It’s not just straight men: We all have to reckon with internalized...
By Maximillian Matthews “Don’t hit me up if you are fem… no soft shit.” “No offense to you but NO FEM, soft, questionable dudes etc. MASC dudes only!!!” “Please be masc. I’m not into feminine dudes at...
View ArticleA Black woman transforms conditioned silence into language: How Audre Lorde...
Editor’s Note: April is Black Women’s History Month. Throughout this month, Black Youth Project is celebrating Black women. This month is also National Minority Health Month, Autism Awareness Month,...
View ArticleWhen is it #TimesUp for white women who don’t recognize Black women’s...
By Rachael Edwards I’m not a touchy-feely person. Like most humans, I appreciate having a say in whose fingers touch me, if I can help it. On New York City subways this seems almost impossible. But...
View ArticleOur hair is a map to freedom: What I learned about resistance from the “1st”...
By Teju Adisa-Farrar When God made mountains He made runaway slaves — Nikki Giovanni, Chasing Utopia We were not supposed to survive. Last month, AfroPunk published an article about Argentina’s...
View ArticleMore role models for Black boys in school won’t fix anything if we continue...
By Brittani McNeill It is common knowledge that Black children are on the low end of an ever widening racial achievement gap in this country. It’s even becoming more widely acknowledged that systemic...
View ArticleLiberals use “unity” to systematically silence women of color. It’s time to...
By Clelia Rodriguez The persecution and hunt of non-white bodies is old news. Social media maps it up instantly with white liberals’ “I’m glad that’s not me or my family going through that,” or their...
View ArticleI grew up thinking that my body was blemished by Blackness
Editor’s Note: April is Black Women’s History Month. Throughout this month, Black Youth Project is celebrating Black women. This month is also National Minority Health Month, Autism Awareness Month,...
View ArticleNipsey Hussle’s death warrants more than a “Black Man Take Down” conspiracy...
Editor’s Note: April is Black Women’s History Month. Throughout this month, Black Youth Project is celebrating Black women. This month is also National Minority Health Month, Autism Awareness Month,...
View ArticleDefending “Nipsey Hussle’s widow” and other hollow gestures for Black women
Editor’s Note: April is Black Women’s History Month. Throughout this month, Black Youth Project is celebrating Black women. This month is also National Minority Health Month, Autism Awareness Month,...
View ArticleSexual assault programs must address racial power dynamics & acknowledge the...
Editor’s Note: April is Black Women’s History Month. Throughout this month, Black Youth Project is celebrating Black women. This month is also National Minority Health Month, Autism Awareness Month,...
View ArticleAs the state increasingly regulates our health, Black women are finding...
Editor’s Note: May is Mental Health Awareness Month and National Masturbation Month. This is also the month that we celebrate Mother’s Day. At BYP, we will be exploring these topics alongside the theme...
View ArticleCoverage of sex work keeps making white women dangerous victims in the name...
By Adrie Rose When I was thirteen, my mum stopped talking to me for a week. I don’t remember what I did, but I’m sure I was being a right little shit and she wasn’t the type of parent to spank or hit....
View ArticleI’ve been intentionally single for 2 years & it’s the best gift I could give...
Tynesha McCullers In less than a week, I will have been intentionally single for two years. My last relationship lasted almost three years and contained elements of abuse and toxicity that left me both...
View ArticleLinda Fairstein will always feel justified because there’s no accountability...
By Émelyne Museaux White women’s sovereignty has always been inextricably linked to the subjugation and exploitation of Black people. Research shows that 40% of slave owners were white women during US...
View ArticleHow the media & justice system re-traumatize sexual assault survivors
Editor’s Note: This Sexual Health and Awareness month, we will be exploring related issues at BYP, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics. What does sexual health look like...
View ArticleBlack women speak to being socialized to fear their own pleasure, & what we...
By Caroline Colvin For a subset of society whose bodies are so sexualized, so desired, and so sought-after, Black women and femmes as a whole feel a substantial amount of shame when it comes to our...
View ArticleHow Audre Lorde taught me to love myself and my community
By Cosima Smith Audre Lorde is my personal heroine. I met her writing for the first time in my first year of university, and it has been a companion helping me work through my own internalized issues...
View ArticleComic: Men are well aware of why feminism is needed, they just refuse to...
by JeCorey Holder I know I’m asking a lot here, but I need men to take a break from moving all these goalposts around and address something for me real quick. Feminism—Wait. Nope. Come back you fucking...
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