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Monsters Among Us: On R. Kelly, Yasmine James and Unprotected Black Girls

January 26, 2019

“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” ~Audre Lorde After the premiere of Surviving R. Kelly, some folks are asking how R. Kelly has been allowed to terrorize Black girls and women for decades. You only have to look at the video of Yasmine James to know exactly how men like R. Kelly thrive despite a documented history of sexually abusing Black girls and women across the country. In the video, Yasmine is at work when a[...]

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Things That Do Not Cause Sexual Assault and What We Can Do To Stop It

September 26, 2018

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Say My Name, Say Her Name: On Beyoncé, Everything is Love and the Universal Hatred of Black Women

June 23, 2018

It happens every time Beyoncé drops an album. Or a video. Or sneezes. Whenever she makes a move, folks want to remind us that her movement don’t fix racism, sexism or bring about world peace. The interweb is filled with cries of, “I mean doing a Black Panther salute during halftime on one of the world’s largest platforms is fine but what is she doing for Black people,” and “She spent all that money on that video but do she donate her money to the Black community?” I’m not even goi[...]

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R. Kelly is a Rapist. But You Know That.

August 22, 2017

R. Kelly is a rapist. But you know that. Thing is, you often don’t even dispute it. You just counter by pointing out that white male celebrities have raped women too. As if there should be equal opportunity to rape. Because the only thing I glean from argument is that is that you feel Kelly should be allowed to continue raping freely because white male celebrities have done so. R. Kelly is a rapist. But you know that. You’re just more interested in pointing out that some of hi[...]

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Sexual Assault and Why Longer Skirts Won’t Prevent Rape. Or, Why Erykah Badu is Simply Wrong

April 18, 2016

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