Black Feminism

For Black Women Navigating Illness, Existence and Academia.

Black women of both historic and contemporary note have fought for access and inclusion in academia, other institutional and non-institutional spaces. This work to confer humanity upon themselves despite furious attempts to deny it makes these women’s work both…

Sexual Assault: The Epidemic of Underreporting in Black America

Sexual assault is undoubtedly an epidemic in this country, with reports stating that 1 in 6 women in America has been the victim of attempted or completed rape in her lifetime (RAINN). While underreporting is an issue…

Defining Black Womanhood and Sexuality Under State Gaze

Angela Davis and Anita Hill were hypersexualized in both of their respective engagements with the State, both of which could be called political trials, in order to delegitimize their voices as well as to define and represent both in ways that would be beneficial to the…

Black Feminism Through the Lens of Janelle Monae: The Electric Lady

The work of Black Feminist Thought in the sense academic legibility enables the legitimacy of black feminism through the appropriation of subordinate groups; it manifests the importance of the narratives of ordinary black women as well as educated black…

Not All Standards Are Up to Standard: Invention of the Common Core State Standards Initiative

Coalition As A Solution to Violence

Freddie Gray’s recent death on April 19th, 2015 shows how urgent the call for coalition truly is. As rumors unfold and the mysterious story of this 25-year old Black man’s arrest and death becomes more public, it is clear that injustice was exercised. As people of color all over America…