Grief on the quarter system Mysia Anderson November 2, 2015 2 Comments Grief does not come with an expiration date. My body and mind do not process pain within the framework of a time span. What I feel does not operate with the courtesy of stopping around week 9 because... Read More »
Diversity and Hollywood Mysia Anderson October 27, 2015 3 Comments I am a Film and Media Studies major because I should have been Cinderella, and there should have been many before Tiana. There should have been more space for me to have aspirations more badass than... Read More »
Can we not be ‘fake deep?’ Mysia Anderson October 19, 2015 1 Comment In this age of readily accessible memes and Tumblr pictures about love, beauty, and liberation, everyone can be “deep.” We can post pictures of the ocean or pensive selfies, and caption it with a... Read More »
Taking back the Angry Black Woman Mysia Anderson October 13, 2015 3 Comments When used by others as an insult, the controlling image of The Angry Black Woman has caused Black women to feel isolated, humiliated and suffocated for far too long. A controlling image is more than a... Read More »
Stop telling activists what they need to do Mysia Anderson October 6, 2015 14 Comments The activism of today is the child of the Civil Rights Movement moderates and conservatives heavily exalt as the model for activism. In fact, dissenters of this movement serve as co-opters of the... Read More »
My claim to Black feminism has nothing to do with you Mysia Anderson September 29, 2015 13 Comments To be honest, my claim to Black feminism did not live in that article I wrote a year ago. I’ll boldly assert that my claim to Black feminism lives in every breath I take, because my claim to Black... Read More »
A message to the freshmen Mysia Anderson September 16, 2015 8 Comments This is a demand to 2019 to learn about how they intentionally or unintentionally oppress others, and a demand to this group of world citizens to be both uncomfortable and disgusted with inaction as... Read More »
Self-care is resistance Mysia Anderson May 21, 2015 3 Comments At Stanford, we have the privilege of resources many do not have access to outside of this bubble. It is important to acknowledge this fact for our own well-being while navigating hostile spaces. When... Read More »