The Crunk Feminist CollectionFor the Crunk Feminist Collective, their academic day jobs were lacking in conversations they actually wanted relevant, real conversations about how race and gender politics intersect with pop culture and current events. To address this void, they started a blog that turned into a widespread movement. The Collective's writings foster dialogue about activist methods, intersectionality, and sisterhood. And the writers' personal identities as black

Take it with you on the go or keep it at home

They whisper

built around the catchphrases that her fans know and love

she isn't as excited as she thought she'd be

Afi Tekple is a young seamstress in Ghana

and always there to help a friend--but none of that matters to the police officer who just put him in handcuffs

Ultimately

Americans have built an empire on the idea of "race

Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life

filmmaker Ava DuVernay

she may never find out what happened to Quinton

These women