Throughout this semester, the ShoutOut! cohort has discussed a multitude of topics; ranging from gun violence to sexual assault to white patriarchy and racism in feminist circles. When I first joined the ShoutOut cohort, I didn’t know what to expect. My first assumptions were “A feminism class? At a PWI (Predominately White Institution)? It’s giving […]
Read More Reflections of a Born-Again FeministOne in four women are victims of domestic violence. Domestic violence can include physical, sexual, social, emotional, verbal, spiritual, and economic abuse where one partner tries to exert power and/or control over the other. Domestic violence can take many forms, including stalking, physical violence, sexual violence, and emotional abuse. To put this into perspective, nearly […]
Read More America’s Domestic Violence CrisisSince the 2016 election, there has been this narrative constructed that Black women “save” elections and therefore “save” our country from tyranny and ruin. Even though the Democratic nominee did not win in the 2016 presidential election, we saw Black women turn-out in record numbers with over 90% of us voting for the Democratic candidate. […]
Read More Why Black Women Can’t Always Save You: The Dangers of Georgia’s Voter Suppression LawsAfter last week’s discussion in class about white conservative feminists and how they use their power in politics to protect the patriarchy, I wanted to talk more about how this has affected the civic engagement of women of color and other marginalized groups. To further explain the point I am trying to make; I want […]
Read More The Current fight for equal Voting rightsPardon me while I fangirl a bit. But the “pulchritude” spelling, “I’m sorry to this man” saying, Millennial Queen Keke Palmer descended upon James Madison University via zoom. The Center for Multicultural Student services hosted Women’s History Month Speaker Keke Palmer on Mar. 17, 2021. And the gag is, Ms. Lauren Keyana Palmer dropped numerous […]
Read More Keke Palmer Event RecapJames Madison has been honoring the celebratory month with a series of virtual events throughout March. The first event on March 2nd, titled “Latina Leadership Experience” consisted of a women’s panel conversing on silencing gender, age, ethnicity, and cultural biases in leadership positions. “D.E.E.P. Dialogue: Human Trafficking” followed the next day, where Impact Diversity Educators […]
Read More Happy Women’s History Month from yours truly, JMUThe 2021 Grammys rewarded the three biggest awards of the year to women. Two women in particular, for the first time in Grammys history, were the first women to receive these awards.
Read More 2021 Grammys- The Women Win BigIn the wealthiest nation in the world, Black women are dying in childbirth at rates of those in poorer colonized nations. At alarming numbers, Black women are three to four times more likely to die from pregnancy related causes in comparison to white women, which has caused the overall rate of pregnancy related deaths to […]
Read More The Health Care System is Failing Black WomenIf you haven’t listened to Jazmine Sullivan’s “Heaux Tales”, truly, what are you doing sis? After listening to this beautiful album about 3,000 times, I have gathered that Heaux Tales exemplifies everything that we should embrace as feminists. This 14 track album features 8 songs and 6 tales, “Heaux Tales”, from Jazmine’s close friends. There […]
Read More Why Jazmine Sullivan’s “Heaux Tales” is a feminist masterpiece.Lets talk about it… Being a black feminist who is aware of the misogynistic racist culture vultures of the music industry, I have to admit, the representation of black women in music videos are distasteful and displeasing. Artist from every genre fail to realize their obsession of black women in their videos, shows their hyper-sexualization […]
Read More The Exploitation Of Black Women In Music Videos
