Here is Something for the hoes:
A page of reading recommendations, music, videos, people to look out for, and so much more for hoes seeking educational resources and pleasurable distractions. Sexual liberation cannot be complete if we don’t continually educate and enrich ourselves, and seek healing along with pleasure. These are some of my favorite things and I encourage you to indulge in them.
If it is accessible for you, I encourage you to purchase books locally.
Shakira Scott is a self proclaimed "Fancy Sex Educator" whose talents run the gamut. Her website boasts toy reviews and recommendations, her erotic fiction, blog, some gorgeous looking porn, and workshops that she hosts to unleash the hoe within you! Check her out and definitely follow her TikTok for quick, bite-sized doses of HOE.
OnlyBans is an online game created in part by Lena Chen, a sex worker and artist. In this interactive sim, players navigate the world of adult content creation and try to earn money and a following, all while navigating the real life censorship and de-platforming faced by adult entertainers in real life. Check out more of Chen's work, what she has to say, and play the game for a glimpse into the struggles of adult actors in the Onlyfans era.
Erika Lust (she/her) is a porn producer creating content that challenges the male gaze of mainstream pornography. She strives to curate ethical content and a way of creating movies that values her actors, those working behind the camera, and the desires of women. Definitely check out her site, which includes her zine, films available for purchase, and so much more delicious content!
Black Feminist Rants is a podcast hosted by LaKia Williams (she/her), a Reproductive Justice Organizer from the South. She uses her platform to highlight the experiences of Black women and femmes within the movement for social justice, particularly reproductive rights. A great listen, highly informative with plenty of short little episodes to get you started on an amazing learning journey.
Imani Barbarin (she/her) is a communications scholar, writer, content creator, and disability activist who I follow on several social media platforms. Her writing and videos on disability in the United States are incredibly enriching but she also teaches and speaks on other topics from racism, to sizism, to politics, and so much more in our world on fire. An amazing person to follow and look out for, I encourage you to seek her out and follow her Patreon.
Noname's Book Club is a radical collective of online and real-life members dedicated to uplifting the voices of People of Color. Noname (she/her), Chicago rapper and abolitionist activist, is also dedicated to sending their monthly book recommendations to incarcerated folks all over the country. This is a not-for-profit initiative that allows folks to set up their own book clubs all across the country and in prisons. Their recommendations are dope and the work they do is so important, check out Noname's Book Club.
This work was mentioned by Ahmad on a recent episode of the Hoes Talk podcast. Michael Warner works to deconstruct the moral paradigm that would cast controlling and judging someone else's sexual life and choices as an obligation. Ultimately it leads us to an important discussion about how to handle the idea of safe sex in a society where sexual shame sits at the center of our STI awareness campaigns.
This essay was quoted by Ahmad on a recent episode of Hoes Talk. "Black Gay (Raw) Sex" by Marlon M. Bailey is an essay held within No Tea, No Shade: New Writings in Black Queer Studies. The essay explores the author's own anxiety about his love for raw sex and his HIV activism. It's an interesting study of safe sex post-AIDS epidemic as we look at it from a social perspective. I would recommend the entire book.
Although this podcast has ended, there are so many amazing episodes for you to enjoy. Nicole Perkins (she/her) and Bim Adewunmi (she/her) are two Black writers set on turning a lustful gaze onto your favorite Hollywood Heart-throbs. In this innovative podcast the two make great fun and delightful imagery out of thin air, talking everything lust, romance, and rugged handsomeness. Check it out on Spotify or anywhere you listen to podcasts.
All About Love is a feminist work combining the personal and philosophical to tackle the question of love in modern society. A revelation from bell hooks (she/her), this body of work asks it's audience to engage with love and each other critically rather than carelessly or not at all. Rest In Peace to it's recently passed author, bell hooks, and please pick up anything that she has written. A brilliant scholar and frontrunner in her field, she deserves every rose.
Elexus Jionde (she/her) is a political educator, sex worker, and historian who balances education, social consciousness, and sex appeal on Intelexual Media, her personal platform. There she shares videos, articles, posts, and more all about Black Liberation, Sexual Freedom, and so much more as she critiques oppression from all angles. Currently she has self-published 3 books: The A-Z Guide to Black Oppression, Angry Black Girl, and Who Said Dat? I encourage you to check out her writing and educational videos, and follow her on social media for both pleasure and political/historical engagement with sexual liberation, feminism, and pro-Blackness.
