Ashley C. Ford
Writer
Ashley C. Ford is the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir, Somebody’s Daughter, published by Flatiron Books. Fordis the former co-host of The HBO companion podcast Lovecraft Country Radio, and the current host of Ben & Jerry’s Into The Mix. She currently lives in Indianapolis, Indiana with her husband, poet and fiction writer Kelly Stacy, and their chocolate lab Astro Renegade Ford-Stacy.
Kamala Harris on the Power of Optimism
The nation’s first female vice president on the fight for justice and freedom she’s been waging since birth.
There Is Nothing Wrong With Black Girl Magic
It's not about tapping into something supernatural, it's about claiming or reclaiming what others have refused to see.
Molly Crabapple On Art, Activism, and Why She Could Never Have an Office Job
"One of the privileges of having this tiny tiny degree of cult fame is that now all of my weirdness and awkwardness is re-interpreted as charming eccentricity."
I'm Not Grateful for Viola Davis' Win—It Was Long Overdue
The problem with celebrating "firsts."
I'm The Heaviest I've Ever Been and I Just Bought My First Crop Top
And it was revolutionary.
My Private Shame: I Didn't Report My Sexual Assault
"I became convinced that if someone found out I'd chickened out or panicked, they would assume they weren't strong enough to file either."
Why This Artist Let Her Nude Body Tell The Story of Slave Trading in New York City
Nona Faustine pays homage to her ancestors in a powerful and public way.
