Sister Citizen

Commentary on the Crooked Room: You Mad Sapphire? ...

Ever had someone declare your anger? Without your input? Well, that's because you're an angry black woman, a Sapphire to be exact. Melissa Harris-Perr...
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Commentary on the Crooked Room: Mammy, Oh Mammy, W...

In the “crooked room,” we've met the Jezebel. Now, let's meet her polar opposite: the Mammy....
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Commentary on the Crooked Room: Melissa Harris-Per...

You've heard about the "crooked room," now meet the characters posted on the walls. First up, the Jezebel....
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Commentary on the Crooked Room: Melissa Harris-Per...

Ever heard of the theory of the "crooked room?" If you haven't, maybe you have heard of Plato's Allegory of the Cave. Look around, are the images you ...
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