On Angela Simmons & Sex Politics
How Angela Simmons' unwed pregnancy post-abstinence declaration shines a light on the problems of sexual politics, women, and faith.
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Gender & Power Love &. Relationships Race Sexuality
Essays exploring identity, belonging, selfhood, embodiment, memory, spirituality, race, gender, and the emotional formation of the self within culture, religion, and public life. Identity examines how power, survival, faith, and social systems shape the ways people understand themselves, their communities, and their place in the world.
In These Streets: Tamar Braxton, The Real, & the Failure of Sisterhood
Tamar Braxton's departure from her daytime TV gig, "The Real," came under accusations of betrayal. Some women failed to show the love & grace of sisterhood.
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Hoes Ain’t Won: The Fix
Side note: The language and situational dialogue of this post is cis-heteronormative. This means it’s primarily focused on what’s normal for cisgender (a person whose gender identity matches the one assigned at birth) and heterosexual...
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Hey Girl: Hoes Ain’t Won, You Just Lost
Hoes ain't won, you've just lost! Check out 5 reasons why good sex isn't getting good women chosen as life partners.
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At the Intersections of Faith
How intersectional gender, race, sexual, and social identity shape our relationships with God, faith, and the church.
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In These Streets: On Erykah Badu & the Problem with Modesty
Why the sexual objectification of women won't be solved with the modesty of longer hemlines and higher necklines in the streets or the church.
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