What happens when a witch is black? This piece is a salute to the transformational beauty of cosplay & all the laughter it inspires.
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This piece explores the ways in which identity and esteem are interwoven into the topic of Black hair.
How do creatives find joy in artistic performance as a form of black feminist autoethnography? Podcast & video.
"In the newest video from The Twerking Academic, I explore how the summer of 2020 slammed me back into an awareness of my own double consciousness as a Black American."
"Happy birthday to the staff and contributors at The AutoEthnographer! We're excited to enter our 2nd year of publication!"
I pay homage to Nina Simone’s already iconic and thorough exploration of stereotypes by setting the project to the song “Four Women.”
"At what age does a Black woman learn that it is her job to be strong?"
“A Seat at the Table” is the autoethnographic manifestation of my vulnerability, anger, and anguish, of my black feminist grit."
In this story I shifted my attention to the young woman –a nurse or a volunteer– who sat beside me and held my hand throughout abortion.
This story explores childbirth-related trauma and postpartum mental health through the lens of a ‘good birth.’
My essay tells my life story in relation to a specific moment in the history of American women’s access to abortion and reproductive justice.
"In this autoethnodrama, a woman terminates a pregnancy without telling her husband."
