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Ida B. Wells: A Lesson in Black Resistance

Note: The Association for the Study of African American Life and History has made this year Black History Month’s theme Black Resistance, which analyzes how Black people have historically rallied against political and societal oppression. When Ida B. Wells documented a total of 241 lynchings in Southern Horrors and The Red Record in the 1890’s it subjected …

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A Letter About Drag Shows

In light of your recent remarks voicing your emphatic concern for the well-being and safety of children everywhere, as well as your ardent plans to ensure that children in your states remain protected from trauma, I wanted to take a moment to assure you that drag queens are not traumatizing your children. 

But uncontrolled violence is.

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Read. Resist. Vote. 2022 — Week One

Love the image above? We’re bringing back our Read. Resist. Vote. shirts. Get yours now! In 2020, our Editor-in-Chief — Natalia Santana — worked with Feminist Book Club members to curate a list of progressive, female candidates to feature on this blog. Her intention was not only to spotlight kickass female candidates, but also to …

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Putting Feminist Theory into Action with Abolition

What does feminism have to do with abolition? When I think about this question, I’m reminded of an art print I came across some years back, from a social media project by writer and organizer Mariame Kaba. The poster read, simply: PRISON IS NOT FEMINIST.  According to the Sentencing Project, the number of incarcerated women …

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