Stories by Malena Amusa
Malena Amusa is the communications associate at the Oakland-based racial justice Applied Research Center/Colorlines Magazine in New York. More of her work appears at ARC's blog at Racewire.org.
A state review of maternal mortality seeks to find out why. But some hospitals refuse to participate.
Posted on Aug 7, 2008
By wearing weaves and wigs, black women can become the type of woman society doesn't otherwise expect them to be. But do these counter-identities lead to empowerment or self-loathing?
Posted on Feb 21, 2007
