black feminism

One Black dominatrix is examining power dynamics with White men by requiring them to read books about feminism.

Twerking is important to Black feminism, said Kelechi Okafor, a South London twerk instructor and "unapologetic" women's rights advocate.

It was recently announced that the "Only" rapper would executive produce a sitcom for the network based on her childhood and timeline to international stardom. DeGeneres, a friend of the artist, aired a parody on The Ellen Show this week depicting little Onika -- as well as her parents and family dog -- with large buttocks.

Nicki Minaj took us all by surprise when she called out Miley Cyrus while accepting an award during the MTV Video Music Awards in August.

Why this #Suffragette photoshoot needs to be called out http://t.co/IEAl89nrCv — HuffPostWomen (@HuffPostWomen) October 6, 2015 When critics complain about the chasm between Black and White feminists, they need look no further than recent cast photos from the upcoming movie Suffragette. The photos, which appear in the October issue of Time Out London, show stars […]

Grace Lee Boggs - a champion for civil rights, labor rights, feminism, and the Black Power movement - has died.

Weeks ago when rapper Nicki Minaj took to Twitter to expose MTV for perpetuating a system that for so long has failed to make space

A series of tweets published by rapper Nicki Minaj that exposed MTV for upholding a certain standard of beauty were interpreted as an “attack” by American sweetheart Taylor Swift, launching mainstream media into a frenzy that perpetuated the racist trope that is the “angry Black woman.” On Tuesday evening, Nicki took to Twitter to call out […]

Robert Sylvester Kelly, better known to the world as R. Kelly, may have dodged prosecution on 14 child pornography charges after “allegedly” filming himself having sex and urinating on a 13-year-old girl; he may have even managed to hold on to die-hard fans after he married late “Age Ain’t Nothin’ But A Number” singer Aaliyah […]

On Friday, Nov 8, Eugene Lang College The New School For Liberal Arts hosted a riveting conversation between Scholar-in-Residence, acclaimed feminist, scholar and activist bell hooks (pictured left), and Melissa Harris-Perry (pictured right), founding director of the Anna Julia Cooper Project on Gender, Race, and Politics in the South, Professor of Political Science at Tulane […]