FM Jan 18, 2023:  Unsung Civil Rights (S)heroes: Ella Baker & Fanny Lou Hamer

FM Jan 18, 2023: Unsung...

THIS WEEK on Feminist Magazine with host Lynn Harris Ballen – in the week of Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday, we look at some of the unsung Heroines of the civil rights struggle and how we walk in their footsteps. FIRST … the documentary FANNIE LOU HAMER’S...

FM Jan 4, 2023: Post-Roe...

THIS WEEK on Feminist Magazine with host Lynn Harris Ballen :  FIRST … Since the loss of federal protection, access to Abortion Care has become more difficult, especially in the south, the plains and the Midwest, but the movement for reproductive justice has only strengthened....
FM Dec 14, 2022 :: Say Her Name /  Motherful Mutual Aid

FM Dec 14, 2022 :: Say H...

THIS WEEK on Feminist Magazine with host Lynn Harris Ballen :   2022 will mark eight years since #SayHerName, the movement to draw greater awareness and action around Black female victims of police and state violence, was created by the African American Policy Forum.  Why is...
FM Nov 30, 2022 : ‘This Bridge Called My Back’ anniversary / Gaby Moreno – Lighthouse Tour

FM Nov 30, 2022 : ‘...

THIS WEEK on Feminist Magazine with host Lynn Harris Ballen :  FIRST …  Last year was the 40th anniversary of the original publication of the groundbreaking anthology This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color .   Through personal essays, criticism,...
FM Nov 23, 2022:  Women’s Refugee Commission / Bars as Sanctuary / Thankstaking

FM Nov 23, 2022: Women&...

This week on FemMag with host Lynn Harris Ballen :: FIRST … The Women’s Refugee Commission has worked for over 30 years to protect and improve the lives of refugee women, children, and youth around the world. We talk to Executive Director Sarah Costa about how they work horizontally...
FM Nov 16, 2022 :  “Comfort Women” / Veteran’s Day / Idle No More

FM Nov 16, 2022 : ̶...

This week on FemMag with host Lynn Harris Ballen :: FIRST … Last week on Veteran’s Day, members of transnational feminist organization AF3IRM LA were out protesting on the streets of Echo Park.  Reminding us of the forgotten history of formerly colonized nations and...

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