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A Letter to The Well Project Community on the January 6 Insurgency

To The Well Project community, I write to you today with feelings of profound sadness and disgust, and frankly, struggling with what to say. While I don't necessarily feel prepared to offer wisdom in...

Submitted on : Jan 7, 2021

Resources for Trans Women

Look here to find information and support for health issues, violence, stigma and discrimination, legal barriers, transgender youth, and more.

Submitted on : Dec 10, 2020

You people

I am born dark brown although many people prefer to call my colour black. OK, then I am black! Do you have a problem with that? It's shocking how ignorant people remain about racism! In a week I...

Submitted on : Nov 10, 2020

(C)overt Discrimination?

As an African woman, having a white Dutch husband and mixed kids, I want to share my experience towards Black Lives Matter . In 13 years in the Netherlands, I have come across many facets of...

Submitted on : Jun 8, 2020

White Passing

Growing up in Paterson New Jersey where the population is predominantly Black, it was inevitable that I would share space with an individual who identified as black. However here there was never a question of separation. Black, Hispanic or white it didn't matter; we were all in the struggle together.

Submitted on : Jun 8, 2020

Dear (Other) White People*: Racism Is a Public Health Crisis – and It Is on Us

Dear Other White People, For the past several days I have been operating both in a muddy fog and with a racing heart – the heavy pit in my stomach growing with the news of George Floyd's horrific murder by cops and Amy Cooper's weaponizing of her tears against a Black man who asked her to keep her dog from hurting birds.

Submitted on : May 29, 2020

Trans Women Living with HIV

Learn about trans women living with HIV and the many unique issues they face, including some good news about changes and determined resilience.

Submitted on : Nov 6, 2019

One Day In 2013

One day in 2013, I wrote these words in a journal, "Don't you wish a rapper would offer up a hip-hop version or critique of the latest Supreme Court antics surrounding the Voting Rights Act?" After...

Submitted on : Jul 30, 2019