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Sistah Vegan Blog:
A Critical Race Feminist's Journey Through the 'Ethical Foodscape'...and Beyond
Sep 17, 2018
The Future is Vegan…(And Still A White Supremacist Racial Caste-Capitalist System)
Can I write a science fiction book based on the future? Like, can I write a book that shows a world that is entirely vegan and...
Aug 26, 2018
Black Girl in the 1980s: On Drinking Cow Milk, Being Compared to Dog Poop, and Rural White New Engla
When you grow up in a town that had a lot of racism but also white community members who supported this little black girl turned woman....
Jul 23, 2018
6 Year Old Girl Climbs Mt. Whitney and Happens to Be Sistah Vegan’s Daughter
Eva Luna Harper-Zahn (6) at Mt. Whitney Summit , July 2018 (Photo Credit: Dr. Oliver Zahn) My daughter is 6 years old and she just made...
Jun 25, 2018
Paradigm Shift: From Fear of Racist Backlash to Opportunity for Transformative Justice Praxis
Two years ago, there was a pivotal moment in my antiracism and vegan scholarship/activist career. I was invited to speak at Whidbey...
Jun 21, 2018
I’m Black and I Burn When it’s 67 Degrees: Blackness Card Rejected
I wrote this in 2012 but it might as well be 2018…. Pointing at my burned scabbing nose…blackness card revoked! Seriously, what the hell?...
Jun 18, 2018
When Talking About Racism is “Insulting”: Thoughts on My Animal Care Expo Keynote Talk
[youtube=https://youtu.be/YM5kxgHwXiQ] May 14, 2018 I gave the opening session keynote talk for the Animal Care Expo event in Kansas City...
Jun 1, 2018
The Weapon of the Word “N*gger” and Backlash Against Talking about Racism
I talk about Backlash by Dr. George Yancy and what it means for Black folk to talk compassionately and honestly about race in the USA…and...
May 22, 2018
“N*gger” is not just a ‘word’ (Somatic pain beyond just being ‘brainy&
When a troll calls you a “n*gger”, in response to your public work that addresses racial injustice (i.e., a book you have published, a...
Mar 8, 2018
12 Women Who Helped Shape Me: A Black Feminist Pays Homage on International Women’s Day 2018
Here are some of the influential women that I would like to thank that helped me in various ways with having the confidence, resources,...
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