Audre Lorde

To capture the spirit of the poet Audre Lorde, Alexis Pauline Gumbs decided to break all the rules.

Sara Marcus’s recent book argues that from the Reconstruction to the AIDS era, a distinct aesthetic formed around defeat in the realm of politics.

Barbara Smith, a key contributor to contemporary Black feminist thought, formed the Combahee River Collective to address Black women's interlocking oppressions.

Greenwich Village’s bohemian and queer culture roots lie in its history of incarcerating women, notably via the Women’s Court and House of Detention.

Black women activism within documentary films in the 1960s United States.

A new book argues that American politics are defined by unfulfilled desire.

Is the century-old battle metaphor doing more harm than good to doctors and patients alike?

What we fight about when we fight about schools.

The beloved musical’s creator struggled to find a place between left and center.

What the history of a gesture can tell us about Black creative power.

A look at African-American scholars' contributions to health disparity discourse.

Barbara Smith and the Black feminist visionaries of the Combahee River Collective.

During the AIDS crisis, different contingents of the LGBTQ movement set aside their differences to prioritize mutual care.

“I ask: what’s been left out of the historical record of my South and my nation? What is the danger in not knowing?”

Are New Deal-era redlining maps still the best available tools for understanding the racial wealth gap?