Black Feminism, Tyler Perry Style
A Feminist Analysis of Tyler Perry's 'For Colored Girls' Why Ntozake Shange's feminist message of gender equality, reproductive justice and sexual liberation has been seriously compromised in the...
View ArticleGina McCauley: What Would Happen If Black Women Walked Away?
Gina McCauley: What Would Happen If Black Women Walked Away? nsenga.burtonBV Money's Gina McCauley wonders aloud about forming a matriarchal society.BV Money's Gina McCauley poses a very real...
View ArticleSingle-Minded: Me, My Mother and 'For Colored Girls'
Single-Minded: Me, My Mother and 'For Colored Girls' Like mother, like daughter? Not always. Helena Andrews and her mother don't exactly agree on Tyler Perry's For Colored Girls. helena.andrewsLike...
View ArticleThe Root Interview: Beverly Guy-Sheftall on Black Feminism
Author Beverly Guy-Sheftall Talks About Black Feminism The noted Spelman College scholar and author talks to The Root about what Oprah should be doing, Michelle Obama and why the president is a...
View ArticleSingle-Minded: Takeout on Thanksgiving
Columnist Helena Andrews on Celebrating Thanksgiving Without Family These days, celebrating the holidays without family doesn't feel like striking a blow for independence. It just feels … lonely....
View ArticleDo We Need Feminism in 2011?
Beverly Guy-Sheftall: Black Feminism Is Alive in 2011 Yes, says noted feminist scholar Beverly Guy-Sheftall. From young American girls writing rappers to protest lyrics about bitches and hos, to the...
View ArticleIs Hip-Hop Feminism Alive in 2011?
Hip-Hop Feminism: Still Relevant in 2011? Joan Morgan coined the phrase back in 1999, but what does hip-hop feminism look like today? Is it Queen Latifah? Nicki Minaj? Or the 10-year-old girl calling...
View ArticleGrowing Pains of a Male Feminist
Becoming a Male Feminist: Growing Pains One young black man explains how he believes in feminist ideals but often catches himself falling short. mychal.smithOne young black man explains how he...
View ArticleWhy Losing Weight to Find Love Is Feminist
Losing Weight to Find Love Is Feminist brittney.cooperCrunk Feminist Collective columnist Brittney Cooper argues that despite her feminist values, she believes that losing weight will increase her...
View ArticleHas the 'Down A-- Chick' Changed?
The Down A-- Chick: Has She Changed? robin.boylornCrunk Feminist Collective columnist Robin Boylorn argues that the definition of hip-hop's "down a-- chick" has changed.Thanks to hip-hop songs like Ja...
View ArticleWhat's Wrong With a Mom-in-Chief?
What’s Wrong With a Mom-in-Chief? tamiwinfrey.harrisTami Winfrey Harris at Clutch Magazine tackles the backlash Michelle Obama received for her use of the phrase "mom-in-chief" in her DNC speech.The...
View ArticleWhat the 2012 Election Taught Me
What the 2012 Election Taught Me akiba.solomonPresident Obama will be in the White House for four more years, but it was a tough road, marked especially by the war on women. Colorlines columnist Akiba...
View ArticleWhere Feminism and My Choice to Work in Porn Meet
Where Feminism and My Choice to Work in Porn Meet sinnamon.loveFor one adult-film actress, sex, financial freedom and feminism aren't mutually exclusive, Sinnamon Love writes on Guernica magazine, but...
View ArticleBlack Feminists: Our Feisty History
Black Feminists: They Shaped How We See Ourselves From Sojourner Truth to Melissa Harris-Perry, they've opened doors and shaped how we see ourselves. hillary.crosley103/13/2013 - 00:26
View ArticleBlack Women Won't Be Erased Here
She Matters Column by Demetria Lucas: Black Women's Stories Told Weekly She Matters: In a new weekly column for The Root, Demetria L. Lucas tells their stories. demetria.lucasShe Matters: In a new...
View ArticleA New Way to Empower Black Women
How Feminism Failed Black Women: It's Time For a New Way to Address Our Issues Traditional feminism has failed African-American women. It's time for a new way to address our issues....
View Article15 Black Feminist Books for Everyone
Black Feminist Books: Beyond the Hashtag Conversation Solidarity may be for white women and black power for black men, but these books are for everybody. diamond.sharpSolidarity may be for white women...
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