Anna Malaika Tubbs Makes Memory a Method of Resistance

Instagram Twitter Anna Malaika Tubbs Makes Memory a Method of Resistance Anna Malaika Tubbs, Ph.D., was expecting her first child while writing her debut book. The subject matter for The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation was excerpted from the biographies of the …

Bestselling Author Anna Malaika Tubbs to Speak at 2026 Commencement Ceremony

Instagram Twitter Bestselling Author Anna Malaika Tubbs to Speak at 2026 Commencement Ceremony Two-time New York Times bestselling author and acclaimed multidisciplinary scholar Dr. Anna Malaika Tubbs will be the featured speaker at Occidental College’s 144th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 17. Tubbs will be the second youngest Commencement speaker in the College’s history. Anna …

We Will Not Be Erased: Confronting the History of Black Women and Forced Sterilization

we will not be erased: confronting the history of black women and forced sterilization More children from the fit, less from the unfit.” These words were supposedly spoken by Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, and resonate with contemporary attempts to eradicate Black existence. In response to these words, I want to bring light to …

#StandWithHer — The Women and Families Affected by Mass Incarceration

#StandWithHer — The Women and Families Affected by Mass Incarceration In 2013, The Sentencing Project, a group aimed at exposing the horrendous facts behind mass incarceration in the U.S., published the following information: If incarceration rates continue to grow at the pace they have since the 1970s, 1 of every 3 Black American males born …

What Intersectionality Looks Like in the Real World

What Intersectionality Looks Like in the Real World Can you imagine feeling as though you were forced to constantly choose which part of your identity represented you the most? Or, even worse, if someone else got to decide when your feelings and observations were valid based on what and who they felt you were? What …

Why I Care So Much About Inclusivity

Why I Care So Much About Inclusivity “Where are you from?” It’s always been one of the hardest questions for me to answer and it feels as though it’s the question I have heard most after the standard, “How are you?” I was born in Albuquerque, NM, so my answer should be an easy one, …