Amber Rose held her much-publicized SlutWalk in Los Angeles over the weekend, and the model has once-again sparked a debate within feminism about the current fight for sexual agency. For Harriet's editor-in-chief, Kimberly Foster, sat down to discuss the event as well as its politics with Lori Adelman of Feministing.com.
South African actress Mmabatho Montsho has produced a ten part web series, "Women on Sex", focused on sex and it's impact on the day to day lives of women in South Africa. It includes interviews with notable South African television and radio personalities and many other women.
Sarah Jones is an exceptionally talented playwright and performer whose theatrical shows have been wowing audiences for years. What makes Jones unique is that she develops and embodies a number of characters from varying backgrounds through research, and then presents them in her one woman shows.
While I respect Rihanna's willingness to defend herself against detractors, it looks like the alleged comments made by TLC members T-Boz and Chilli criticizing the singer's CFDA Awards "naked dress" were taken out of context. In fact, both the women say there weren't even talking about Rihanna. The surviving members of the seminal girl group sat down recently to clarify their thoughts on the emerging beef.
In this performance from 2009, Alysia describes the hurt she feels after being used by a man she's sleeping with. Near tears, she articulates a feeling many of us have experienced.
Michel Martin of NPR's Tell Me More interviewed the founders of Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women. The blog explores the sexuality of women across the African continent. Founders Nana Darkoa Sekiyamah and Malaka Grant carved a space for women to speak truthfully about their expectations, experiences, and desires.
Well...this is interesting. When's the last time you heard an ode to sexual healing delivered so gently?
K. Michelle of Love and Hip Hop Atlanta released the first single off of her upcoming CD Rebellious Soul last week. In "I Just Wanna," she sings about her desire for relationship-free sex over soft piano chords.
Even if the song isn't quite your style, you've got to give it to Ms. Kimberly for doing exactly what men have done for decades.
