While Colombian media covers stories of sexualized violence in almost exploitative detail, it fails to highlight the victims’ ethnicity and race, thereby following a long tradition of obscuring who in the country is disproportionately victimized, as well as hiding the underlying structural causes that leave them most vulnerable.
Despite the unfulfilled promise of the 19th Amendment, Black women have traveled an impressive distance over the last century, and continue to exert outsize political influence.
There is no amplification that is too loud for Breonna Taylor’s cause, but if our voices aren’t cohesive, the movement becomes too diluted to continue to march at its deserved pace.
“Remember the true meaning of Juneteenth — a celebration kept alive by generations of black people.”
I’m still learning today, but these are the three most important lessons that have helped guide this learning: Question everything. Learn so you can unlearn. Ask for help.
Of the many astonishing developments to come from COVID-19, the angry assemblies of Americans in many states requesting that the government reopen the country rank high.
Young black children can perceive ourselves as unworthy, awful, and ugly. We see the racism in the world that sends these messages, and internalize it.
Johnson not only calculated the trajectory for America’s first space trip with astronaut Alan Shepard and the calculations for the first moon landing in 1969 but also overcame racism and sexism throughout her career.
These recent works by Black women historians challenge conventional narratives of the history of the United States.
WanaData Africa is a pan-African network of almost 100 female journalists and data experts.
Although media attention to the problem has waned, the harsh reality is that between 64,000 and 75,000 Black women and girls are currently missing in the U.S.
The report discovered that scripted crime television shows, which millions of viewers tune into on a regular basis, depict a false narrative about the unchecked heroism of law enforcement.
Nakate, who is the founder of the climate action groups Youth for Future Africa and the Rise Up Movement, confronted the publication on Twitter, writing, “Why did you remove me from the photo? I was part of the group!"
Actress Jo Martin will be the first black Doctor, and the second woman, in the series’ history.
Waves is rare in its willingness to present a blurred marriage of volatility and sympathy without preaching or suggesting anything to the viewer. The movie itself crashes down on the audience like a wave, putting viewers in a state of constant unrest.
In a world in which long hair is equated to femininity and beauty, Tunzi challenged patriarchal prescriptions for what an ideal beautiful woman should look like. And that decision — among her many other qualifications and great performance — earned her the crown.
As part of a new revolution, South African women are making efforts to rewrite parts of our history in a way that is reflective, inclusive, and honest about the contributions the likes of Madikizela-Mandela have made during the struggle.
Get Out succeeds so magnificently because it tackles large and complex theoretical subjects in a creative and imaginative way.
At the crux of the debate over who has the right to say the N-word without consequence is the question of ownership. When Gina Rodriguez, or anybody outside of the black community, stakes a public claim over the word, and the culture it belongs to, they rightfully court pushback from that community.
On October 12, 2019, twenty-eight-year-old Atatiana Jefferson was shot by police officer Aaron Dean in her own home. Jefferson’s murder is yet another case of unwarranted, lethal violence perpetrated by a white police officer against a black civilian.
I used to think that kids who live in nice homes and attend good schools are not supposed to feel hopeless. I thought Black students like me were always supposed to be strong and overcome whatever we encountered the way our ancestors did.
15-year-old Tanyaradzwa “Tanya” Muzinda is a motocross champion. The Zimbabwean teenager began competing in the dangerous sport at five years old with the support of her father, a former biker himself.
Black Twitter is generally known as a space for responses to cultural events and light-hearted humor. But it is also a genuinely critical space for black intellectuals and influencers, providing them a unique platform to explore the nuances of black Americans' lived experiences.
As I've grown older, the author whose words I have most often remembered, that has rescued and offered solace to my friends and me is Toni Morrison.