racism

racism

team pick

holigays

VIDEO: Franchesca Ramsey’s Comebacks Will Make Your Racist Relatives STFU This Holigay Season

Now pass the tofurkey and shut the fuck up, uncle Ned!

Carmen —

Dec 25, 2014

#blacklivesmatter

Angela Davis

politics + activism

Audre Lorde Project Hosts Vigil and Flashmob To “Free Our Sisters, Free Ourselves”

“To be clear, we are not here to change the system. We are here to SHUT IT DOWN.”

Laura Mandanas —

Dec 16, 2014

#blacklivesmatter

Daily Fix

politics + activism

Dispatches From The Millions Marches: Thousands Show Up For #BlackLivesMatter Nationwide

“While it is definitely tragic we still have to march, there is something beautiful and hopeful about the fact that I am fighting for [my mom’s] freedom as much as…

Yvonne —

Dec 15, 2014

#blacklivesmatter

cissexism

politics + activism

Rebel Girls: Police Violence Happens to Black Women, Too

This is a women’s issue because our sisters are being impacted directly, and because they’ve been harassed, beaten, raped, and killed by cops for centuries.

Carmen —

Dec 10, 2014

Daily Fix

police violence

politics + activism

No Indictment for NYPD Police Officer Who Killed Eric Garner, WTF

A Staten Island grand jury decided not to indict Daniel Pantaleo, a white police officer who choked Eric Garner to death during the summer.

Yvonne —

Dec 3, 2014

criminal justice reform

ferguson

geekery

Notes From A Queer Engineer: Tear Gas, Tool Of The Police State

“While I in no way want to distract from the important conversations going on about anti-Black racism in America, I think it’s also pertinent for us to deconstruct some of…

Laura Mandanas —

Dec 3, 2014

ferguson

michael brown

politics + activism

The QTPOC Speakeasy Reports Back from Ferguson Protests Around the World

When a grand jury failed to indict Michael Brown’s killer, protests broke out across the globe. Members of the Speakeasy, with heavy hearts and revolutionary intentions, were on the front…

The Speakeasy —

Nov 28, 2014

Daily Fix

darren wilson

politics + activism

How You Can Show Up For Ferguson

You can do more than helplessly watch the news. You can use your voice, your money and your time to help spread the message that Black Lives Matter.

Heather Hogan —

Nov 25, 2014

Daily Fix

darren wilson

politics + activism

BREAKING: No Grand Jury Indictment of Darren Wilson for Mike Brown’s Death; Protests in Ferguson & Nationwide

Tonight, the announcement came that the grand jury did not indict Darren Wilson for his shooting of Michael Brown.

Rachel —

Nov 24, 2014

Daily Fix

race

politics + activism

President of Lincoln University Slut-Shames Black Women, Incriminates Black Men, Asks for Silence Around Rape

“The other thing I want to tell you about brothers is that we will lead you to believe that you’re the best thing since sliced bread. But we’re slicing your…

Hannah Hodson —

Nov 11, 2014

Daily Fix

gay families

politics + activism

White Lesbian Couple Starts Family, Comes With Unwanted Blackness

“Wrongful birth? Breach of Warranty? This is about racism and anti-Blackness. We don’t need to avoid those phrases; we need to use them.”

gabby —

Oct 3, 2014

ferguson

personal essay

first person

Because I’m Black, Too

“That risks making a wound of my blackness. My blackness is not a wound; it is a gift I’m trying, consciously and earnestly, to understand and protect and witness.”

Chelsey —

Sep 24, 2014