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“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare,” the late Black lesbian feminist essayist, poet and activist Audre Lorde wrote in her 1988 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The moment Rachel Cargle opens her Brooklyn apartment door, I see the signs of relaxed living. There is the time to greet me ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “A Renaissance of Our Own: A Memoir & Manifesto on Reimagining, a beautifully written testimony by Green native Rachel Cargle, ...

This interview originally appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of ESSENCE magazine, available on newsstands now. When the tragic murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd ...

PEOPLE's Voices from the Fight Against Racism will amplify Black perspectives on the push for equality and justice Rachel Cargle is an Akron, Ohio-born public academic, writer and philanthropic ...

AKRON, Ohio – The Akron Roundtable’s next virtual forum will be held Thursday, June 17 at noon featuring speaker Rachel Cargle. The forum topic is “Literature as a Gateway to Understanding.” The event ...

You might be triggered by the term “soft life,” but author Rachel Cargle breaks down why Black women deserve the soft life the most. The term “soft girl era” has been trending all over social media ...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Rachel Cargle is adept at making room where there is none. “I’m excited and grateful to exist with you all in this space and be in conversation and community,” she said at her ...

On Tuesday evening in the fellowship hall of the First Baptist Church of Decatur, a different type of preaching was happening. “Everything that I’m doing is really just me being in relationship with ...