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Cop allegedly sexually assaults eight Black women ...

Like many of our readers, I have been monitoring the story of the Oklahoma police officer accused of sexually assaulting eight black women. After week...
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Reader Letter: Black Woman Married to a Black Man ...

I love it when people finally “get” it. The letter… I pop in on your site from time to time and my feelings about what you are tryin...
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New Documentary on the Black Church Shines a Light...

I have to give credit where it’s due, because columnist Deborrah Cooper was the first to shine a light on how the church exploits black women an...
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And This is Why We Still Talk About Black Men On B...

People often wonder why this site sometimes discusses the relationships black men have with black women. The criticism is often, “If you’v...
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“My Name is NOT Baby,” a Rant About St...

  One day, I was standing outside of a store waiting for my dad to meet me. While I was waiting, I made a phone call to my mom. While I was on the ph...
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Sometimes the Words Don’t Fit in My Mouth...

Sometimes the words don't fit in my mouth, and so I throw them at people instead. But I've recently had to ask myself, 'Why fucking bother....?"...
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Triple Consciousness and the Black Woman

It is a strange lot to be a black woman in American society. She was brought to this country to be an unpaid worker, a concubine and a broodmare. Her ...
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Mammy, The Mule and Equally Yoked: Black Women as ...

Celebrating the myth of the Strong Black Woman has mistakenly become an aspiration and an inspiration to those in certain demographics of the Black Co...
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She’s Moving On: Race Woman No More

"As long as Black women continue to accept their subordinate status in the Black community, Black people will continue their descent into the gutter. ...
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