Black women’s relationship to our bodies cannot be reduced to “patriarchy taught women that reproduction makes them valuable.” Our history also includes fighting for the right to have autonomy over our own bodies, to choose motherhood OR not, to build and keep our families, and to have our humanity

Black women talking about our reproductive bodies is not “centering men.” Our bodies have been a literal battleground for reproductive control in this country. Black women fought for the right not to have children AND the right to have them, which is why the Reproductive Justice framework matters h

Is cardi b black? Well she doesn’t seem to think so…. So why do black Americans want to force the black identity on her and many other celebrities and people who are multiracial? #blackwomen #blacktiktok #viraltiktok #blackhistory #blowthisup

As a Black woman and a womanist, I understand that oppression can shape an experience without owning it. Our bodies, our struggles, our joy and our resilience can ALL be part of our womanhood. ❤️ #Womanhood #Womanism #WomensRights #BlackWomen #GenderDiscourse

ER Fightmaster, don’t deflect. Pointing to racist or transphobic people doesn’t address the Black women and women of color actually criticizing what was said. My argument was never about invalidating trans women. It was about not invalidating cis women in the process of validating trans women. A

Replying to @shespeaks228 The problem isn’t acknowledging that some AKA chapters once had a certain “look.” The problem is romanticizing WHY that look existed while insulting the Black women who don’t fit it today. There were also AKA chapters full of dark-skinned, kinky-haired, fuller-figured Bla

Some traditions deserve to be preserved. Colorism, fatphobia, and exclusion are NOT among them. Why are we romanticizing a time when “having a certain look” could mean being thin enough, light enough, having the “right” hair, or fitting a narrow beauty standard just to experience sisterhood? Prog

My video was taken down for “hate speech” because I spoke about womanhood and defended women’s right to acknowledge our own lived experiences. This is exactly what I mean when I say women, and especially Black women, are expected to make room for everyone else’s perspectives while being punished t

Why does validating trans women have to come at the expense of invalidating cis women’s experiences? Womanhood is more than self-expression. Our reproductive health, medical discrimination, violence, oppression and lived experiences matter too. We can acknowledge different experiences without erasi

Black women are allowed to have boundaries without being assigned “homework” to make ourselves romantically available to everyone. Respect is a right. Romantic access is not. And comparing that to the colorism dark-skinned women experience completely misses the point. #BlackWomen #BisexualMen

Black men struggle with self hate and project that on to even little black girls… when does the colorism end? #blackwomen #blackgirltiktok #blackhistory #colorism #darkskin

Everything is not about respectability politics! #blackwomen #tuskegeeuniversity #hbcu #blacktiktok #blackculture

Race is about how you’re perceived. Culture is about where you come from. Those are not always the same thing. You can be biracial and Black-presenting, white-passing, or racially ambiguous. Being white-passing doesn’t erase your Black ancestry or culture, but it can change how the world treats yo

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