The “Bitch” in the house!
I have an article in the current (summer) issue of Bitch magazine. The article is about why black women don’t tend to write “momoirs” (mommy memoirs).
If you’re not familiar with Bitch, the mag bills itself as the “feminist response to pop culture”. In addition to my piece, which I’m quite proud of, you’ll also find in this issue an article by a woman who finds feminist inspiration from the Bible, and a piece which discusses “why Prince is the biggest male feminist rock star of the last 25 years…kinda.”
Included with my piece is a sidebar-ish article about the lack of diversity inside the “established” mommy blogosphere, written by Veronica Arreola (vivalafeminista.blogspot.com).
I don’t know if you can find the mag at B&N and the like; I’ve seen it at my local food co-op. Maybe Whole Foods carries it too.
Bitch has a website, but they haven’t uploaded stuff from the current issue yet.
Toot-toot!
June 2nd, 2008 at 4:31 pm
Can’t wait to read it! Be sure to promote the issue over on BlogHer.
June 2nd, 2008 at 10:07 pm
Now that I’m here, Bitches are in the house! haha…I was super excited when they said I could write a sidebar to your article. woot!
June 2nd, 2008 at 10:09 pm
Oh…and at least in Chicago Bitch is at Borders & B&N. Not my college bookstore…still!
June 2nd, 2008 at 10:38 pm
Veronica: I hesitated to call it a sidebar, because it reads like an article. Great stuff!
From one Bitch to another ;-)…CONGRATS!
June 5th, 2008 at 11:26 am
I’m going to Whole Foods to find it! So proud of you! Can’t wait–
June 5th, 2008 at 11:39 am
I couple of people emailed me to say that B&N carries it, but that they still have the Spring issue out.
June 11th, 2008 at 5:41 am
Hello - got my issue of Bitch yesterday and thought your article was great; the lack of black, female perspectives is noticeable everywhere, which hopefully indicates an explosion, or at least a flurry of activity, in the near future…
June 11th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Hi, Jay…thanks for stopping by. I’m glad you enjoyed the article, and I share your wish for greater and more diverse representation of black female voices everywhere!