- 21. How TikTok Helped Me Learn to Accept My Vulva
- (Sex)
- ... myself. Not even the rallying cry for empowerment, The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler (now known as V), could soften my feelings toward it. I performed monologues in two of the annual productions at my ...
- Created on 29 March 2022
- 22. Madison Butler Disrupts Gender Pay Inequity For Black Women, With Her Black Speaker Collection, a Database Full of Voices That Need To Be Heard
- (Feminism)
- It was a frightfully revealing LinkedIn post by Madison Butler, that went viral and not only sparked a movement—but a whole business by accident. It went a little something like this: Empowerment ...
- Created on 25 March 2022
- 23. Ava DuVernay, Taraji P Henson, Cynthia Erivo And More: 9 Movies & Shows Featuring Black Women You Need to Stream This Black History Month
- (Entertainment)
- ... limited series featuring Octavia Spencer depicts the rise and success of Madam CJ Walker, the first female self-made millionaire. Self-Made explores American beauty standards, women's empowerment, and women ...
- Created on 16 February 2022
- 24. Galentine's Day Was Ours: Remembering How The Fake Holiday Became Something Special For Me and My Mo
- (Living)
- ... my mom’s bed because I was in love with my best friend who didn’t reciprocate the feelings. There was the Galentine’s where she came to my USC apartment and joined the "women empowerment" party I threw ...
- Created on 10 February 2022
- 25. Shelf Life: Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller
- (Books)
- ... section gives Wassef an opportunity to discuss entrepreneurship and the empowerment she experiences when cursing. In a chapter on cookbooks, an order for Jamie Oliver’s The Naked Chef leads to an encounter ...
- Created on 31 January 2022
- 26. Emily Ratajkowski On Her Essay Collection "My Body," Her Journey to Feminism, and Why Using Your Sexuality to Get Ahead Isn't a Bad Thing ...
- (Books)
- ... the pages of Ratajkowski’s book, into real life, and even into the courts—shifting her idea of what empowerment truly means as she fights to assert ownership over her own image. In 2016, Ratajkowski was ...
- Created on 14 December 2021
- 27. Yola Takes a Stand: The UK Soul-Singer Discusses Her New Album, "Stand for Myself," and How She Melds Pop and Soul Together to Make Music That Expresses Both the Joy and Harshness of Life ...
- (Music)
- ... related. Though this record pulses with empowerment, she shies away from calling herself a feminist, too, noting the white lens through which the women’s movement started. “That’s problematic, so I’ve ...
- Created on 08 November 2021
- 28. How “Jennifer's Body" Smashed Its Way Through The Male Gaze And Into Queer, Feminist Cult Statu
- (Movies)
- ... as a dangerous (even deadly) taboo, but Jennifer’s Body embraces it as a source of empowerment for its characters. True, Jennifer is not a sympathetic victim of abuse; rather than justifiably going after ...
- Created on 25 October 2021
- 29. Feeling Spiritual? Get Self-Reflective With These 13 Tarot and Oracle Decks Designed By Women
- (Living)
- ... Self-Care, Healing, & Empowerment by Jerico Mandybur Focused on self-love, self-care, and self-reflection, the Neo-Tarot deck from Jerico Mandybur is an essential tool for spiritual healing. Alongside ...
- Created on 15 October 2021
- 30. Embroider Your Own Mystical Talisman Patch: Artist Christi Johnson Shows You How in This Step-By-Step Guide
- (DIY)
- ... on the surface. Bring the needle back out along the stitch line. Continue this in and out motion. Adapted from Mystical Stitches: Embroidery for Personal Empowerment and Magical Embellishment (2021, ...
- Created on 15 October 2021
- 31. Emily Ratajkowski Reveals That Robin Thicke Groped Her While Filming the Music Video for 'Blurred Lines
- (Feminism)
- ... by the women. For Ratajkowski, any sense of female empowerment was robbed from her when Thicke grabbed her breasts. She writes, “With that one gesture, Robin Thicke had reminded everyone on set that ...
- Created on 08 October 2021
- 32. 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
- (Feminism)
- ... Josephine Baker, First Black Superstar of the Silver Screen, Makes Her Criterion Channel Debut In Featured Collection How Sarah Baartman’s hips went from a symbol of exploitation to a source of empowerment ...
- Created on 30 September 2021
- 33. Growing Up MLM: LuLaRich, The Sticky Ideology Of MLMs, and Reflections on Being the Child of a Mary Kay Recruit
- (Living)
- ... table with a Mary Kay business card and a sales pitch. My mother reached the first reward tier, then the next, earned a pink Cadillac, and kept on climbing. So when LuLaRich’s “empowerment” messaging began ...
- Created on 23 September 2021
- 34. Josephine Baker, First Black Superstar of the Silver Screen, Makes Her Criterion Channel Debut In Featured Collection
- (Movies)
- ... crawls off the stage stiff-legged, her rump higher than her head, like a young giraffe.” The Criterion Channel addresses the complex dynamic between Baker’s legacy of empowerment and onscreen subjugation ...
- Created on 13 September 2021
- 35. How Sarah Baartman’s hips went from a symbol of exploitation to a source of empowerment for Black women
- (Feminism)
- ... being proud of her proportions and the way they’re connected to Baartman, saying, “I’m proud of my body because of the resemblance I feel it has with hers.” Exploitation or empowerment? Today, the ...
- Created on 20 August 2021
- 36. Monique DeBose Celebrates "Brown Beauty" In Her Newest Music Video: BUST Intervie
- (Music)
- Monique DeBose's gracefulness and dedication to uplifting women of all backgrounds shines on her newest single, "Brown Beauty." Tied with the release of her podcast More With Monique and her social ...
- Created on 25 June 2021
- 37. You Can Enjoy the Kitschy Glamour of Tiki Cocktail Culture without the Gnarly Colonial Aftertaste
- (Eat Me)
- ... bar concepts that combines cultural exchange and empowerment with non-harmful escapist ideals.” She maintains that it’s possible to enjoy a tropical bar experience without relying on dehumanizing imagery ...
- Created on 26 May 2021
- 38. British Actress and Model, Cara Delevingne Is Proud of Her Body And Is Auctioning Off An NFT About Her Vagina For Charity
- (Entertainment)
- ... thing their bodies are and to take pride in that.” Further, Delevingne explains that the money raised will go to her foundation, The Cara Delevinge Foundation, which supports women’s empowerment, COVID ...
- Created on 17 May 2021
- 39. Khadijah Robinson's 'The Nile List' Is the Easiest Way to Discover and Support Black-Owned Bran
- (Living)
- ... accessories. I absolutely love these teas—especially the Lemonade flavor. The smell of them alone helps me relax.” Black Girl Spoken “This empowerment-through-fashion platform sells chic T-shirts ...
- Created on 07 May 2021
- 40. Here's How You Can Help India Amid The Country's Devastating COVID-19 Cris
- (Feminism)
- ... and just development. The organization also focuses on education, livelihood, natural resources, health, women’s empowerment, and social justice. Volunteers are distributing food and protective equipment ...
- Created on 05 May 2021
