In 1977 the Combahee River Collective (CRC), a collective of Queer Black feminist organizers, wrote a political analysis based on their lived experiences in U.S. society and in multiple social movements and organizations. They stated that, “If Black women were … Continue reading Pursuing Collective Liberation and Well-Being: Insights from Intersectionality and Research about Gendered Racism and BIPOC Women’s Sexual, Reproductive, and Mental Health

In 2013, Emory University conducted an experiment on mice to determine if trauma could be passed on from one generation to another. The first generation of mice was exposed to a certain smell. Each time the smell was introduced to … Continue reading Generational Trauma

I arrived at Three-Fifths Magazine in year five, not at the beginning. I did not walk with this platform through every turn of the last half decade. My byline is new. My eyes are not. What I stepped into was … Continue reading Arrived at Year Five: The Blade Beneath the Costume.

If the history of the United States were written like a book of the Bible, what would it say about us? Would it speak of a nation wrestling with its own soul. A people proclaiming liberty while struggling to extend … Continue reading The “Book” of America

Contributing to Three-Fifths Magazine for the last couple years has allowed me to be a part of aconstellation of voices writing about our American experiences with injustice and also our experienceswith promising change. My priority writing for Three-Fifths is to … Continue reading Working from Unfamiliar Places for Liberation

Something I have been grappling with lately is the notion that Christian love is passive. As Americans scroll through news alerts and social media feeds today, many are witnessing acts of governmental violence that raise urgent questions about what faith, … Continue reading When Christian Love Refuses to Be Passive: Robert Smalls, Faith, and the Call to Act