Presence with the Struggle, Our Legacy and with MeI currently exist in a painful struggle. Racial trauma and fatigue have been here, but combined with a pandemic, this is something else…Jun 28, 2020Jun 28, 2020
How You Can Support Iyanna Dior & Black Trans WomenThe murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police was the catalyst that set off a storm of global protests against police brutality and…Jun 12, 2020Jun 12, 2020
Justice Without Us Is Not Justice For Us“Non-Black activists are not listening to Black voices and it is killing us.” — Jamila Mitchell, Black Youth ProjectSep 2, 2018Sep 2, 2018
The Small Spaces that Love us Back: Black Motherhood and our HumanityI was thinking recently how sometimes, our children may be the only ones in the world who truly, see, feel, understand and respond to our…Jul 25, 20182Jul 25, 20182
Weaponized Stories and Migrant Vulnerability — How Criminalization and Stereotypes are Used to…Note: links with * next to them are sources that include action stepsJun 18, 20181Jun 18, 20181
PAY YOUR TEACHERSHow to Compensate Black Women and Femmes on Social Media for Their Emotional LaborFeb 27, 20181Feb 27, 20181
How “Black Panther” Tackles the Political Erasure of Black Radical Women and 4 Ways You Can Too“(We see) how much more effective a society can be if we allow women to explore their full potential.” — Lupita Nyong’oFeb 20, 2018Feb 20, 2018
YOU’RE WELCOME, NOW ELECT US: 4 Ways to Support Black Women in Politics“It’s one thing to acknowledge the centrality of African-American women as the wheels of our political moment, it’s another to put them in…Feb 12, 20181Feb 12, 20181
If You’re Not White, You’re Not Safe: The Importance of Building POC & Immigrant SolidarityThe current immigration debate over Dreamers, African and Caribbean emigrants, and undocumented persons is basically the eye of a white…Jan 24, 20182Jan 24, 20182
Decolonizing Recovery: 4 Ways to Help Puerto Rico Rebuild after MariaA typical response by the U.S. after a natural disaster is to declare a state of emergency, divert funds to help in recovery, and to…Nov 12, 20172Nov 12, 20172
Our Communities Displaced: 4 Ways to Fight Back Against Climate Based Gentrification after Harvey…It’s a horror story that has unfortunately become all too familiar: the hurricanes, the floods, the lives destroyed, and even deaths. As…Sep 27, 2017Sep 27, 2017
Surviving Disasters: 4 Ways to Help Women of Color Recover after Harvey and IrmaClimate change is not only real, it impacts communities in nearly every part of the country. However, because low-income people of color…Sep 13, 2017Sep 13, 2017
The Whiteness Break — Focusing on Ourselves, Solidarity, Healing and TrustSomething has happened. A snap. A Break. A tectonic shift. We have passed a tipping point and there is no turning back.Sep 2, 20172Sep 2, 20172
Back to School: A Survival Guide For Teachers Of ColorA recent study found that students of all racial backgrounds prefer teachers of color. Another found that Black educators are better able…Aug 31, 20171Aug 31, 20171
Published inExtra NewsfeedCHARLOTTESVILLE: WHITE TERROR DEMANDS WHITE ACTIONWhite supremacy is killing us. Literally. And white people need to wake the fuck up.Aug 15, 2017Aug 15, 2017
Nothing left to feel — On being WELL past getting surprised by the obviousThis week whiteness, white supremacy, misogyny, xenophobia and nativism kept on going. Charlotteville, VA — google — immigrant “merit”…Aug 13, 20171Aug 13, 20171
Keeping Our Families Together: 6 Ways to Fight Back Against Trump’s War on Latinx ImmigrantsImagine a government that kidnaps, tortures, rapes, and kills. Now imagine one that forces people into slavery. These horrors sound like…Aug 8, 20171Aug 8, 20171