I'm approaching six years of living in Kentucky. Moving here was the first time I'd lived more than 50 miles away from the Gulf of ...

When W.E.B DuBois first envisioned the Talented Tenth in his book The Souls of Black Folk it wasn't intended to be interpreted as being...

An MKR Poem Don't disrespect me Because you won't see My evolving femininity That overrides my transsexuality Won't let your f...

Many of us remember the famous 1984 Nike commercial in which Charles Barkley stated that 'he wasn't a role model'. It saddens me...

Back in 2003 I attended my first Derby party as a Louisville resident. This particular derby happened on May 3, the day before my birthday ...

We used to chant this line during Parliament-Funkadelic concerts back in the day. I use it as my signature line on e-mails that I send. Litt...

High school senior Crystal Vera created a lot of buzz when she ran for prom queen. Now the trans girl is ready to tackle the future. By Mich...

I remember when May Walker became the first Black female officer in the Houston Police Department. It was back in 1975 and HPD still had a ...

Stephen "Arch" Erich, Ph.D., LCSW and Josephine Tittsworth, MSW, LBSW are conducting research on issues related to African-America...

Sung to the tune of 'Irreplacable' by Beyonce To the left, To the left To the left, To the left To the left, To the left My politics...

One of the things that I was apprehensive about after I started transition in 1994 was finding a beauty shop to hook up my hair. I had the t...

Give me your unconditional love the kind of love I deserve the kind I want to return That's the chorus of the Donna Summer song Uncondit...

I'm Micah Christian and I'm a recovering fundamentalist. It started in my youth when my parents began attending Humongous Baptist Ch...

Guest column by Fredrikka Maxwell There’s a bridge across busy Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas. It crosses the Colorado River and is the ho...

TransGriot note: This morning one of the peeps on the TSTB list asked this question. I want to know from others what makes you complete or ...

At the dawn of the 20th century, W.E.B. DuBois made his famous prediction that 'The problem of the 20th century will be the problem of t...