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 Jessi-James 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 Jessi-James 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. Jessi-James 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. Jessi-James 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! Jessi-James Grey Posted on November 29, 2016