From a young age, I knew my reproductive rights would never be guaranteed. Growing up in Texas, where abortion is now illegal after six weeks of pregnancy, I was familiar with Roe v. Wade, the landmark supreme court case protecting the right to abortion without excessive government intervention early in life.
Read MoreWe live in a time where it is not uncommon to see AAVE (African American Vernacular, formerly Ebonics) handled indelicately. It’s nearly impossible to navigate the internet, or real life, for that matter, without seeing Black vernacular imitated, appropriated, memed, or mocked by non-Black people.
Read MoreEvery time white supremacists are put on trial, I think of Kiese Laymon’s essay, “The Worst of White Folks”. In it, he writes, “White Americans were wholly responsible for the worst of white folks, though they would make sure it never wholly defined them.”
Read MoreLettie Elizabeth’s life’s work has been all about her love for this world and black culture. She is AHUS’ newest and first ambassador. With her, Lettie brings a bevy of experiences, and knowledge about Black history in the US, and the world at large. Her passion and zeal make a seamless fit for what we do here at AHUS. Check out our conversation with AHUS ambassador and this month’s special book club guest, Lettie Elizabeth.
Read MoreI had my first abortion when I was twenty years old. It was one of the most emotionally painful things I have ever experienced. Today, I would have a seventeen-year-old had I not walked into a Planned Parenthood clinic, passed protestors spewing hatred at me as I walked by, and terminated a pregnancy that would have ruined my life. I have never regretted it for a single day.
Read MoreMy name is Alison Fields, 김은영 (Kim Eun-Yeong), and מתנת החיים (Matanah Chai’ah). I am 35 years old, and I have no idea who I am.
Read MoreYou know they’re there, you have an acute sense of what the feeling means,
The clouds are back.
You feel it, you know their weight.
You see it, thick grey clouds hanging over your head,
And you know you’re the only one who can.
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