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On-the-Mess-Petty-Makes Philadelphia Printworks

On the Mess “Petty” Makes

Photo by Color Stock | Words by Taylor Steele I recently told a friend that I was tired of seeing a particular poet’s name everywhere — all the places they'd...

On the Mess “Petty” Makes

Photo by Color Stock | Words by Taylor Steele I recently told a friend that I was tired of seeing a particular poet’s name everywhere — all the places they'd...

The-Subtleties-of-Racism Philadelphia Printworks

The Subtleties of Racism

Photo by Femi Matti | Words By Joel L. Daniels Chain smokers do funny things with hands. Onlookers wait in line. White people snicker, “It must be for Jordans.” No. It is...

The Subtleties of Racism

Photo by Femi Matti | Words By Joel L. Daniels Chain smokers do funny things with hands. Onlookers wait in line. White people snicker, “It must be for Jordans.” No. It is...

Hermano Philadelphia Printworks

Hermano

By Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez I rarely write about my brother.  I rarely mention him, because I have made his existence so minimal in my every-day life, that I can...

Hermano

By Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez I rarely write about my brother.  I rarely mention him, because I have made his existence so minimal in my every-day life, that I can...

How-Getting-Paid-In-Exposure-Exploits-Black-Writers-Like-Me Philadelphia Printworks

How Getting Paid In "Exposure" Exploits Black W...

Photo by Caroline Brinegar | Words by Dominique Matti [...] And then the publications started contacting me. First, Huffington Post came. I immediately said yes. I called my family to brag,...

How Getting Paid In "Exposure" Exploits Black W...

Photo by Caroline Brinegar | Words by Dominique Matti [...] And then the publications started contacting me. First, Huffington Post came. I immediately said yes. I called my family to brag,...

Do-You-Think-You-re-Beautiful-Navigating-A-Bearded-Black-Disabled-Fat-Womanhood Philadelphia Printworks

"Do You Think You're Beautiful?": Navigating A ...

Photo by AE | Words by Whitney P. Lopez The reward for confidence when you are Black, plus-sized, hairy, and undesirable is often abuse, whether verbal, physical, or mental. It is...

"Do You Think You're Beautiful?": Navigating A ...

Photo by AE | Words by Whitney P. Lopez The reward for confidence when you are Black, plus-sized, hairy, and undesirable is often abuse, whether verbal, physical, or mental. It is...

Black-Women-Are-The-Bomb Philadelphia Printworks

Black Women Are The Bomb

Photo by Femi Matti | Words By Joel L. Daniels I firmly believe that “walk across this bridge for some cheesecake” Dylan from the original Making of the Band should walk behind...

Black Women Are The Bomb

Photo by Femi Matti | Words By Joel L. Daniels I firmly believe that “walk across this bridge for some cheesecake” Dylan from the original Making of the Band should walk behind...