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The BGG Podcast Episode 9 with Rep. Ruth Buffalo: "We have a long way to go."
On this episode of The Brown Girls Guide to Politics podcast, host A'shanti Gholar sits down with North Dakota Rep. Ruth Buffalo to talk...

The BGG Podcast Episode 8 with Rep. Ayanna Pressley: "You can't poll transformation.”
On this episode of The Brown Girls Guide to Politics podcast, host A'shanti Gholar sits down with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley to...

Write For Us! Be a BGG Guest Contributor for Mother's Day!
We want to hear from The BGG community for Mother's Day! As part of our 2019 Mother's Day Series, we are looking to share inspirational...

The BGG Podcast Episode 4 with Kiah Morris: "That Is The Strength We Carry."
EPISODE SUMMARY Welcome to The Brown Girls Guide to Politics -- the one stop shop for women of color who want to hear and talk about the...


WHM 2019 Guest Post: Why Bring Your Own Chair to A Table That You Assembled? Black Women Need Not Se
“No!” “Not You.” “No one will vote for you.” “It’s not your time/turn.” “We won’t support you.” “You are just the wrong kind of Black.”...


International Women's Day 2019: Pantsuit Politics Podcast featuring The BGG Founder A'shanti
The BGG Founder A'shanti F. Gholar participated in the Pantsuit Politics special podcast recorded in Washington, DC. A'shanti was on the...

Write For Us! Be a BGG Guest Contributor for Women's History Month
Are you a Brown girl who wants to share her political journey with The BGG community? For Women's History Month, we are opening up The...


Belonging: Times Are A-changing
American politics was not created with me in mind- a queer, nonbinary parent with tattoos and piercings. For the last ten years, I have...


Recap: She The People 2018 Summit
There is nothing like being in a room full of women of color who are passionate and energized about politics and making the world a...


Being the Only Brown Girl in the Room: Liberation Is Not Achievable If We Do Not Recognize That Our
I consider reproductive health and justice to be my life’s work. When I talk about abortion care and the need for abortion care to be...


Caribbean Heritage Month: I Knew That I Wanted Other People To See The Same Haiti I Saw
I didn’t know what I wanted to be when I grew up. And I didn’t have to: my parents had already decided for me. I often joke that, in my...


Fangirl Spotlight: Interview with Nashville Public Defender-Elect Martesha Johnson
Have you ever met a superwoman? I have! Over the past year I’ve had the pleasure of working with and becoming friends with a real-life...


Mother's Day Post: Leading a Life of Purpose, Not Position
I am a mother and a wife, and I am driven by purpose, not position. I have often been the youngest, brownest, only female at a...
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