Why I Love DAME Magazine
I feel fortunate to work at a publication that reports the truth, supports its staff, and amplifies marginalized voices.
How It Is
It Is Absolutely Exhausting Being Black in America
With the amount of daily microaggressions we deal with alone, navigating life as a Black person in the U.S. is like navigating a minefield.
It’s Time to Wake Up, America!
Saving the American experiment is possible. But we’re so worn down by everything that it feels unattainable.
Saying ‘All Black Lives Matter’ Matters
Inclusivity within justice movements isn't just the right thing to do, it's the only way to create real change.
It’s OK to Question White Evangelicals Adopting Black Kids
A white adoptive Christian mother of two African sisters claims not to see race. So why is she so quick to call Black people “racist” for offering helpful parenting advice?
The Other Church Abuse Story
The viral video depicting an exasperated churchgoing kindergartner Naszir Ferrel bravely speaks for so many of us, when we’re not supposed to speak out against the sacred space at all.
Can Pediatricians Convince Black Parents To Stop Spanking?
The American Academy of Pediatrics is now requiring doctors to reveal the dangers of hitting their kids. But how will a largely white profession break through Black families’ skepticism of their scientific scholarship?
Why #MeToo Needs to Talk About Predatory White Women
More than a half-century after the murder of Emmett Till and we still live in a world where Black boys can be criminalized, even killed, by the words of white women like "Cornerstore Caroline."
A White Man’s Crying Game Is a Winning Strategy
They’re terrified of being replaced. So the Kavanaughs, McConnells, Grahams, and Trumps will stop at nothing to grasp onto their fading power. Even if it means blubbering about rape and beer.
For Black Children, Schools Are Intimidation Zones
With policing and paddling showing no signs of subsiding, the classroom is a space for destruction, not education, for students of color.