Mainstream Feminism Excludes Women of Color, Others Who Don’t Fit Specific ‘Criteria’

Over the last year or so, feminism has become a huge topic of discussion in U.S. mainstream media. Movements, such as “Free the Nipple” and Emma Watson’s “He for She,”...

It Is About Race

There’s no saying I hate more than the saying “stop playing the race card.” It’s a saying that dismisses years of oppression and inequality not just in America, but all over the...

Poem: 26 Days To Home

I’ve been anticipating this day since I was 17. I’m not waiting for a concert or for anything of that nature. This countdown is even more important than that. In 26 days, I’m going back...

My Journey to Realizing My Purpose

“What do you want to be when you grow up, Stephanie?” I would say I wanted to be a nurse or maybe even a doctor, knowing damn well that career path wasn’t for me. In fact, I didn’t...

What Visiting My Jajja’s House In Namutumba, Uganda, Means To Me

About two hours away from Kampala, there’s a village in Busoga called “Namutumba.” Why is Namutumba so important to me? My grandmother lives there. When I walk in to my grandmother’s...

The Time for Black Unity Is Now

It goes light skin vs. dark skin, Africans vs. Caribbean, Black Americans vs. Africans, East Africans vs. West Africans, “Hood” vs. “Good” black people SEE ALSO: Poem: Raise Up...