Portrait of a Radical Swarm Portrait of a Radical Swarm
From Occupy Wall Street to Black Lives Matter, Accra Shepp's protest photographs have dissolved the boundaries between the individual and the collective.
Apr 29, 2022 / no-paywall / Salamishah Tillet
Why It’s So Hard to Write About Rape Why It’s So Hard to Write About Rape
Is it possible to be sensitive to victims while still being a discerning journalist?
Dec 11, 2014 / Salamishah Tillet
The New Season of ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Has a Diverse Cast and a Cynical Heart The New Season of ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Has a Diverse Cast and a Cynical Heart
Yes, it humanizes the women held in Litchfield Penitentiary—but it laughs at the idea that they could change anything about their circumstances.
Jun 16, 2014 / Salamishah Tillet
Becoming a Witness at Suzanne Lacy’s ‘Between the Door and the Street’ Becoming a Witness at Suzanne Lacy’s ‘Between the Door and the Street’
At an afternoon of feminist performance art on Brooklyn stoops, eavesdropping was encouraged.
Oct 23, 2013 / Salamishah Tillet
Sexual Harassment Is Not a Disease, But It Surely Is an Epidemic Sexual Harassment Is Not a Disease, But It Surely Is an Epidemic
San Diego Mayor Bob Filner’s seeking medical help for allegations of sexual harassment redirects our attention away from the real psychological and social harm that his victi...
Jul 30, 2013 / Blog / Salamishah Tillet
It’s So Not ‘Oz’: Netflix’s ‘Orange Is the New Black’ It’s So Not ‘Oz’: Netflix’s ‘Orange Is the New Black’
Orange Is the New Black appears to traffic in tired class and race stereotypes, but it also, episode by episode, tries to challenge some of those assumptions by filling in the wome...
Jul 23, 2013 / Blog / Salamishah Tillet
Apps (and Maps) to End Sexual Violence Apps (and Maps) to End Sexual Violence
The advent of smart phones and social media has generated applications, some of them free, to prevent sexual violence.
Jul 17, 2013 / Blog / Salamishah Tillet
Domestic Violence and George Zimmerman’s Defense Domestic Violence and George Zimmerman’s Defense
George Zimmerman's prior violence against girls and women was an overlooked and unchecked predictor of his killing of Trayvon Martin.
Jul 15, 2013 / Blog / Salamishah Tillet
This Is What #Rape Looks Like This Is What #Rape Looks Like
When sexual assault cases go viral, it cuts both ways.
Jul 11, 2013 / Blog / Salamishah Tillet
Forced Sterilizations and the Future of the Women’s Movement Forced Sterilizations and the Future of the Women’s Movement
Correctional institutions collectively are the second largest provider of reproductive health services in the country—but most politicians and pundits ignore incarcerated wom...
Jul 9, 2013 / Blog / Salamishah Tillet