Sensitivity to language is responsibility to language, and respect for its power to call forth whatever is summoned by its use. Read more
bell hooks And The Extraordinary Power Of Names
bell hooks
Penises Aren’t The Problem, The Patriarchy Is
If a vagina is an angry bellowing fissure…then what is a penis? Is it always a weapon? Read more
Solange Beats The Deadly Clock Constraining Black Women Creatives
“A large number of black women writers, both past and present, have gone to early graves. To know their life stories is to be made aware of how death hovers . . . [their deaths] stand as constant reminders that life is not promised — that it is crucial for a writer to respect time.” Read more