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Celebrated Scholar, Author, and Activist Dr. Brittney Cooper Predicts The Future Of Feminism On BUST’s “Poptarts” Podcast
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(Poptarts)
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... The Crunk Feminist Collection anthology and also released Beyond Respectability: The Intellectual Thought of Race Women, which she followed up with her acclaimed 2018 book Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist ...
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Created on 22 October 2021
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Halle Berry's Latest Character Finds Redemption In The Fighting Ring In Upcoming Netflix Sports-Drama "Bruised" ...
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(Movies)
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... “Why not a Black woman? It's an old genre; there's so many great fight films that have been made,” Berry told Variety. “I made the point why it would be worth retelling an age-old story with this new twist.” ...
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Created on 21 October 2021
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In Her Memoir "The Big Hurt," Erika Schickel Looks At Her Self-Imposed Bad Girl Image Through A New Len
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(Books)
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In her new memoir, The Big Hurt, author and actress Erika Schickel re-examines her “bad girl” self-image and offers an intimate look into her long process of healing from emotional and sexual trauma. ...
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Created on 18 October 2021
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Feeling Spiritual? Get Self-Reflective With These 13 Tarot and Oracle Decks Designed By Women
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(Living)
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... goddess energy waiting to be unleashed. Each card is adorned with the portrait of a different African goddess. Abrams’ deck is designed to reinforce the spiritual traditions that have elevated many Black ...
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Created on 15 October 2021
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Meet the Women Who Seek Out (and Find) "Happy-Ending" Massages ...
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(Sex)
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... their rules of engagement might surprise you.
It was 2003, and Vance Black, a masseur in his early 20s, was working on a 40-something client’s hip while she lay face down on the table. It was his first ...
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Created on 15 October 2021
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You’re Invited: Celebrate "Project Runway's" Nina Garcia & Help Women Rise Against Violence at Womankind’s Virtual Gal
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(Sponsored)
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... women to the alarming rates of Black women dying from pregnancy complications, among other injustices. For the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community, we continue to see the push for sex-selective ...
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Created on 14 October 2021
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Adele Returns To the Limelight With 'Easy on Me,' Her First Single Following a 5-Year Hiatu
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(Music)
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... another song like that. That song catapulted me in fame to another level that I don’t want to happen again.” Reminiscent of the singer’s moody R&B essence, the preview for “Easy On Me” is filtered in black ...
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Created on 08 October 2021
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Social Media Influencer Bretman Rock is the First Openly Gay Male Model to Take it All Off on the Cover of Playboy Magazine
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(Blog)
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... was the first solo Black cover girl for Playboy in 1971. In July 2020, Bad Bunny graced the cover as the first solo male model, other than Hefner himself, and discussed his role as a queer ally in the ...
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Created on 07 October 2021
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The New "Karen" Halloween Costume Has Many Questioning The Meme-ifying Of Everyday Racis
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(General)
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... white women who thrive off racist microaggressions. If you’ve ever seen a white mom steer her kid away as a Black man walks past, then you probably know the type.
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Created on 07 October 2021
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6 Women-Directed Horror Thrillers to Fulfill All of Your Spooky Season Cravings
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(Movies)
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... to unravel his past life in Cabrini-Green, as the Candyman is revealed to be a symbolic reminder of the Black men who were wrongfully killed in racially targeted crimes. Under the direction of Nia DaCosta ...
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Created on 01 October 2021
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Doctors Marian Croak and Patricia Bath Are the First Black Women Inducted into The National Inventors Hall Of Fame, And Yeah, It's About Time
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(Feminism)
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... Bath, Ph.D., will be amongst the Hall of Fame’s 29 inductees in 2022. Croak and Bath are the first Black women to receive this distinction.
Croak, who currently heads Google's Research Center for Responsible ...
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Created on 30 September 2021
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Stylist Challenges Fashion Barriers to Plus-Sized Black Women With Her Bold, Eclectic Style
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(Style)
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... not. My sneakers are Adidas x IvyPark. My earrings are from a beauty supply store in Harlem. And my ring is from LeyeLesi. In everything I do, I try to include Black and independent designers. And, being ...
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Created on 30 September 2021
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R. Kelly, R&B Singer and Producer, Finally Convicted of Sex Crimes After Decades of Allegations and Crimes Against Underage Girls and Boys
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(Music)
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... on Lifetime in 2019.
Jim DeRogatis, the Black women at the Sun Times, Dream Hampton, the Black women who created the #MuteRKelly, Tarana Burke, and a whole gang of organizers from Chicago and beyond ...
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Created on 28 September 2021
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Women's March To Host National Demonstration For Reproductive Freedom On October 2n
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(Feminism)
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... The Frontline, the Black Women’s Health Imperative, and the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice.
This collective action comes in the wake of Texas’ new law banning abortions after six ...
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Created on 23 September 2021
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Texas Doctor Violates Near-Total Abortion Ban, Writes Op-ed About It, and is Promptly Sued. Here's Why That's a Good Thi
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(Feminism)
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... in drawn out court cases. There is no governmental body enforcing the law, so there is no one to sue back. Josh Blackman, a constitutional law professor at South Texas College of Law Houston says, “It’s ...
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Created on 22 September 2021
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Michaela Coel Destroys R*pe Culture in Uplifting Emmy Acceptance Speech Dedicated to Survivors of Sexual Assault
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(TV)
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... wrote, co-directed, and starred in the 12-episode sexual assault drama, is the first Black woman to ever win in this category. She even received a congratulatory stamp of approval from the queen of TV ...
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Created on 20 September 2021
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Can "Mindful Masturbation" Help You Heal From Rape and Sexual Trauma
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(Sex)
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I was raped in my first year at university. I was a virgin, so my attitude towards men and relationships changed to one where sex is only enjoyable for men. At an age where I’d previously felt ready ...
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Created on 15 September 2021
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Hashing It Out: #MeToo Trailblazer Tarana Burke Opens Up About Her Message of Solidarity and Writing Her Remarkable New Memoir, Unbound
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(Feminism)
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... Milano credited her on Twitter. “It’s not about a viral campaign for me,” Burke—whose activism has always centered Black people—said at the time. “It’s about a movement.”
Due to #MeToo’s introduction ...
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Created on 14 September 2021
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Josephine Baker, First Black Superstar of the Silver Screen, Makes Her Criterion Channel Debut In Featured Collection
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(Movies)
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... the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture. Tropics is included in the collection along with Baker’s first talkie, Zou Zou (1934), a backstage musical surrounding a Black woman (Baker’s) unrequited ...
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Created on 13 September 2021
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Mutual Aid To The Rescue: Check Out These Seven Pro-Choice Organizations Providing Resources in the Midst of Texas' Near-Total Abortion Ban
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(Feminism)
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... resulted in the closure of over 20 low-income, rural clinics. This new bill disproportionately affected people of color, as 2020 saw nearly 30% of abortions in Texas performed on Black women. The organization ...
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Created on 09 September 2021
