black women

We Stand with Zerlina Maxwel: Commentator Flooded with Hateful Threats after Hannity Appearance

Commentator Zerlina Maxwell did a brave thing this weekend. She went on Fox News, not exactly a bastion of human rights commentary, and said that if we want to stop rape, we need to educate men on the subject, rather than putting the responsibility on women.
s.e. smith in
Issues, black women, misogyny, rape threats, death threats, media, rape culture, things I hate

Mar 11, 2013 at 3:30pm | 47 comments

race

I'm a Commercial Actress and I'm Constantly Being Told I'm Not "Black Enough"

We are a brown blur, a coded caricature painted in broad strokes where we are all “sassy” and “urban” and cannot simply clean the kitchen floor without finger-snappin’ and mouthpoppin’ at our appliances.
Pia Glenn in
Issues, race, acting, commercials, stereotypes, black women

Dec 12, 2012 at 1:00pm | 153 comments

suicide

It Happened To Me: I Called The Suicide Hotline And Was Placed On Hold

My race of women are supposed to be strong. But the truth of the matter is that black folks battle with suicide just as much as the next person. We just don’t talk about it much.
Spoken Pandora in
It Happened To Me, suicide, black women, mental illness, therapy

Dec 12, 2012 at 12:00pm | 112 comments