Tameka Bradley Hobbs, Ph.D.

Black women are weathering growing racism and sexism in the age of Trump

It is difficult to ignore the fact that so many of the intersecting negative forces unleashed by the current occupant of the White House have resulted in so much disruption in the lives of Black women. What does this mean for the mental and material health of such a vital segment of the Black community?

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A small victory in the culture wars, but the battle rages on

On July 7, the US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, in its decision on Pernell v. Lamb, struck down the portion of Gov. Ron DeSantis’s Stop WOKE Act that handcuffed intellectual freedom in Florida’s colleges and universities. That decision was an important victory in the raging cultural wars. There are, however, still more

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A gubernatorial candidate calls for lynching; We should all be worried

What does it mean when a candidate for governor in Florida openly calls for the lynching of a Black man? It is an unfortunate sign of the continuing devolution of politics in Florida and the nation, one with increasingly dangerous consequences. The incident I reference happened on April 2, when a Black man confronted gubernatorial

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