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1 in 5 Female College Students Experience Sexual Assault

According to a report in the Journal of American College Health, one in five young women have experienced attempted or completed sexual assault while a student. Horrific. What can be done to transform the sexually violent culture of so many college campuses?

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REPORT: Black Females Are Fastest Growing Segment of Juvenile Justice Population

According to a recent report, black females represent the fastest growing segment of the juvenile justice population. The author of the report, Monique Morris, argues that it is extremely important that we expand the ‘school-to-prison pipeline” conversation to include black girls.

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June 27, 2012 at 9:58am

By BYP

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Topics: black women, entertainment, Hollywood, Media, Patriarchy, stereotypes, Television, Women

Will You Watch “Real Mistresses of Atlanta”?

By now you’ve probably heard of (and hated) Basketball Wives and Love and Hip Hop, but are you ready for “Real Mistresses of Atlanta?” Have they finally gone too far?

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September 30, 2011 at 8:37am

By Fallon

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Topics: basketball, Basketball Wives, black feminism, Black girls, Colorism, Fame, Hollywood, Identity Politics, NBA, Patriarchy, racism

“I am the Baddest Bitch” LA Basketball Wives: Colorism, Draya vs. Laura, and Overall Worthlessness

So, I will admit I watch Basketball Wives. Yes, I do. However, I think I have to draw the line at LA Basketball Wives. It’s too much. In particular, it’s the colorism of the show that is the most glaring issue for me. On the very first episode, all the light-skinned women (i.e. Gloria Govan, [...]

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September 23, 2011 at 8:50am

By Fallon

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Topics: Black Boys, Black Family, black feminism, Black girls, Black Men, Girls, Men, Patriarchy, Self-Production, Self-Reflection, Sexism, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, The Game, Violence, Violence Against Women, Women, Working Class

I Know Why Black Men act the Way they Act: Peter Pan Syndrome!!

As I walked home yesterday from the market with my several bags of groceries and my godson in toe being harassed by young black men who probably could be my nephews, I finally understood why many Black men act the way they do. Why they are completely impervious to emotions. Why they can sleep with [...]

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September 9, 2011 at 8:45am

By Fallon

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Topics: Abortion, Black Boys, black feminism, Black girls, capitalism, Patriarchy, Toni Cade Bambara, Urban Education, Violence, Violence Against Women, Welfare, Women, Working Class

Follow Up to Chapter’s EBT Video: Why Single Black Women Have Babies

As a follow-up to The Viral Video, EBT: We Have Failed You Chapter…An Open Letter, I want to talk about a comment that I received frequently about Chapter’s character in the EBT video. Many people have emailed me saying that they agree with my blog, but that they also know black women who do those [...]

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July 5, 2011 at 3:11pm

By Justin L. Hill

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Topics: Abortion, American Values, Anti-Black Racist Structures, Black Identity, Black Politics, Class Privilege, Daughter, Family, Gender, Girls, Patriarchy, Poverty, race, racism, Sexism, Single Black Women, Working Class

Black Women: Baby Makers or Baby Killers?

According to Clenard Childress, “the most dangerous place for an African American to be is in the womb of their African American mother.” From claims of being the least attractive women in the world (Satoshi Kanazawa’s study), to schizophrenically being viewed as both “irresponsible baby makers” and unrepentant “baby killers,” Black women find their roles [...]

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June 17, 2011 at 8:54am

By Fallon

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Topics: Community, Fathers, Forgiveness, Patriarchy, Sexism, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, Spirit, Violence Against Women

“Ooh, I’m gonna tell My Daddy what you did”: My Father my Imagined Black Superhero, The Black Texan

What happened this week that made me imagine my father a superhero: This week, I went to the doctor to check on my blood pressure. A couple of weeks ago it was a tad bit above the normal rate and so my doctor wanted to monitor it. So, I scheduled an appointment to come in [...]

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May 31, 2011 at 2:00pm

By Justin L. Hill

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Topics: Black Boys, Black girls, Black Identity, Class Privilege, Gender, Identity Politics, LGBTQ, Men, Mothers, Patriarchy, Poverty, race, racism, Sexism, Sexuality, White Privilege, Youth

Yo Momma in Black FACE: As seen by certain White Gays

Do you think of your momma or grandma as an “inarticulate black welfare mother with 19 children?” If not you might be surprised to learn that certain–largely white–gays are paying big bucks to have one of their own dress up in drag and black-face as Shirley Q. Liquor, to be the MAMMY they never had [...]

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May 13, 2011 at 8:54am

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The Stank Eye Woman Syndrome and how Black Male Privilege is to Blame: Are Black Men Really Ignorant of how they “Compartmentalize” their “Female Friends”?

So, in the traditional way in which black people begin their stories, “What had happened was . . .” I attended this event where one of my best male friends was hosting. Upon arriving my best male friend comes and says, pejoratively and with great amusement, “Your friend is over there,” hinting to a black [...]

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