Ijeoma OluoinGENThe White Men Who Threaten Me With Their Own SuicideMy writing about race and gender has made me a target for desperate white men who don’t want to changeDec 1, 202081Dec 1, 202081
Ijeoma OluoinZORAYour Body Just Wants You to Get Through ThisFor almost two decades, I lived in a body that terrified me. That’s finally beginning to change.May 27, 202015May 27, 202015
Ijeoma OluoYour Body Just Wants To Get Through ThisWhen I was 20 years old, I found out that my blood was poisonous. I remember opening up an official-looking letter, informing me that the…May 14, 202014May 14, 202014
Ijeoma OluoThe Thing About SafetyMany of you have read about what happened to my family a few weeks ago. In the culmination of weeks of escalating abuse from white…Aug 28, 201925Aug 28, 201925
Ijeoma OluoI Don’t Feel Like CelebratingI was asked to give the keynote speech for King County’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration held today. For those who were unable to…Jan 10, 20194Jan 10, 20194
Ijeoma OluoWe women can be anything. But can we be angry?What are we going to do with this rage?Oct 5, 201825Oct 5, 201825
Ijeoma OluoWhat is it Going to Take?Justice Anthony Kennedy just announced his retirement and I’m gutted. I knew it was coming, this final “fuck you” to those of us who like…Jun 27, 201850Jun 27, 201850
Ijeoma OluoHow Non-Black People Can Talk About Kanye While Staying in their LaneAs the entirety of the internet seems to be discussing Kanye West’s most recent asshattery and all of black twitter seems to be heartily…May 2, 2018160May 2, 2018160
Ijeoma OluoOn Starbucks & Corporate Accountability For Racial BiasI’ve gotten a lot of questions from everyday people and from reporters and journalists about the recent controversy that Starbucks has…Apr 18, 201833Apr 18, 201833
Ijeoma OluoThe Anger of the White Male LieI’m reading an email from a white man. It is about 15 paragraphs of poorly written vitriol, telling me in far too many words about how…Mar 23, 2018558Mar 23, 2018558
