that girl’s sports are a handicap category, a venue for protected competition that exists to exclude advantaged people who could otherwise displace them. The …

  A girl changes her route home to avoid harassment. Another tells a doctor how much her period hurts and leaves feeling dismissed. A Black girl speaks up about how …

Back in 1993, a young wife named Lorena Bobbitt severed her husband’s male part. When Lorena went on trial, she had to disclose something she did not want to share. …

You do not have to stop feeling apprehensive before you can stand by what you said. Your voice may shake. You may need to read from a note. Dignity does …

Jim Crow was not born because Black people failed at freedom. It grew from the determination of white supremacists to restrict what Black people could accomplish with freedom. Here’s something …

Amongst Gen X, Boomers, and those blessed with more years, we have been having a conversation for a few years. About gender. When do we remember hearing that term first, …