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Why Do Funny Black Women Still Need To Be Trailblazers In 2016?

Black women have always been integral to comedy — from Moms Mabley to Whoopi — and have set the stage for stars like Leslie Jones, Jessica…

Sep 12, 2016

Why Do Funny Black Women Still Need To Be Trailblazers In 2016?

Sep 12, 2016

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What “Girls” And “Broad City” Teach Us About Female Friendship

With the rise of #squads, complex relationships between twentysomething women are finally having a pop-culture moment.

Aug 15, 2016

What “Girls” And “Broad City” Teach Us About Female Friendship

Aug 15, 2016

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“That’s How We Survive:” When Police Brutality Turns Mothers Into Activists

Before the mothers of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and Eric Garner took to the streets in protest, there was Iris Baez, a homemaker who…

Aug 15, 2016

“That’s How We Survive:” When Police Brutality Turns Mothers Into Activists

Aug 15, 2016

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There Can Be No Sex in Bollywood

Hindi cinema’s obsession with chastity has long helped fuel sexual violence and victim-blaming in India. Independent film is finally…

Aug 15, 2016

There Can Be No Sex in Bollywood

Aug 15, 2016

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Black Trauma Remixed For Your Clicks

In viral videos, the real-life pain of black people is repurposed into fun, catchy songs for popular consumption. But at what cost?

Aug 15, 2016

Black Trauma Remixed For Your Clicks

Aug 15, 2016

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Moving Beyond “Crazy Rich Asians” In The Stories We Tell About China

In a time of rising Yellow Peril, it’s never been more urgent for us to move away from stereotypes about China and its people in our…

Aug 15, 2016

Moving Beyond “Crazy Rich Asians” In The Stories We Tell About China

Aug 15, 2016

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What Do Kendrick And Kanye Owe Women Listeners?

Until they deal with the sexism in their music, Kanye and Kendrick will never be as innovative as they think they are.

Aug 15, 2016

What Do Kendrick And Kanye Owe Women Listeners?

Aug 15, 2016

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To Love Your Sister Is To Grieve Your Twin

It’s impossible to explain what having a twin is like to someone who asks, but I am going to try.

Aug 15, 2016

To Love Your Sister Is To Grieve Your Twin

Aug 15, 2016

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Two College Degrees Later, I Was Still Picking Kale For Rich People

While buying groceries for rich people, I realized upward mobility in America is largely a myth.

Aug 15, 2016

Two College Degrees Later, I Was Still Picking Kale For Rich People

Aug 15, 2016

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Prepping For My First Marathon Meant Running Through India’s Rape Culture

Training for a marathon changed my body, and changed my relationship with it, too. Just not in the way I expected.

Aug 15, 2016

Prepping For My First Marathon Meant Running Through India’s Rape Culture

Aug 15, 2016

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