This Black History Month, We Declare: 'We, Too, Are America'

February marks the launch of Black History Month, a time to recognize the central role and revolutionary work of black people in America.


Historian Carter G. Woodson created Negro History Week in 1926 and it officially evolved into a month-long celebration forty years later. With white...

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Why Supporting Women's Rights is More Than Just the "Smart Thing to Do”

For several years now, gender experts within the development field have been rallying around an argument that no one can deny: supporting women’s rights is the “smart” thing to do. They have sold the economic argument for empowerment to donors and policy-makers and have managed to bring...

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News Or Not: Trump's Alternative Speech At The Women's March

In all fairness, Kellyanne Conway has a point when referring to the existence of alternative facts. Indeed, President Trump has been wronged again by the media. For the first time in U.S. history, he delivered not one but two inaugural speeches. His hugely ignored alternative speech was...

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Katie Price Reveals Daughter Bunny Was Stepped On By A Horse

Katie Price revealed on Loose Women that her two-year-old daughter Bunny got trodden on by a horse, but handled it like a total boss. 


“…Bunny did get trodden on last Sunday by a horse, and she did cry but then she was over it. We got her foot out of the boot, it was a bit red but...

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A Black, Queer Single Mother On Why I Am Proud To Use The Term Single Mother By Choice

Dedicated to Joy Zarembka, Staceyann Chin and Julie Garnier


I read with great interest a story recently published in the Washington Post by Julie Kohler rejecting the term “single mother by choice,” saying that it creates a false hierarchy of single mothers–implying...

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Celebrating the Vision: Self-Care in Times of Turmoil

Has it really been little more than a week since we took to the streets, positivity and pink pussy hats powering peaceful protests the world over?


It’s been a week designed to weary, and I know many friends are feeling sadness and anger and everything in between.


Outrage, however,...

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Key to Effective Protesting: Put a Name on the Sign

When I taught psychology to prospective teachers at Brooklyn College, my courses had a field component in public and private schools. I placed many of my students in an elementary school in Ocean Hill-Brownsville, Brooklyn, which was among the poorest communities in NYC. One Friday...

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