Life National Day of Listening 2020 As I was preparing to write this, I was listening to an episode of Code Switch about the Cherokee Nation sending its first Jess Grey Posted on November 27, 2020
Essays What is Freedom Now? “Like a lot of black women, I have always had to invent the power my freedom requires.” – June Jordan, Jamaican American Kerra Bolton Posted on July 15, 2020
Culture Sweatpants & Equality | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2019 Though his 90th birthday fell on this past Tuesday, today is the official observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. This day Jess Grey Posted on January 20, 2019
Culture The Top 10 Reasons Why Coretta Scott King Was a Queen The world underestimated Coretta Scott King. She was not a helpmate or footnote to her husband’s iconic story and the Civil Kerra Bolton Posted on April 26, 2018
TV, Movies & Recaps Sweatpants & TV | 5 Reasons to Watch Good Girls Revolt on Amazon Prime I’ve been particularly irritated by all the news lately, so I welcomed the entertainment escapism of Valentine’s Day. I went Lesley Gayle Posted on February 15, 2018
Culture Sweatpants & Equality | Activism is a Practice – How to Be Woke Political activist Kerra Bolton reminds us, "Performing wokeness is not the same as being awake." Kerra Bolton Posted on July 27, 2017
Culture Sweatpants & Culture | Poet Nikki Giovanni Born on this day in 1943, Nikki Giovanni continues to dream the world around her into a better place. Jess Grey Posted on June 6, 2017
Culture Sweatpants & Equality | Activism is a Practice – A Movement, Not A Moment "Activism” is a sustained commitment to bringing your highest self in service of the challenges and opportunities in the Kerra Bolton Posted on May 31, 2017
Culture Sweatpants & Equality | NAACP Day On the 108th anniversary of its founding, we take a look at the legacy and ongoing work of the NAACP. Jess Grey Posted on February 12, 2017
Culture Sweatpants & Equality | Celebrating Shirley Chisholm Today marks the 92nd birthday of badass political trailblazer Shirley Chisholm. Celebrate her amazing legacy with us! Jess Grey Posted on November 29, 2016