black women

Why Do We Care More About Entertainment than the Safety of Black Women and Girls?

Pop Culture and Womanism by De La Fro06/06/201806/06/2018

Time to Pick the Bar off the Floor

Pop Culture and Womanism by De La Fro04/01/2017

The Joy and “Unity” that Anti-Black Misogyny Brings

Pop Culture and Womanism by De La Fro02/09/201702/09/2017

Pop Culture and Womanism by De La Fro05/28/201605/28/2016

The Harm Behind “Harmless” Jokes About Black Women and Girls

Twitter is a lot of things. Twitter is an accessible app for anyone with a mobile phone. It’s diverse. It’s expansive. There’s different sections of twitter. There’s Black Twitter. There’s Feminist Twitter. There’s Hip-Hop Head Twitter. There’s Ashy Twitter. The list goes on. There’s different views and opinions all over Twitter but one thing Twitter […]

Lemonade: Black Womanhood, Black Pain, and Black Joy

Pop Culture and Womanism by De La Fro05/08/201605/18/2016

Pop Culture and Womanism by De La Fro12/21/2015

Rape Culture in the Black Community & How it Affects Black Women and Girls

Earlier this month, former police officer Daniel Holtzclaw was, to my surprise, convicted of raping several black women. Following this trial via twitter has been tumultuous for me. Tumultuous, rocky, but nonetheless, draining. Daniel Holtzclaw targeted these black women strategically. He targeted poor black women in particular–mostly sex workers and drug addicts because he knew that they […]

Pop Culture and Womanism by De La Fro07/16/201507/16/2015

It’s Not Enough to Say “I love Black Women.”

You know the saying “actions speak louder than words?” Generic, right? But relevant? Yes. Always. You can say one thing but if your actions don’t align, your legitimacy is invalidated. It’s no secret that misogynoir (anti-black misogyny) is a bonding agent among many. Many people of all different races love to see the dehumanization and […]