Extending her global classroom to us, hooks made radical space possible for all the transgressive Black girls who are reading, writing… — “It is time for Sapphire to testify on her own behalf, in writing, complete with footnotes.” Regina Austin, “Sapphire Bound,” 1989. Driving L.A.’s cesspit 405 freeway one afternoon in the late eighties, a voice on the radio punched out at me like a bolt from the blue. It was high-pitched…

“You got to be delusional to take this poison.” — No, ‘Jesus’ Won’t Save You: Black Communities and Deadly Vaccine Hesitancy “You got to be delusional to take this poison.” “Let the wyt (white) folk have that. WE don’t want it.” “Only Jesus can save us [from Covid].” These were three of the choice YouTube comments left in response to…

Audre Lorde once wrote that “there is no such thing as a single issue struggle because we do not live single issue lives”. Lorde was a… — Audre Lorde once wrote that “there is no such thing as a single issue struggle because we do not live single issue lives”. Lorde was a literary badass who never held her tongue or shied away from calling out how white supremacy and Black sexism led to “scarred, broken, battered…

In her 1970’s anthology In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens, Alice Walker asks, “What did it mean for a Black woman to be an artist in our… — In her 1970’s anthology In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens, Alice Walker asks, “What did it mean for a Black woman to be an artist in our grandmother’s time…Did you have a genius of a great-great-grandmother…whose body was forced to bear children (who were more often than not sold away…

By Sikivu Hutchinson — As the Religious Right doubles down on its fascist grip on Midwestern and Southern state legislatures, the House recently passed the Equality Act, which grants historic protections to LGBTQI+ communities in the workplace, public accommodations, and public education. The Act now moves to the Senate, where it faces stiff opposition…

Back in the day, before digital video and the Internet, independent filmmaking was regarded as a “mystical realm” dominated by charmed… — Back in the day, before digital video and the Internet, independent filmmaking was regarded as a “mystical realm” dominated by charmed white boy wunderkinds and the “odd” man of color “maverick”. As independent film has exploded, so has the market for film festivals, such that there is one to fit…

By Sikivu Hutchinson — By Sikivu Hutchinson Black LGBTQI+ and Black female identified youth have some of the highest rates of sexual violence abuse in the nation, yet seldom receive culturally responsive mental health intervention, and are routinely victim-blamed/shamed and policed by law enforcement, Black churches, families, and schools. …

Coming from historically religious African American communities, Black atheists are routinely marginalized and stigmatized. Although the… — Coming from historically religious African American communities, Black atheists are routinely marginalized and stigmatized. Although the number of Black religious nones is growing, self-identified Black atheists are approximately 3% of the atheist population. …

In 1967, Black Power activist Stokely Carmichael commented, “When you see an individual white boy, you are not afraid of that individual… — In 1967, Black Power activist Stokely Carmichael commented, “When you see an individual white boy, you are not afraid of that individual white boy. What you are afraid of is the power that he represents because behind him stands the local police force, the state militia, the Army and the…