Category Archives: In the news and on our minds
Why Race Should Matter to Pro-Choice Activists

  As I progress with subsequent drafts of my book, I’ve been meeting with another writer for accountability and feedback….

9 of the Most Memorable Moments for Black Women in 2012

On this last day of 2012, I’m sharing the moments from throughout the year that are most memorable to me…

The Power of Male Teachers

When I heard that all the adults who died in the Sandy Hook massacre last week were women, one of…

Promoting Inner Black Beauty

  I was going over a long list of possible topics to blog about when I jumped on Twitter to…

A Victim of Everyday Violence

  The Thanksgiving holiday weekend ended in a tragedy that’s shocked many Louisville residents, again. Cheryl Williamson, 24, was shot…

The Storyteller Makes the Difference

I haven’t seen the new film, “Lincoln,” yet (and with what may be a pinched nerve making it hard to…

Pretty Biblical

Sometimes I read posts written as responses to something unusual and esoteric written online and wonder how the respondent found…

God’s Gift of Rape – The Reprise

I’ve already addressed “God’s gift of rape,” but since Indiana republican senate candidate Richard Mourdock has put the phrase back…

Where the Men Never Ended and Could Begin Again

  In her book, The End of Men, author and The Atlantic editor Hanna Rosin explores how the “mancession” and changing…

When Christianity and Feminism Don’t Get Along

The following is part of a real text conversation that took place February 2, 2012. ME: Did u know the…

Best Reads Week 8.25.2012

  Since I haven’t done this in a couple weeks, and I’ve spent several nights of the past week up…

God’s gift of rape?

The following is a real* text conversation that took place on February 24, 2012, between me and @Bill1phd, who describes…

Talking feminism on TV

UPDATE 8/25: Watch the full broadcast here. I’ve promoted this appearance like crazy on Facebook and Twitter, but somehow, I…

Best reads week 8.11.2012

A new goal for this blog is to direct you to some of the best pieces available online about issues…

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