For 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.
She is the author of the award-winning monograph Sweetwater: Black Women and Narratives of Resilience (Peter Lang, 2013)..
Boylorn is assistant professor at the University of Alabama.
Robin M. from Emory University and is currently an associate professor of English at Auburn University.
D.
Morris received her Ph.
Susana M. com\'s Root 100, an annual list of Top Black Influencers.
In 2013 and 2014, she was named to the Root. com, and many others. com, her words have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Cosmo.
In addition to a weekly column in Salon.
Brittney Cooper is an assistant professor at Rutgers University.
These essays explore "Sex and Power in the Black Church," discuss how "Clair Huxtable is Dead," list "Five Ways Talib Kweli Can Become a Better Ally to Women in Hip Hop," and dwell on "Dating with a Doctorate (She Got a Big Ego?)." Self-described as "critical homegirls," the authors tackle life stuck between loving hip hop and ratchet culture while hating patriarchy, misogyny, and sexism.
And the writers\' personal identities--as black women; as sisters, daughters, and lovers; and as television watchers, sports fans, and music lovers--are never far from the discussion at hand.
Now with an annual readership of nearly one million, their posts foster dialogue about activist methods, intersectionality, and sisterhood.
To address this void, they started a blog.
For 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
