Aja Barber
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Aja Barber Articles
There are so few people in this world who can bring very many strong, stoic people to their knees in the hour of death.
Read...I've been really trying to think about every purchase I make and its overall impact on the world. However, I recently broke code and indulged in the Marimekko for Target collection.
Read...I refuse to write some sort of inane rubbish about how sweatshirts are the new sweatshirt.
Read...I may not be thrilled to vote for her, but I’ll be damned if I’m going to let the misogyny and toxic masculinity we fight so hard against control the campaign narrative of the first major woman presidential candidate.
Read...How does one advertisement go so magnificently wrong, managing to center whiteness in the story of the battles of marginalized people, while playing down the horrific effects of police brutality and concluding in a white savior grand finale?
Read...I first met Darlene Howell McNerney through my sister.
Read...We can never get enough handy gift guides, so we asked our lovely writer Aja what she has planned for her holiday shopping this year.
Read...Aja Barber gives us her first-hand account of the Women's March — the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Read...Hugh Hefner - people either love him or hate him, and there doesn’t seem to be a lot of room for middle ground. He was an abuser and civil rights advocate.
Read...Recently I went through another round of unfriending on Facebook. It keeps things tidy, the arguments thoughtful and my head from exploding. This time around I just got rid of any white person that felt passionate about "certain political topics," but wasn't showing up for people of color, as we watch the meteoric rise of fascism in America and police violence. I’m not obligated to educate anyone for free, especially if they don’t appear to be absorbing what I’m saying or having the tough conversations on their wall with their peers.
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