women of color Archives

#blacklivesmatter

criminal justice reform

On the Front Lines: Alternative Forms of Protesting Police Violence

Alternative forms of protest are necessary to make activism accessible. Sometimes, they’re even more effective at creating change than a permitted march.

Hannah Hodson —

Jun 23, 2020

family

fullscreen

visual art

One American Goes to See “30 Americans”

“And I thought how interesting is it that America can be this dark star, death star, and also at the same time this incredible shining light.”

Aisha —

Jun 12, 2020

martin luther king day

No Justice No Pride

politics + activism

A Black, Queer Reflection on The Civil Rights Movement and the Unfinished Project of Freedom

The work of civil rights history is queer and feminist. It’s also a hard, rough, incomplete project.

Carmen Phillips —

Jun 4, 2020

#blacklivesmatter

#longreads

politics + activism

#BlackLivesMatter: A Longform Reading List

Fifty years of words I liked reading and you will too! Authors include James Baldwin, bell hooks, Kiese Laymon, Roxane Gay, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Toni Morrison, Bayard Rustin and Dr. Brittany…

Riese —

Jun 3, 2020

the speakeasy

women of color

coming out

The Lunar New Year Coming Out Letter I’ll Never Send To My Mom

I’m not coming out to you as a lesbian, umma, I’m coming out as your daughter. I’m tired of being a stranger to you and I’m tired of tripping over…

Renea Baek Goddard —

Jan 27, 2020

martin luther king day

the resistance

politics + activism

Martin Luther King Day Roundtable: What’s In Your Black Justice Toolkit?

Black justice is not the sole responsibility of only black people. We’re asking: What does black liberation look like for you, and what are you prepared to do to get…

The Speakeasy —

Jan 20, 2020

asia

college lesbianage

first person

Curls That Dance Under Any Light: Rediscovering My Queer Hair in India

I’m not sure I am any of the things that the aunties here tell me I am: Good. Hindu. Girl. I’m not sure about a lot of things these days.…

Ananya Kumar-Banerjee —

Jan 16, 2020

#affiliatemarketing

holiday gift guide

lgbtq+ businesses

Holigay Gift Guide: Support These POC Indie Designers in 2019!

Whatever your feelings about consumerism and capitalism, we think that you’ll agree — it would be great if some of those funds found their way into people of color owned…

The Speakeasy —

Nov 29, 2019

alice walker

beyonce

astrology, tarot & witchcraft

Black American Gothic: A Southern Herstory of Black Magic Women

For many black Americans, the South holds a bittersweet place in our heart; as much home as sorrow, as much ghostly as ancestral. Detangling our history is harder than detangling…

Krista White —

Oct 30, 2019

charmed

women of color