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Comic: Some Black folks do Witchcraft. Get over it.

Black women face greater scrutiny than white women for being polyamorous

We need to talk about the sexual racism in HBO’s ‘Watchmen’

Medical Ableism is a Cultural and Institutional Issue, not an Individual Problem

Orlando Jones was fired from ‘American Gods’ because Black anger makes white people uncomfortable

Black and in Vietnam, my hair is not a spectacle

Why must Black heroism in fiction be continuously made of our historical injury?

‘Queen & Slim’ and what I (don’t) want from Black love stories

On Dumplings and Death- A Thanksgiving Remembrance

Black women are punished for prioritizing our mental health

How the human trafficking crisis and everyday sexual assault are connected

What Tamar Braxton’s comments about men not wanting sex reveal about compulsory (hetero)sexuality

How one online community has channeled their misogynoir into the “Save Yourself Black Men” movement

Protecting Black children should never mean re-injuring them, owning them, or denying their sexual autonomy

Looking to the Blues as record of Black folks’ loss and longing

These 2 films reveal the powerful ways Black queer women find pleasure despite heteronormative violence

Virginity and hymen myths must be challenged to protect Black teens like Deyjah Harris

Elizabeth Warren has been my Senator since 2013. I don’t recognize the woman on the campaign trail.

The Obamas keep attacking “cancel culture” because they are scared of being held accountable

The debate over whether we can enjoy Kanye West’s music is frustrating, but necessary

How the myth that all Black parents give kids “the talk” about police is used to silence resistance

I wish Black folks could mourn in our own little bubble

My parents’ storybook romance gave me unrealistic expectations for (Black) love in the digital age

Black asexuals are not unicorns, there are more of us than we know

Comic: Newsflash: Breeding isn’t unique to cisheterosexuals

Black youth suicide is increasing. We can’t wait to create space to talk about mental health

What does “home” mean for Black folks when white violence can so easily invade our dwellings?

When people defraud the world by impersonating Black womanhood

Why I no longer police my Black son’s behavior to make the world more comfortable

I don’t find PIV sex pleasurable, and that’s okay 

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