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Justice For Ma’Khia: Abolition Blooming Rebellious

She was slain the same afternoon Chauvin has led away from the courtroom in handcuffs

5 min readApr 21, 2021

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Our Communities are Still MIA on the Epidemic of Violence Against Black Women and Girls

“Black feminists often talk about their feelings of craziness before becoming conscious of the concepts of sexual politics, patriarchal…

6 min readMar 29, 2024

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Our Communities are Still MIA on the Epidemic of Violence Against Black Women and Girls

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Holding Space for Niani: Killer Cops, Domestic Violence and the War on Black Women

On December 4th, twenty seven year-old Niani Finlayson, a mother of two young daughters, was shot and killed by L.A. County Sheriff’s…

4 min readJan 1, 2024

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Holding Space for Niani: Killer Cops, Domestic Violence and the War on Black Women

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Black Voters’ Dangerous Dance with Trump 2.0

Word to Black voters seduced by Trump — he thinks you come from sh — thole nations, is itching to deport you, and believes Black men are…

5 min readDec 13, 2023

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Black Voters’ Dangerous Dance with Trump 2.0

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“Problem Children”: Disrupting Toxic Narratives about Black Students

Imagine being a Black eight, nine or ten year old and being herded into a “special” elementary school assembly that only Black students at…

4 min readSep 20, 2023

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“Problem Children”: Disrupting Toxic Narratives about Black Students

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Books that Save Lives: The Oasis of Black Queer Young Adult Literature

In the midst of white supremacist book bans, community and school libraries have become battlegrounds and oases

7 min readAug 10, 2023

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Books that Save Lives: The Oasis of Black Queer Young Adult Literature

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Shelter from the Storm: On Epidemic Sadness and Trauma Among Girls and Queer Youth

In her book, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, published in 1861, the 19th century abolitionist and author Harriet Jacobs entitles one…

5 min readMar 3, 2023

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Shelter from the Storm: On Epidemic Sadness and Trauma Among Girls and Queer Youth

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For Tyre, who loved sunsets

For Tyre, who loved sunsets

1 min readFeb 2, 2023

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For Tyre, who loved sunsets

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Medical Apartheid in Inglewood: Justice for April Valentine

Reverence for white pregnant women, white motherhood, and the maintenance of white families are an integral part of American national…

5 min readJan 31, 2023

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Medical Apartheid in Inglewood: Justice for April Valentine

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Defining Themselves, For Themselves: Supporting Black Queer Youth Agency in Perilous Times

A few weeks ago, at a Black parent meeting hosted by my child’s high school, I encountered homophobic pushback from parents who objected to…

6 min readDec 21, 2022

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Defining Themselves, For Themselves: Supporting Black Queer Youth Agency in Perilous Times

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Sikivu Hutchinson

Sikivu Hutchinson

Writer and educator, Founder of WLP, Author of Humanists in the Hood, the novel White Nights, Black Paradise and the speculative fiction podcast Sleep Dystopias

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