The dichotomy of the sexually liberated fast-tailed girl
Monisha Holmes Monisha Holmes

The dichotomy of the sexually liberated fast-tailed girl

If a black girl begins to grow into a stereotypically black form with wide hips, bigger buttocks, shapely lips, and other hyper-sexualized features, she becomes a growing concern. Treated as if her physical development is a bid for male attention or formidable competition with an adult female, it is not uncommon for her to be made brutally aware.

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Ten years later; what Trayvon Martin means to me
Paul Watson Paul Watson

Ten years later; what Trayvon Martin means to me

A decade after Trayvon’s murder and almost nine years after the verdict, I wish I could say that the violence has been replaced by peace. I wish I could say that the chip has fallen off of my shoulder, and that the hatred in my heart has subsided. In all honesty, though, I haven’t sat with my back to the door since I was sixteen.

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