I had never conducted an interview before in my life. But for ShoutOut!, I decided that I wanted to showcase local feminist and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) professor Dr. Sharon Mazzarella, who has been teaching for 13 years at James Madison University. In this interview, we discuss her research in young girlhood, her […]
Read More Interview with JMU Professor Dr. MazzarellaAbolition is a movement to end systemic violence, including the interpersonal vulnerability and displacements that keep the system going…the goal is to change how we interact with each other and the planet by putting people over profits, welfare over warfare, and life over death. – Ruth Wilson Gilmore
Read More Abolish the PoliceFirst and foremost, I truly hope Breonna Taylor’s family and friends are able to have at least a bit of peace of mind and solace between all the bullshit taking place behind her case and that her soul is at peace. I wanted to start this off by addressing my hurt, but I know they […]
Read More The Recent Grief Behind Breonna Taylor’s Verdict and CaseLearn more about the book club WAKE UP on JMUs campus, creating conversations around race and identity.
Read More JMU WAKE UP: Intersections of Whiteness and IdentityThere have been a lot of first for women over the many years of our history. Let’s take some time and look back at some of the women who laid the ground work for the future.
Read More First WomenBlack women are the mothers of modern medicine. However, black mothers are dying. Dive in with me and learn more about what black women are experiencing within the field of medicine.
Read More Black Mothers MatterYes, you read it right. I was mistaken for another black girl. Unfortunately, it was an afterthought, and it took awhile to process. But I’m here now, and now I’m here to say ALL that’s on my mind. Let’s just say, I’m not sparing any feelings or holding anything back…
Read More To the White Person Who Thought I Was Another Black GirlHey friends! This post just gives a small look into the life of being a tattooed black woman.
Read More My Body, My ArtI went to a high school where I could count the number of black people in my graduating class on my hands. Leaving me to have a majority of white friends, and them having me as their token black friend. Looking back, there’s a few things I wish I would have told them.
Read More Things I Wanted My White Friends to KnowThe laws created echo the continuous struggles of women and other marginalized groups. Laws are the culmination and the realization that our patriarchal society has created from its inception. The laws that have been created by our society came into being during the revolutionary war and the subsequent creation of the Declaration of Independence. These […]
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