Musings on Whiteness and Mammy…the Toxic Sea Or Level 200

“The reality is that African-American women face discrimination through both their race and gender. Spheres of social identities—from race to gender to sexuality to disability—operate on multiple levels, creating multidimensional experiences.” — Kimberlé Crenshaw When I first started writing about racism back in 2003, barely anyone wanted to touch what I was selling except other …

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Black Trans Live Matter, Too

Today we have another post written by BGIM contributor Teddy Burrage, a Portland, Maine, native and local activist and organizer. When he’s not writing or working, you can usually find him exploring Maine’s vast interior and coastline. In the Black Lives Matter movement, we tend to focus on the plight of black men and their …

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