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1. Women of Netflix's ‘GLOW’ Share Letter Asking for Better Representation Prior to Cancellation: (TV); The principal women of colour on Netflix’s GLOW took to Instagram on Monday to share a letter they wrote to the show’s creators and executive producers expressing their concerns over the representation ...; Created on 20 October 2020
2. This Unapologetic Street Art Series Puts Queer POC Front and Center: (Arts); In a place like the U.S., where the stories of queer people of color are continually erased, 30-year-old artist Johanna Toruño aims to center and celebrate them. Born in El Salvador, Toruño was displaced ...; Created on 16 October 2020
3. 5 Important Moments From This Year's Billboard Music Awards: (Music); There is no question that last night’s Billboard Music Awards stood out from previous years. Not only did the event, which takes place in L.A.'s Dolby Theater, happen without a live audience, but star ...; Created on 15 October 2020
4. A Lady, Liberated: Julia Lindon On Depicting An Honest Coming Out Story In Her New Short Film: (Movies); In one of the first scenes of “Lady Liberty,” Shea (Julia Lindon) awkwardly comes out to her gynecologist, who is painfully unprepared for the news. Shea saying “no penis” to indicate that her sexual ...; Created on 14 October 2020
5. Controversial Medusa Statue Reimagines Her Myth and Reignites Conversations Around #MeToo: (Arts); Medusa’s origin story is varied. Yet, the most widely recognized comes from Ovid’s Metamorphosis, in which Medusa was a mortal maiden in the temple of Athena, where she was raped by Poseidon. Soon after, ...; Created on 14 October 2020
6. This Coming of Age Film, "The More You Ignore Me", Will Make You Fall in Love With "The Smiths" All Over Again ...: (Movies); A coming of age story meets The Smiths' fandom of the '80s in The More You Ignore Me. This film weaves Morrissey's legacy into the befuddled homelife of Alice (Ella Hunt), her loyal father, Keith (Mar ...; Created on 13 October 2020
7. It’s Time For ‘Hot Nerd Fall:’ Megan Thee Stallion Launches A Scholarship for Women Of Color ...: (Music); Megan Thee Stallion is calling all the “college hotties.” Last week, the rapper and college student debuted a scholarship in honor of her new song “Don’t Stop” with Young Thug. Two $10,000 dollar scholarships ...; Created on 12 October 2020
8. Death of indigenous woman who live-streamed abuse by med staff as she lay dying reignites fight for "No More Stolen Sisters": (Feminism); Content warning: The following story contains discussion of violence against Indigenous women. Joyce Echaquan was a 37-year old Atikamekw woman of the Manawan community in Quebec. She was a mother ...; Created on 09 October 2020
9. 2020 Sees Highest Rates of Fatal Violence Against the Trans Community in Years ...: (Feminism); “Trans people are not new. We have always been here. As long as there’s been recorded human history, we have always existed. But we have been written out of the human story…” said Imara Jones for TIME ...; Created on 07 October 2020
10. NYC's Art in Odd Places: NORMAL Festival Showcases The Strangeness of 2020 ...: (Arts); Isolation. Police brutality. Violence. Quarantine. A global pandemic. Wildfires. COVID-19. These are some of the words that have been ringing through our ears since the start of 2020. It feels very much ...; Created on 05 October 2020
11. Virginia Bill Will Finally Ban Sex Between Detainees and Police Despite Claims of Consent: (Feminism); Both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly have passed a bill that will try correction officers who engage in sexual relations with detainees as a Class 6 Felony. However, Governor Ralph Northam ...; Created on 05 October 2020
12. Rihanna Continues To Champion Body Positivity With "Savage x Fenty Vol. 2": (Entertainment); Rihanna took socially distant fashion shows to the next level in Savage x Fenty Vol. 2, featuring a strong line up of celebrity guest stars such as Lizzo, Demi Moore, Willow Smith, and more. The show ...; Created on 02 October 2020
13. Donald And Melania Trump Test Positive For COVID-19: (General); After downplaying COVID-19 for his own political gain and consistently and xenophobically calling it the “China Virus,” Donald Trump and Melania Trump have both tested positive for the Coronavirus. ...; Created on 02 October 2020
14. Aya Cash On Horror, Humor, And Feminism In "Scare Me": (Movies); The frightful cocktail of sitting by a fire on a cold winter's night, eyes aglow with flickering flames while sharing scary stories sounds like any child’s Halloween dream. Josh Ruben’s new film, release ...; Created on 01 October 2020
15. Amy Coney Barrett Is A Threat To Civil Rights: (Blog); Amy Coney Barrett may be a woman but she is no Ruth Bader-Ginsburg. The staunch and conservative catholic is Donald Trump's Supreme Court choice to replace Ginsburg. As most of us know, the wome ...; Created on 30 September 2020
16. 5 Claims Trump Made That Were Just Flat-Out Lies: (General); If you’re like any other anxious American voter who was curious about how the first Presidential debate went but too scared or too tired to watch, just turn on MTV and put on any reality show and you’ll ...; Created on 30 September 2020
17. Death and the Maidens: How Previous Pandemics Helped Make the World a Better Place for Women ...: (Feminism); FOR MOST OF US, pandemics were once the stuff of the distant past, relegated to dusty history books. Of course, today, we understand them so much better. We’ve seen first-hand the way they cause death ...; Created on 29 September 2020
18. You Go Girl: Why Traveling to Atlantic City during COVID Felt Safer Than Staying Home: (Living); ... all spent their humble honeymoons and was the setting for a seedy 1980 crime drama starring Susan Sarandon. But a recent visit to the shiny, new Hard Rock Hotel & Casino—a miraculous re-build over the ...; Created on 28 September 2020
19. Shedding The Skin Of Childhood In Season 2 Of "PEN15" ...: (TV); Living through the ages of 11 to 14 can feel a lot like desperately trying to shed the skin of your childhood. Watching Hulu’s “PEN15” will take you right back there, awkwardly attempting to become ...; Created on 28 September 2020
20. Miranda July's Amazing New Film "Kajillionaire" Premieres Today And She Gave BUST The Inside Scoop On The "Poptarts" Podcast! ...: (Poptarts); Miranda July is a filmmaker, artist, and writer whose feminist, DIY, punk style evolved out of the same riot grrrl era that birthed BUST. She appeared on our cover in the Fall of 2007 and her books ...; Created on 24 September 2020

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