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The Disappearance of Phylicia Barnes
The media’s inattention to missing women of color is nothing new. Criticism of that trend isn’t either—and yet, it continues. Consider how names such as Elizabeth Smart, Natalee Holloway or JonBenet...
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365 Take-Our-Daughters-and-Sons-to-Work Days
A few months ago I was scrolling through audio files of interviews on my computer when I was startled to hear the recorded cooing of my daughter when she was a baby. I had been hiking through dry...
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Honoring All Mamas on Mother’s Day
On Mother’s Day, it’s easy to get caught up in the Hallmark image of Mom. Even in the 21st century, the idealized mother often appears as straight, married and, if not stately or stodgy, at least...
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Of “Talent Scouts,”“Hunt Clubs” and Predatory Men
Since 2009, when the bodies of eleven women–many of whom worked as prostitutes–were found in a mass grave on the west side of Albuquerque, I’ve been researching and reporting on those still-unsolved...
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Frances Moore Lappe’s Grand Vision: Treat Markets as Ecosystems
The latest book from environmentalist Frances Moore Lappé–author of the bestselling Diet for a Small Planet–could not have been published at a better time. As Occupy protests across the United States...
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10 Things You Need to Know About Native American Women
It’s no exaggeration to say that American Indian women are missing from most media coverage, history books and classroom discussions. But at least journalism students, instructors and state educators...
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Sexual Exploitation of Native Women: Challenging the Shame
Last week, Indian Country Today published a story by independent journalist and photographer Mary Annette Pember (Red Cliff Tribe of Wisconsin Ojibwe) about generations of American Indian women who...
View ArticleRemembering the Women Murdered in Albuquerque
Five years ago, on February 2, 2009, investigators unearthed a mass grave on the west edge of Albuquerque, N.M. In it were the bodies of 11 women, some of whom had been missing for more than five...
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