This statement came to me from Troy Johnson of www.AALBC.com. Kudos to Zane for creating work that celebrates our lesbian sisters and for continuing to publish work that appeals to the LGBT community – andContinue reading
Young Lakota Activist Campaigns To Make Plan B Available, Affordable To Native Women
Published on HuffPost.com – Young Lakota Activist Campaigns To Make Plan B Available, Affordable To Native Women By Eisa Ulen | September 19, 2012 Sunny Clifford, a 26-year-old Pine Ridge Tribal park ranger, has launchedContinue reading
You Vote on the Best of the National Book Awards
Thanks to the National Book Foundation for sending this to me: Monday, September 21, 2009 YOU DECIDE!The Best of the National Book Awards Fiction Over the summer, 140 National Book Award Winners, Finalists, and JudgesContinue reading
Yes!
If only my grandmother were still here… I am in tears. Hillary Clinton just nominated by acclamation the symbol of our joyous future: Barack Obama. Hooray, Hillary! You’ve made history, Sister. Thank you for takingContinue reading
Yes, We Did!
Last Night: My husband Ralph and I headed to an MTV Election Party over in Alphabet City hosted by a group of Gen X-ers, friends of ours like Pam Pickens, LaRon Batchelor, and Kevin Powell.Continue reading
Yay Bermuda! :) Essay Contest Celebrating My Family Island
African Diaspora Heritage Trail — Bermuda Conference Essay Competition About The African Diaspora Heritage Trail Conference: The ADHT Conference is part of an ongoing initiative to unite African descendents from all over the world, encourageContinue reading
Wrapping Women in Pink Shawls
This story originally ran on Indian Country Today: Wrapping Women in Pink Shawls Eisa Ulen10/10/13Laverne Bichanich (Oneida) didn?t know she had breast cancer. She didn?t understand the importance of monthly self-exams, so she rarely didContinue reading
Women’s Work: A Personal Reflection on MLK Day
Originally appeared on Truthout.org – Women’s Work: A Personal Reflection on MLK Day By Eisa Nefertari Ulen | Op-Ed | January 16, 2017 I have not spent much time with the white women and girlsContinue reading
Women We Admire: Eisa Nefertari Ulen
Eisa Nefertari Ulen is a member of Tide Risers and she is a writer, and a professor, and the executive director of a nonprofit that provides summer programming in Brooklyn. What was your first job?Continue reading
Women Explore “the Fury” Over Hil Just Before Obama Became the Presumptive Nominee Last Night
Watch this Laura Flaunders GRITtv discussion with Faye Wattleton of The Center for the Advancement of Women, my friend Tara Roberts of Cosmo Girl! magazine, Jill Iscol of the Clinton campaign, and Janet Dewart Bell,Continue reading
Women Against Sarah Palin Website
Thanks to Sharon Pendana for sending this to me: Dear Friends, compatriots, fellow women, We are writing to you because of the fury and dread we have felt since the announcement of Sarah Palin asContinue reading
Why Kwanzaa Is So Meaningful to Black Americans
Founded in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga, Kwanzaa incorporates African language, cultural traditions, and family for a week of affirming, enduring celebrations of Black life. Published November 12, 2020 by Reader’s Digest. Written by EisaContinue reading
Why I Can’t Bring Myself to Watch “When They See Us”
This is about fear. I can’t watch “When They See Us” … yet I know I must. I have to watch Ava DuVernay’s miniseries about the five wrongly convicted Black and Brown children labeled theContinue reading
Who we are in Black and White by Jelani Cobb
This is an amazing article by writer and professor William Jelani Cobb: http://www.ebonyjet.com/politics/index.aspx?id=1290 Equal Opportunity Epithetswhen the name calling started, we responded with more than redemption songs08/20/2007By William Jelani Cobb Nigger, as you have noContinue reading
White Monarchy Nearly Killed Meghan Markle. It Has Killed Countless Others.
Racism enters Black bodies. Enduring racial discrimination lowers heart rate variability and increases heart rates. Racism is fight or flight. Published March 9, 2021 by Truthout. Written by Eisa Nefertari Ulen – The internalization ofContinue reading
Which Candidate Is Right For You? Take a 2-minute Online Quiz
Thanks, Elise, for sending me this link. Click on VoteChooser.com and answer 10 easy multiple choice questions about issues like Iraq, immigration, and government spending. The quiz took me, literally, a minute and a half,Continue reading
When the Saints…
Thank you, Pittershawn Palmer, for the link to this video. Please view and sign the petition for the Gulf Coast Recovery Bill of 2007. This simple act will help our sisters and brothers still strugglingContinue reading
When Play is Criminalized: Racial Disparities in Childhood
Originally appeared on Truthout.org – When Play Is Criminalized: Racial Disparities in Childhood By Eisa Nefertari Ulen, Truthout | Report | Monday, July 25, 2016 A significant segment of the child-age population in the UnitedContinue reading