Are Intersectional Friendships Between Women a Myth?
Our relationships with women are sources of strength, our way to learn about one another and ourselves. But how much difference should test our bonds?
Ida Harris
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Ida Harris is a writer and an assistant editor for Black parenting website MyBrownBaby. When she is not critiquing Black art, culture, and society, she is creating beautiful art while listening to Trap music—preferably Future. Her articles have appeared on MyBrownBaby, Black Enterprise, HuffingtonPost, Blavity, and Medium.com.
How Much Is A Black Body Worth?
The criminal justice system continues to allow police to murder people of color and fails to compensate families for their immense loss. It is now up to us to save ourselves.
It’s Finally Time For an R. Kelly Reckoning
While #MeToo takes down the men who prey on predominantly white women, this serial abuser of Black girls remains unscathed. The women behind the #MuteRKelly initiative aim to change that.
Black Youth Will Lead the Revolution
While the spotlight shines on the white leaders of March For Our Lives, a shadow is cast on Black Lives Matter, sending the message on whose bodies matter most.
Why Don’t Women Accept Help When They Need It?
It’s not surprising that women who take on too much often refuse others’ offers to ease their burden—but their reasons why might be.
What We’re Talking About When We Talk About Rape Culture
Many people don't understand what rape is unless it involves screaming NO and seeing external evidence of abuse—and still we doubt the word of the survivor. So let's define our terms.
“The Talk” Is Selling Soap, Not Social Justice
Procter & Gamble's ad about the dialogue parents have with their Black kids about racism would be a triumph if it didn't reek so much of opportunism.