As the #MeToo movement has gained traction in the mainstream media after its birth mainly on social media like Twitter, several complications have developed – especially as the movement has gained popularity and left many Black women on the sidelines. Black women’s voices have been integral to the success of…
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I Was Born With A Broken Heart
I Was Born With A Broken Heart I often wonder what my life would be like or what type of person I would of become had I grown up with my father in my life. I didn’t learn who my dad was until a few years ago thanks to a…

#BlackGirlsMatter: Stop Choosing Pop Culture Over Black Women and Children
In a time when sociopolitical climates are supposed to be progressive and forward-thinking, it remains stagnant, if not regressive on an express track to a complete disregard for Black women. The premiere of the six-hour docu-series “Surviving R. Kelly” has been eye-opening in just how little support and protection Black…

Dangerous Lee Sponsors Documentary That’s Taking The Scope of #MeToo to #Me2.0: The Rise of Eve
The Rise of Eve Documentary Takes Misogyny To Task Like Never Before! The Rise of Eve documentary challenges gender-based violence and the “shame and blame culture” from Eve to Street Harassment to Honor Killing. The Rise of Eve is #Me2.0 When “The Rise of Eve” went into production in 2014,…

The Black Female Gaze Explained
By Isha Mckenzie-Mavinga The gaze has been known as a way of understanding how the look (knowledge, opinions, beliefs, etc.) of the other affects the individual and how this look or response influences the receiver. I am wondering why Black women expressing their feelings and challenging the status quo are…