Taryn Lee Crenshaw is a visionary documentary filmmaker/photographer who transformed her realm of thinking after moving to Atlanta, GA to attend Spelman College. It was there, within the Women’s Research and Resource Center, where she embraced activism fully and...
[dropcap1 variation=”purple”]M[/dropcap1]y Grandmother loves to give me self-care tips. Her basic premise is that the only person who can take care of you the right way is you; you can’t wait on your mama, daddy, sister, brother or grandmother to do it for...
Historically Black Colleges were founded in the early 20th Century to educate, support and empower the Black community during a time when education was legally, socially, and financially exclusive and unequal. Within these institutions, as a way of further empowering...
Last week, Huffington Post’s article, ‘Queen Latifah Says She Did Not Come Out At Long Beach Pride Festival’ confirmed that although Queen Latifah performed at Pride and affirmed the crowd with messages of love, she in fact never revealed her sexual preference. Prior...
For my 34th birthday, I gathered with a small group of queer friends of various national backgrounds and cultures, including a straight Lebanese gentleman whom I felt an instant connection with because he pronounced my name right. As we sipped on our drinks, enjoying...
