Black Women in Fantasy Saved Me Where Academia Failed
What I needed was a lifeline—a project that would make this whole thing feel worthwhile. Monica Lynne led me to that answer.
What ‘Fast & Furious’ Can Teach Us About Women Who Reclaim Their Power
Letty Ortiz reflects back the best of our hero’s characteristics with fewer of the hang-ups.
Zendaya is Not Your Mama’s Mary Jane
The Black leading ladies of superhero media haven’t always gotten the best deals. But like much of the comic book–inspired world, one change could shape the mythos for decades to come.
Not All Heroes Wear Capes: Unraveling the Myth of the Black Supermom
Nora and Iris West-Allen’s fraught relationship proves that even we daughters often expect superheroics from our very human Black mothers.
Lois Before Clark: In Defense of the Superhero Girlfriend
Superman whomst? Lois Lane outsold.
Bullet Journaling to Save a Life
After being diagnosed with bipolar II, I resolved that a soft-cover turquoise journal and a set of brush pens would guide me back to myself.
How Eve L. Ewing Makes Her Stories Fly
“I’m passionate about advocating for young people to engage with literature, with art-making, with storytelling, because those are opportunities I had at a very young age.”
How I Became a Scholar of Black Girl Fantasy
These stories had deep histories, centered Black women, and belonged to us. We only had to be brave enough to claim them.
How Legend of Korra Gave a Big Black Girl Permission to Be Broken
Though she lives, some part of Korra—the flame throwing hothead, insistent on taking up space—does not survive.
How a Black Girl Learned To Fly
As the plane began to taxi, the first line of the comic Riri Williams: Ironheart #1 danced in my mind: “I was never meant to fly.”