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Hand Her The Mic

Nov 4, 2021

We're back with new artwork, new theme music, and most importantly, another incredible conversation with movement leader and entrepreneur, Kristina Dove of Community Power Consulting. Kristina wrote a powerful piece in Zora (linked below) about her path as a Black woman leader at a progressive nonprofit. She shares what...


Mar 31, 2021

To close out Women's History Month, we spoke to ReproJobs, a worker advocacy organization in the reproductive justice, rights, and health movement. Luna (not her real name) has been elevating and amplifying the concerns and calls to action on behalf of marginalized folks in a sector controlled by white feminists...


Jan 22, 2021

Last year tested women of color activists, but also validated their collective wisdom. We hosted a powerful year-end conversation with movement leaders, Kratina Baker, Kortni Malone, and Cristela Solorio Ruiz. We discussed how 2020 impacted each of them and how to strengthen the fragile solidarity amongst us. 


Sep 16, 2020

After the "American Dirt" controversy and the police murder of George Floyd, the publishing industry has faced a reckoning for its dismal record on internal diversity and the failure to publish diverse voices. As one of the few Black executives, Krishan Trotman shares her experience both as an editor and published...


Aug 26, 2020

Gaylon Alcaraz, a Chicago-based advocate, shares how her early work experiencing and fighting gentrification led to a lifetime of working for Black and brown women, girls, and nonbinary folks. Our conversation highlights the mostly white women leaders at feminist and reproductive rights organizations that pushed out...