We should protect Black girls and women, but that's not happening — When Metropolitan police strip-searched a 15-year old Black girl dubbed as "Child Q," they violated her privacy in a way Black women are familiar with. Rarely given the grace or womanly privileges afforded to White women, Black women often find themselves subjected to indecent searches. Moreover, according to a report…

Issues that only impact Black women have a short shelf life — While all Black people experience racism, Black women experience misogynoir, a toxic concoction of racism and misogyny. The national conversation about racism typically focuses on issues like police brutality, affordable housing, and the dreaded racial wealth gap that impacts Black men and women. But, society in general and Black men…

Recent viral footage of inhumane treatment of African women in Ukraine sparks a discussion about why racism should be addressed as a global issue. — We talk a lot about racism in the U.S., and rightfully so. But racism is not only an issue in America. It is a malignancy that exists worldwide and should be treated as such. Over the weekend, several videos of Africans being treated inhumanely in Ukraine have once again reminded…

‘There is a big distinction to be made between the Joe Rogans, Meghan McCains, and Megyn Kellys of the world — and Whoopi Goldberg.’ You know that moment in a relationship when you or a significant other utter the dreaded four words: “We need to talk?” Often what follows is…

It’s time to do what we can to put a Black woman on the bench. Let’s unpack this. — The Supreme Court currently has nine judges who sit on the bench in lifelong positions. And “no,” there is nothing sacred about the number of justices; we’ve switched how many justices serve six times. In true American fashion, most seats are held by White men. Some are liberal, and some…

If currently half of the country no longer believes basic truths, then what does it mean to be American right now? Who are we? — The American project has been in existence for 246 years. (That timing changes, of course, if you are starting with the Declaration of Independence instead of the year 1619 when the first enslaved Africans were brought shackled, bruised, and beaten to our shores.) When the Founding Fathers (and slave masters)…

We have a Black feminist poet on one side and a slave-owning president on the other. Let's unpack this — As a Black woman, I know I'm supposed to feel overjoyed that Maya Angelou became the first Black woman to be honored on a U.S. quarter. And, of course, I am. But, there's still the other side of the coin to consider — slave-owning George Washington. American irony will be…

Our biggest problem? Moral apathy on the anniversary of the 1/6/21 insurrection. — It’s been 365 days since the twice-impeached former president, Donald Trump, stood before his legions of fans in Washington, D.C., and urged them — no, commanded them — to “stop the steal” and “go take their country back.” It was a sight that no one could have imagined, and yet…