We originally published this column at Essence.com in response to Jennifer Carroll’s ignorant remarks demeaning black lesbians this week. Jennifer Carroll, the embattled lieutenant governor of Florida, is under fire this week for…

Aisha co-authored a piece for the Center for American Progress focused around LGBT youth experiences in the juvenile justice system.

Digitizing the Outdoors: Can Gaming Be the Gateway to Nature? Children today are spending alarming amounts of their time indoors and in front of screens — 7.5 hours on electronic…

Danielle published an op-ed at TheRoot recently that took a critical look at the consequences of the sedentary lifestyles led by today’s youth which perpetuate poor health outcomes. Let’s face…

Aisha tells everyone how it is at the Center for American Progress.

It seems for the moment that the arc of the moral universe is bending toward equality. On the heels of the president’s historic announcement supporting marriage equality last week, several…

President Obama Is Ending Black America’s ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Policy The most profound impact of Obama’s “evolution” on same-sex marriage could come in the form of dismantling decades-old anti-gay…

Can Recess Slow Childhood Obesity? Danielle published a piece in The Root about how to close the disparities between white and black students’ health - and it starts on the…

Aisha and Melissa Dunn have put together an amazing report on the state of LGBT communities of color for the Center for American Progress: Three years after the Great Recession,…

Back to Our Roots: Connecting to the Outdoors Connects Me to Family from Wildlife Promise The brisk chill of the early mornings in Washington, D.C. before the city becomes occupied…