- 1. "The Fortunes of a Jaded Woman" Tells The Story Of A Cursed Vietnamese Family. Plus, 2 Other Novels That Explore Family and Complicated Relationships
- (Books)
- ... siblings in tow and, as they work to clean up Dimple’s colossal mess, they unexpectedly get to know each other along the way. What follows is a tender portrait of a nontraditional. -Samantha Ladwig Black ...
- Created on 21 September 2022
- 2. Beth Ditto Talks Switch To Acting, and Latest Role In The Country Music Drama "Monarch." Plus, New Music From Gossip? ...
- (TV)
- ... disco pants, and thick, artfully smudged black eyeliner. Gossip is not really what we’re here to talk about, though—at least not yet. Some fans may not realize that Ditto is also an actor, and she’s ...
- Created on 12 September 2022
- 3. Before Nirvana And Soundgarden, A Young Black Performer Named Tina Bell Was Making Grunge Rock But You Have Probably Never Heard Of Her.
- (Music)
- ... to define the scene, white men dominated, and women were few. And Black women? If the most common version of history is to be believed, there were none. But that version is wrong. Bam Bam, formed in ...
- Created on 10 August 2022
- 4. The Secret History of Women and Mushrooms: A Centuries-Old Tale of Empowerment, Enlightenment, Education, and Magic
- (Eat Me)
- ... experience is passed down from generation to generation, adding their own innovations along with it. And today, many are seeking to remember these ancient ways. “Seeing groups of Black and Brown femmes ...
- Created on 28 April 2022
- 5. "Dressing The Resistance" Features The Fashions of Women Activists, And Shows How People Have Historically Used Clothing To Activate Chang
- (Style)
- ... 2015 Kiran Gandhi runs the London marathon while free bleeding. Photo: Courtesy of Kieran Gandhi 2019 At the Weinstein trial, protestors wear red lipstick and black mesh across their eyes ...
- Created on 12 April 2022
- 6. 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)
- ... doesn't pay the bills. Recognition doesn't pay the bills. If you care about Black people, pay us for our time & IP. While the aforementioned quotes don’t cover the post in its entirety, it certainly ...
- Created on 25 March 2022
- 7. Legendary Comedian and Voice Over Artist Debra Wilson Gets Serious In Latest Role of Death Doula, in New Film, "Moon Manor" ...
- (Movies)
- ... Black Lives Matter Movement, and the LGBTQ movement...and the movement that really sprang up after [the murder of] George Floyd, began the dialogues and the conversations and the change within the entertainment ...
- Created on 24 March 2022
- 8. "The Sex Lives of African Women" Aims to Help African Women Decolonize Their Sexuality By Sharing Their Storie
- (Books)
- ... Toward a Black Body Politic, as Black women’s ability to, “be in touch with our bodies in a way that is liberatory.” Sekyiamah’s book seeks to provide the roadmap to recovery through a collection of ...
- Created on 11 March 2022
- 9. K. Michelle's New Series "My Killer Body With K. Michelle" Explores The Darker Side of Plastic Surge
- (TV)
- ... separate fact from fiction. “[This is why] I talk to women and let them know that the girls you see are sick,” K. Michelle said in an interview with Atlanta Black Star. Sung is a 29-year-old married ...
- Created on 18 February 2022
- 10. Ava DuVernay, Taraji P Henson, Cynthia Erivo And More: 9 Movies & Shows Featuring Black Women You Need to Stream This Black History Month
- (Entertainment)
- This Black History Month, let’s appreciate Black women’s history. This Black History Month, we should be educating ourselves— not only in reading Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates, teaching ...
- Created on 16 February 2022
- 11. 10 Must-Watch TV Shows To Get Your Cathartic Coming-Of-Age Fix Now That ‘PEN15’ Is Over
- (TV)
- ... the new teen superhero drama series, Naomi. Based on DC comic books of the same name, this coming-of-age story follows the cool, confident, and comic book-loving Naomi McDuffie (Kaci Walfall), a Black ...
- Created on 19 January 2022
- 12. Gina Schock of The Go-Go's Shares Rare Photos of the Band's Early Days, Calls New Coffee Table Book "Made in Hollywood," A Love Letter to Go-Go's
- (Music)
- When you think of seminal all-female rock and roll bands, the chances of The Go-Go’s being the first group to come to mind are high. Their 1981 album Beauty and the Beat, featuring iconic tracks “Our ...
- Created on 06 December 2021
- 13. A Tale of Two Murders: How the Deaths of 2 Women Lead to a Racial Reckoning in the UK
- (Feminism)
- ... difference in the media’s—and feminists’— attention paid to Nessa’s murder, versus that of Everard. Marvina Eseoghene Newton, the founder of Black Lives Matter Leeds, gave a speech in which she announced ...
- Created on 29 November 2021
- 14. BUST Holiday Gift Guide: The Best Small-Business Buys and Holiday Finds to Make Your Winter Merry and Bright
- (Living)
- ... season! ART OF PROTEST BY DE NICHOLS From Keith Haring to Extinction Rebellion, the civil rights movement to Black Lives Matter, what does a revolution look like? Discover the power of words and ...
- Created on 23 November 2021
- 15. Black Lives Matter Co-Founder Patrisse Cullors Reveals The Writing Practices That Helps Her Create Her Literary Legacy, and Why She's Obsessed With Writing While Amongst People ...
- (Books)
- L.A.-based author, educator, and activist Patrisse Cullors co-founded the Black Lives Matter movement in 2013, and her 2018 memoir, When They Call You a Terrorist, was a huge bestseller. Now, her new ...
- Created on 18 November 2021
- 16. Sex And The City's Spinoff Raises the Question: "Where Are All The Other Shows About Middle-Aged Women
- (TV)
- ... for women of color. Black girls and women are 6.5% of the US population but, as the Geena Davis Institute found, they’ve comprised only 3.7% of lead roles in the 100 top-grossing films of the last decade. ...
- Created on 18 November 2021
- 17. For The Gworls is a Black-Trans Led Collective That Creates Curated Parties and Events to Fundraise For Black Trans Lives
- (Feminism)
- ... check on the DJ and whether the tables are ready for the guests,” she says while adjusting her hair. At just 26, Asanni Armon a Black activist and founder of the trangender-led collective, For the Gworls, ...
- Created on 16 November 2021
- 18. United Nations Annual Climate Conference Recognizes Women As Trailblazers of Climate Action
- (Feminism)
- ... organizations like the Women Taking Action For a Healthier Planet (Wen) to Black Lives Matter protestors to Indigenous leaders from the Amazon. While many protestors denounced the conference as a lack ...
- Created on 11 November 2021
- 19. The New "Karen" Halloween Costume Has Many Questioning The Meme-ifying Of Everyday Racis
- (General)
- ... 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. ...
- Created on 07 October 2021
- 20. Hashing It Out: #MeToo Trailblazer Tarana Burke Opens Up About Her Message of Solidarity and Writing Her Remarkable New Memoir, Unbound
- (Feminism)
- ... 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 ...
- Created on 14 September 2021
