Fred Hampton’s Legacy of Intersectionality and Gender Equality

When I was in high school, while at the library exploring resources about Black revolutionaries, I stumbled upon a book called “The Assassination of Fred Hampton” by Jeffery Haas.

The book recounts the murder of the Illinois Black Panther Chairman implemented by the FBI and Chicago police. I checked out the book and wasn’t able to put it down until I finished it. As I read, I felt emotions that I didn’t know I could experience from a book. I grieved the death of a man whose legacy nobody had bothered to teach me, and I am a changed person for learning his legacy.

AHUS EditorialFebruary 3, 2021Comment

On Silence as a Weapon and Speaking When Spoken To

I was at my first real job out of undergrad and at my first real review with my first real manager when I realized what initiative actually was.

My supervisor was surprised at the number of ideas I suddenly had because, as she noted, “everyone else” was overloading her inbox. My first response to this was what seemed to be obvious - she had never asked me for my ideas.

AHUS EditorialJanuary 29, 2021Comment

Defunding the Police While Defending Survivors of Abuse

This year, with the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and widespread protests across the country over the summer, many Americans were suddenly faced with the idea of a policy they had never stopped to think about—defunding the police.

AHUS EditorialJanuary 20, 2021 Comment

Cancel Culture and Hip Hop's Undeniable Influence on Young Voters

Hip-hop sets the tone for a lot of things in the Black community. More than a music genre, Hip Hop is also a lifestyle and has been a prominent political platform over the past few decades. For 30 years, Rock the Votehas been an excellent example of hip hop's power to educate and guide young voters in the Black community to exercise their vote.

AHUS EditorialJanuary 11, 2021Comment

It’s Time to Create Brave Spaces for Black Women

I joined Clubhouse over the summer, at the behest of a good and dear Black woman friend of mine, Maryam Ajayi. At the time I had already heard rumblings about the app in hushed tones across varying in-crowds but was never really sure what it was or who it was for. I knew it was exclusive and that there was a strong buzz about the invite-only approach…

Clubhouse is like Twitter but with the volume all the way up…

TakeoverAHUS EditorialDecember 19, 2020safe spaces, Clubhouse, Black WomenComment

Black Women Organizers Are the Backbone of Democracy

When Madam Vice President-elect Kamala Harris stated that Black women are the backbone of democracy during her victory speech she was both confirming and affirming generations of Black women organizers. She then followed that sentiment up with a tweet.

AHUS EditorialDecember 14, 2020Comment

Colorism, Anxiety and Neglect within US Foster Care

We are walking around this babysitter character’s house, kids everywhere. May as well call it daycare, from the scene of it — might even call it a children’s detention center.

Of course, feds called it a foster home.

AHUS EditorialNovember 30, 2020Comment

Two Aunt Vivs, Only One Janet Hubert

Last week we were finally treated to the reunion we had all been waiting for. The Fresh Princecelebrated its 30th anniversary with a reunion special on HBO Max.

AHUS EditorialNovember 25, 2020 Comment