Content Note: This essay describes parental abuse against children and animal abuse. "Thrown, in this way, into the binding conviction that only a miracle could relieve her, she would never know her beauty. She would see only what there was to see: the eyes of other people." Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye Toni Morrison's The […]
Kahlia Phillips
Kahlia Phillips (she/her) is a writer, axe-throwing coach, and independent researcher with a podcast, titled The Black Sex Ed Project Presents: Sexploratory Studies, which does deep dives into Black sexuality topics. She uses history and memory as a guide for building contemporary and future alternatives for an affirming, safe, consensual, and pleasurable Black sexual culture. As a Black, queer, Southern-born, working-class woman, she honors the stories and experiences of those who operate on the fringes of “respectable” society and who are always in pursuit of Black liberation, healing, protection, transformation, and joy. You can follow Kahlia on Twitter and follow the podcast on Spotify and Instagram.