Emilly Giselle Prado is a writer, community organizer, and the Director of Youth Programs at Literary Arts in Portland, Oregon with roots in the San Francisco Bay Area and Michoacán, Mexico. She is the author of youth non-fiction title, Examining Assimilation. Her debut essay collection, Funeral for Flaca, is forthcoming with Future Tense Books on […]
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It is amazing how many women I have seen that do not identify as a feminist. You know the ones. “I’m not a feminist because I don’t hate men” or “I’m not a feminist because I wear a bra and shave my legs”. So many people, of all genders, want to distance themselves from the
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The Ugly Cry is one of this year’s most talked-about books and for good reason. Renee chats with author Danielle Henderson about family, coming of age, trauma, comedy, and so much more. Then Phalin gives a brief overview of the heartwarming book The Gratitude Jar and discusses how practicing the nightly routine helped move her
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June is Audiobook Month and, while I’m always celebrating audiobooks, I thought it’d be a great time to highlight some of my favorites and some of our community’s favorites! I don’t know about you, but I’m always looking for ways to squeeze in a bit more reading time. Audiobooks are one way to do that.
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Climate change is real, and as time goes on, the climate crisis is only getting worse. In order to make lasting change, environmental activists work to not only raise awareness to the growing problems, but also to try to get lawmakers to make better decisions on environmental issues. Most of the time, these issues disproportionately
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Ready for the beach? Feeling hungry? We’ve got a double header of reviews that will be perfect for you. First Natalia reviews Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel, a book she campaigns for on the regular to fellow Feminist Book Club members and thinks should be required reading for everyone. Then Emma briefly reviews
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I have a physical copy of the album Survivor by Destiny’s Child. I bought it at a Warehouse Music, which is now a bank. The album sits on my shelf as a crystal. On May 1st of this year, Survivor turned 20 years old. The album was released two years after Writing’s on the Wall
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June is here and as a great deal of Pride events will be held virtually this year, and there are many opportunities to celebrate the Queer community. Feminist Book Club has a wealth of podcast episodes and blog posts dedicated specifically to gender identity and amplifying the work of transgender people everywhere. For example, Natalia
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My goal is to visit every Historically Black College and University (HBCU). There are 101 schools reaching through the South and much of the eastern seaboard. I had visited Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Morris Brown College, and Spelman College, all also known as the Atlanta University (AU) Center, Howard University, Xavier University, Fisk University,
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Welcome to our newest podcast contributor, Emma Ito! Emma briefly discusses three history books she wishes she had been assigned in high school by women authors. Then Renee shares four of her favorite breezy thrillers, perfect for a beach or hammock this summer. Follow and support our hosts Emma: Instagram Renee: Instagram Mentioned in this
Do you miss traveling during the pandemic? Here are a few spots that may need help with tourism and are safe to travel. People are getting vaccinated in the US. Cities are opening up. COVID rates are dropping. It seems like there is a light at the end of the tunnel for the last year.
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Home is Not a Country by Safia Elhillo is a captivating tale of a girl, Nima, torn between two worlds: the life she has and the life she wishes she could have. The more she wishes herself to become Yasmeen, the name her mother almost gave her, the more Yasmeen becomes real. Next thing you
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