What’s So Funny About Rape?
What is so funny about rape? More specifically, men being anally raped in prison? Last Sunday’s episode of the television series “The Boondocks†was based on the Tom Dubois character’s...
Change: Why, Not How, is The Question
Freedom reflects on the end of her addiction to self-help books, her decision to leave her job, and how to tell when something in your life needs to be changed or accepted.
Lena Horne (1917-2010): An Iconic Individual
I am a black woman. I’m free. I don’t have to be a symbol to anybody…~Lena Horne. On an usually restless night, I checked my Twitter feed and learned that...
Hip-hop’s troubled view of Bisexuality (Clutch Magazine)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNVNzRzDt-k Thanks to Leslie Patterson for perfectly summing up my feelings about hip-hop’s portrayal of bisexuality. The video and song for Usher’s “Lil’ Freak” feat Nicki Minaj enforce the idea that 1) Bisexual women...
Sexual Abuse: One Part of the “Jump-off” Problem
It is one of the worst kept secrets in America. Statistically, we all know someone whose life has been affected by it, and maybe it was our own. But for...
Why (some) black women are single: My take
The media is always good for letting you know how little progress black people have made as a cultural group. I’ve expressed my chagrin at how focused certain magazines and...
Dear Kiely (Or, a real dialogue about sexuality would be spectacular)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzbSfbvYZ8o Added 5/4/2010 “What is Spectacular Sex?”- Another critique of Kiely’s video, including a collection of video responses. Thanks to Bianca Laureano for including the video from the Freedom Reeves...
The “Slut” Movement: Why Two Can’t Play That Game
As the head (and sole) writer of Freedomreeves.com, I try to balance making timely and relevant posts with the desire to avoid sensationalism. I try to steer clear of gossip...