Bishop Eddie Long Hasn’t Learned
by Akiba Solomon on March 1 2011, 12:58PM
Bishop Eddie Long’s latest spate of all-men’s prayer vigils undermine the do-right masculinity he so desperately covets.
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Gender Reporter and Columnist Akiba Solomon writes about race, gender, the assaults on women's reproductive healthcare and rights, and how women of color and poor women stand to lose the most.
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9 Reasons To Hate Anti-Abortion Billboards That Target Black Women
by Akiba Solomon on February 25 2011, 1:10PM
When you target black women and call our wombs dangerous, you can’t call yourself pro-life.
Topics: Akiba Solomon, Planned Parenthood
The New Adventures of Old Cosmetic Surgery
by Akiba Solomon on February 22 2011, 1:57PM
Why the plastic surgery industry’s new take on ‘ethnic’ features is the same old thing.
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‘Sex Crimes Against Black Girls’ Exhibit Uses Art to Confront Incest
by Akiba Solomon on February 21 2011, 4:45PM
Curator Shantrelle P. Lewis braves controversy and pain to expose sexual violence against girls in the African Diaspora
Topics: Akiba Solomon, Arts & Culture
Rep. Moore Tells Anti-Choice GOP Where to Shove Black Genocide Lie
by Akiba Solomon on February 18 2011, 6:45PM
“I know a lot about having black babies. I’ve had three of them,” she explains during Pence Amendment debate.
Topics: Akiba Solomon, Budget, Health, Planned Parenthood
Breast Feeding is a Black Thing
by Akiba Solomon on February 17 2011, 12:57PM
How the First Lady was right about black women and breast-feeding—and why critics like Rep. Michele Bachmann are dead wrong.
Topics: Akiba Solomon, Health
Another Fashion Week, Another Colored Model Fad
by Akiba Solomon on February 16 2011, 10:49AM
But still no sign of questioning the Euro-supremacy at the root of what’s hot and what’s not.
Topics: Akiba Solomon, Arts & Culture
How Microbicides Could Forever Change HIV for Black Women
by Akiba Solomon on February 10 2011, 12:04PM
By 2014, scientists may have given women the tool to truly change the HIV epidemic’s trajectory.
Topics: Akiba Solomon, HIV/AIDS, Health
Nobody’s Smiling About the Pepsi MAX “Angry Black Woman” Ad
by Akiba Solomon on February 8 2011, 9:30AM
The Pepsi ad was meant to be funny; the Black blogesphere says, “Not so much.”
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Males Can’t Be “Forcibly Raped”— According to the FBI
by Akiba Solomon on February 4 2011, 10:54AM
When homophobia and sexism shape even crime data, no wonder there’s so much silence on male sexual violence.
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Protest: “I Am An Egyptian Woman, Rejecting Injustice”
by Akiba Solomon on February 3 2011, 10:33AM
With passion, courage, and the gift of gab, sisters like Asmaa Mahfouz are playing a major role in Egypt’s transformation.
Topics: Akiba Solomon, Egypt
How Kermit Gosnell Got Over—and Poor Women of Color Paid the Price
by Akiba Solomon on February 1 2011, 9:40AM
Alleged butcher Dr. Kermit Gosnell was aided by cynical abortion politics and a systemic disregard for Philadelphia’s poor women of color.
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