Have you been following the story of 18-year-old college student, Rachel Canning, who is suing her parents, demanding that they pay for her high … [Read more...]
That Awkward Privilege: The Mixed Power Status of Black Men (reposted)
[This post was originally published 11/03/2011. There were 61 comments back then. I have not been able to figure out how to make those old comments … [Read more...]
That Awkward Umbrage, Part I: The Potential Role of White People in the Protection of Black Women
A Black woman activist recently emailed a concise opinion piece she found, on Jay-Z's new-found reluctance to use the word "bitch", to me and a couple … [Read more...]
Kathy Henry: “I Wonder What It’d Be Like to Be a White Woman, Just for a Day.”
Kathy Henry, The Black FeministaFirst of all, I would like to state that I love being a black woman. I love the beautiful brownness of my skin, … [Read more...]
That Awkward Privilege: Invisible Irony — The Mixed Power Status of Black Men
[This post has been republished so as to make Livefyre comments work. New comments can not be placed here, and there are 61 old comments here that I … [Read more...]