Diaspora Tings
As the mother of a bicultural child,the incessant Dispora Wars on social media resonate on a personal level. In today’s post I delve into my reasons for staying out of them altogether.
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To Slay The Hydra: Colorism, Misogynoir and Grandma
In the volume of items I see online, it has become painfully clear to me that online spaces dominated by my ethnic group are rife with Misogynoir. The refrain of evil, nasty pictures, and comments Black women mostly promulgated by our community is so relentless and constant that I’ve trained myself to let such ignorance […]
Read MoreMonsters Next Door: Confronting Sexual Abuse and Internalized Misogyny
On November 18th Medium published an opinion piece on why it is problematic to continue listening to and supporting R & B singer R. Kelly. In “It Is Not Okay to Listen to Accused Serial Rapist R. Kelly” Nathan Slavik powerfully enunciates the allegations against Kelly, asking the reader to visualize the ordeal of the […]
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