Guest Post by Shanelle Matthews “Are you in college?” The doctor could tell from my face I wasn’t at all interested in having a conversation. “You speak well. I mean, you’re articulate.” The wrinkles in my forehead deepened. I wrung my fingers tightly around the scratchy, blue exam gown and briefly thought about the woman […]
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We Have Dreams: Some Thoughts on Intentional Dreaming on this MLK-Inauguration Day
On this inauguration morning and MLK day, I woke up with Anna Arnold Hedgeman on my mind. You may not know her but you should. Anna Arnold Hedgeman was the only woman to serve on the 1963 March on Washington planning committee. She was the first Black woman to serve in a New York Mayoral […]
(Un)Clutching My Mother’s Pearls, or Ratchetness and the Residue of Respectability
The recent news that ATL rapper Shawty Lo (of Laffy Taffy fame) may be the potential star of a new reality show featuring him, his 11 children, and his 10 baby mamas had this feminist searching for somebody’s pearls to clutch, seeing as how even the First Lady’s love of pearls has not inspired me […]
Only Odd*: the Holiday Edition
“Only Odd” is borrowed from tumblr-speak, as in, “I can’t even… I can only odd.” Bloggers are often expected to react to major events. And though we often comply, the energy expended for such argumentation could also be used to finish manuscripts, start novels, knit sweaters or make passionate love as if the world wasn’t […]
2012: It’s the End of the World & Our Hearts Are Broken
The Mayans had it right A world came to an end Ask any parent of six or seven year old children But there is however a conflict About the date of this major event This world ended December 14th in Newtown Connecticut Our hearts are broken Our hearts are broken In what world does this […]
How Do You Get Crunk?
For us, Crunk Feminism has always been about showcasing the possibilities of existing productively with our contradictions, about embracing our tensions, about avoiding easy answers, about not preaching to the choir, about struggling and making-meaning in community, and about having side-spliting fun, whenever possible. In short, we believe in getting CRUNK, in all the […]
Sex on Screen: An Intro to the Hella Brown Series (NSFW)
Porn is what’s hot in the streets (aka halls of the academy) now. There are brilliant scholars who historicize and build upon black feminist participation in conversations about pornography. And there are others who simplify the argument into a false then vs. now paradigm that presents our foremothers as prudes, not as the women who […]
We Want to Hang Out With You!
CFs Chanel and Asha ask that you hang out with us on December 11, from 8:00 pm to 8:20 pm. We also talk about our Feminism 101 for Girls project and the necessary steps to plan other events like this. We look forward to hanging out with you!
CFC Feminist Care Package for Dr. Robin Turner
Dear Dr. Robin Turner, Thank you for being! We at the CFC would like to send you love and support as you are being attacked for doing the work that we believe is necessary for changing our world. When we ask our students to understand that everyone is not white, male, heterosexual, we have then […]
Happy Crunksgiving: The CFC’s 2012 Giving Campaign
CFs Eesha and Crunkadelic talk about the 2012 Giving Campaign!