Belly of the Beast is a work that bridges the connections between anti-fatness and anti-Blackness. Thinking across the intersections of race, size, and more, Da'Shaun L. Harrison (they/them) articulates what it means for anti-Blackness and anti-fatness to be one and the same. It is a delicious and engaging read that confronts the reality of living within a fat Black body and the particular struggle that existence presents against white supremacy.
WAKE is graphic novel-hybrid that tells the stories of the hidden slave revolts led by Black women in the Americas. Going through the archive of ship logs, correspondences, court records, and more, Dr. Rebecca Hall discovers the radical involvement of Black enslaved women in their own emancipation. A dynamic and important project that uncovers the sort of history that Black feminists could use right now.
Sister Outsider is a collection of essays and poems by Audre Lorde (she/her), leading activist and Black Feminist theorist. Here she thinks about sexuality, race, love, her own life, and so much more. A lifelong lesbian, mother, thinker, artist, and teacher, her words are incredibly freeing for those seeking sexual healing. I recommend you read anything she's written, but especially "Uses of the Erotic: the Erotic as Power" contained within this collection.
Something for the Hotties is a musical project by rapper Megan thee Stallion (she/her). The Houston Hottie uses this Halloween release to put out odds and ends that didn't make it onto an album. Although it is a collection of singles, freestyles, and one-offs, the project feels like a cohesive statement, showing off the artist's attitude, passion, lyrical mastery, horniness, and sorrows wrapped up and presented to her fans as Christmas come early. Listen wherever you enjoy music.
Warsan Shire (she/her) is Somali-British poet whose written work was featured in the spoken interludes of Beyonce's Lemonade. Her work is about love, heartbreak, betrayal, being a refugee, loneliness, and so much more. I recommend anything her pen has touched.
Kimberly (she/her) and Brittany (she/her) are a social worker and a reproductive rights activist working together to offer a plethora of emotional, health, and wellness resources. Their site, KIMBRITIVE.com , emphasizes the holistic nature of sexual health and wellness and seeks to keep their follows informed and connected. It is a beautiful intervention in our anti-sex world, particularly for Black folks and I love to see it.
"The Anarchy of Colored Girls Assembled in a Riotous Manner" is an essay by Saidaya Hartman (she/her). She works from the fragmented reports of psychologists, investigators, and social workers to piece together the resistance of young Black women in the emergent urban ghetto. Challenges the narrative presented by the reports, Hartman reads between the lines to bring the anger, hope, resentment, desire, and anarchist revelations of young Black girls and women to the forefront of this telling. This essay is a part of the book, Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments by Hartman.
Bloodchild and Other Short Stories is a collection of short fiction by Octavia Butler (she/her). Butler is a Black Sci-Fi/Afro-Futuristic author whose fiction dances across the lines of fantasy and the harsh realities of human life. Particularly fascinated by sexual pleasure in the midst of power, and conflict, Butler gifts us a glimpse into ourselves and our futures. Read anything by this author and be fully sated, but Bloodchild is one of my favorites.
Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good by adrienne marie brown (she/her) is a cool drink of water in the desert. The author asks us to critically rethink social justice as an experience that can and should bring us pleasure. This work is all about dedicating our activist work to what brings us pleasure and encourages healing, rather than simply what it takes to survive.
Inner Hoe Uprising is a dope podcast hosted by 4 Queer Black folks talking about dating, sex, and love. The hosts are longtime friends with great chemistry whose subject matter bridges the gaps between critical sexual practice, casual conversation, and humor. There are dozens of episodes for you to enjoy available on Spotify, Apple, Soundcloud, and anywhere you listen to podcasts.
"For the erotic is not only a question of what we do; it is a question of how acutely we can feel in the doing. Once we know the extent to which we are capable of feeling that sense of satisfaction and completion, we can then observe which of our various endeavors bring us closest to that fullness. The aim of each thing we do is to make our lives and the lives of our children richer and more possible. Within the celebration of the erotic in all our endeavors, my work becomes a conscious decision--a longed for bed which I enter gratefully and from which I rise up empowered."
— Audre Lorde, “Uses of the erotic: the erotic as power”
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What’s Missing?
I appreciate your recommendations for what I can include in this resource section. Whether that is a new book, music, someone you follow, a favorite podcast, etc. I would also love to know what kinds of resources you would like to see featured. Thank you for your recommendations.