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1. How Sarah Baartman’s hips went from a symbol of exploitation to a source of empowerment for Black women: (Feminism); In “BLACK EFFECT,” a track from Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s 2018 collaborative album “EVERYTHING IS LOVE,” Beyoncé describes a quintessential Black female form: Stunt with your curls, your lips, Sarah Baartman ...; Created on 20 August 2021
2. Black Monuments Matter: Journalist and Civil-Rights Activist Ida B. Wells Gets Statue in Downtown Memphis: (Feminism); Nearly 130 years ago famed journalist and civil rights advocate Ida B. Wells was driven out of Memphis for reporting on the lynching of three Black men; a statue of the former resident will be unveiled ...; Created on 14 July 2021
3. Don't Forget Your Story: Why Kink Will Always Belong in Prid: (Living); The thunder vibrated up through the soles of my feet, and the exhaust pipes blasted through my ear drums, rattling my skull. Like a swarm of black hornets in the distance, I watched them rolling in. ...; Created on 03 June 2021
4. Rollerskating is Back! And Skate Queen Lola Star is Here to Share All Her Tips to Get You Started: (Living); ... blacklight carpet, I was transported from my stifling Catholic school life into another dimension where I could live out my MTV fantasies surrounded by flashing lights, pulsating beats, and airbrushed ...; Created on 05 May 2021
5. Queen Beyoncé Conquers The Recording Academy With A Historic 28 Grammy Awards: (Music); ... part of her visual album, Black is King, in an ongoing production deal with Disney. The song, which featured her daughter Blue Ivy Carter, earned the mother/daughter pair an award for Best Music Video. ...; Created on 15 March 2021
6. Thank you, Stacey Abrams: (Feminism); Back in our fall 2020 issue, Stacey Abrams said that everything would be ok. “Things are changing,” she said. “Trust me.” Now, with Rev. Raphael Warnock—Georgia’s first Black senator—declared the ...; Created on 06 January 2021
7. Gideon Adlon On Unearthing The Spooky Truths In “The Craft: Legacy”: BUST Interview: (Movies); ... thoughtful casting and progressive storylines. “You have a trans witch, a Black witch, a really tough handsome jock who comes out. You see sisterhood and girls coming together who don't give a fuck about ...; Created on 28 October 2020
8. Parade is Donating Over 1,000 Pairs of Underwear to LGBTQ+ Centers: (Style); ... This Year—And All Of Them Were Black Women Bob The Drag Queen Advises Us On Addressing Political Issues With Our Elders And More On BUST's "Poptarts" Podcast Ellen Page Wants People To “Connect The Dots” ...; Created on 03 September 2020
9. The 100th Anniversary of (Some) Women's Suffrage: Did YOUR state support women's right to vote? Check this state-by-state history of the fight for suffrage in Ameri: (Feminism); ... women who secured the right; Black women would have to wait nearly 5 decades more to actually exercise that right. You’ve probably heard about many of the women involved in this fight, but it wasn’t ...; Created on 18 August 2020
10. How This Brooklyn Sign Painter is Keeping Activism and The Art of Hand Lettering Alive: (Arts); ... cash bail reform, which disproportionately keeps black and brown folks in increasingly high-risk, abusive systems. Cuomo holds the power to freeze and roll-back rent and has stated that it’s been handled. ...; Created on 10 August 2020
11. Madame Gandhi's "Waiting For Me" Is The Perfect Protest Track For Right N: (Music); ... powerful music video: Header image: Gizelle Hernandez for BUST More from BUST The Dixie Chicks Drop The "Dixie" (And A New Protest Song) “Black Parade” By Beyoncé Is The Activism Anthem We Need ...; Created on 25 June 2020
12. Let's Stop Naming American Schools After Confederate: (Living); ... after. Like Mahala Ashley Dickerson, who was the first Black woman attorney in Alabama. If Dickerson is too much of a mouthful, why not Mahala High School? Or Inez Baskin, a journalist who covered, and ...; Created on 24 June 2020
13. “Black Parade” by Beyoncé Is the Activism Anthem We Need Right Now: (Music); This past Friday, Beyoncé surprised her audiences with the release of a new song “Black Parade," which she wrote on her Instagram, “celebrates you, your voice and your joy.” The song's celebratory ...; Created on 22 June 2020
14. Remember: Queer Black Womxn Paved The Way For LGBTQ+ Rights: (Feminism); ... at the hands of the police. Many of the participants at Stonewall, now more often referred to as an uprising or a rebellion, were Black women and trans women of color. In fact, many of the most prominent ...; Created on 01 June 2020
15. This is my 3-Year-Old Daughter's Fourth Women's March — Why This Matte: (Feminism); ... "Women's March," women, especially black women, have been leading marches and protests for centuries. When we march, we do so in the legacy of women who marched first, who marched before they walked in their mamas' ...; Created on 17 January 2020
16. Political Protest Ban at 2020 Olympics Will Not Silence Megan Rapinoe: (Feminism); ... Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists in a black power salute, one of the first real instance of political protest at the renowned games. Their demonstration was in response to a variety of social ...; Created on 13 January 2020
17. The Creation of the LGB Alliance Disregards the History of Trans Activism Within Prominent LGBTQ+ Movements: (Feminism); ... Black transgender women; 2019 has already seen at least 22 transgender or genderqueer people fatally shot or killed by other violent means. As the Human Rights Campaign has stated, “it is clear that fatal ...; Created on 04 November 2019
18. The NYPD Officer Who Put Eric Garner In A Fatal Chokehold Will Not Be Indicted: (General); ... echoed those words, which became a rallying cry for the Black Lives Matter movement. And yesterday, Garner’s mother Gwen Carr spoke to reporters after the DOJ’s decision was made public. “Today, we can’t ...; Created on 17 July 2019
19. 10 Mystics On Their Summer Solstice Plans: (Living); ... for my very first visit on the Solstice. I plan to check out Hauswitch and The Caldron Black and I scheduled a reading with Lori Bruno at Magika because she is my idol! For ritual I am packing a small ...; Created on 21 June 2019
20. Just A Few Of History's Baddest Queer Bitche: (Feminism); ... living as a gay, black woman in America during periods of huge upheaval. Hell… Mabel IS the reason we know so much now. The Lesbian Herstory Archives in New York are full to the brim, thanks to Mabel. ...; Created on 07 June 2019

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