- 21. “Lucy and Desi," Amy Poehler's New Documentary About TV Pioneers Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, Is An Intimate Look Into An Early Power Couple's Private Life ...
- (Movies)
- ... on a movie set, and against all odds got married and portrayed one of the first mixed race couples on TV at the time, in I Love Lucy. Mind you, this was in the ‘50s. At a time when sexism and racism was ...
- Created on 07 March 2022
- 22. Ava DuVernay, Taraji P Henson, Cynthia Erivo And More: 9 Movies & Shows Featuring Black Women You Need to Stream This Black History Month
- (Entertainment)
- ... a beautifully executed documentary, it is also a great way to learn new things about black history that can help you understand modern social issues. Big issues like institutionalized racism and mass incarceration ...
- Created on 16 February 2022
- 23. Phoebe Robinson on her Comedy Special, Book Release, and Starting a Publishing Imprint, Tiny Reparations
- (Entertainment)
- ... expectation of Black women who do anti-racism work to just be miserable all the time,” she says. “We’re supposed to be ‘saving the world’ while everyone else is just out at brunch eating their avocado ...
- Created on 08 February 2022
- 24. LISTEN: The Linda Lindas Drop New Single, "Growing Up," Off Upcoming LP, and Speak To BUST About The Origins of "Racist, Sexist Bo
- (Music)
- ... experience with racism. “After I told him I was Chinese he backed away from me. I didn’t realize what it was about because I didn’t know much about the pandemic until later, so I was very confused, but ...
- Created on 01 February 2022
- 25. To All The Men I've Ghosted: The Secret to Finding Success on Dating Apps like Hinge and Tinder Was Not What I Though
- (Sex)
- ... racist behavior on these apps – the apps themselves are also guilty of facilitating racism on their platforms through the way they’re set up. According to researchers at Cornell University, “Mobile dating ...
- Created on 14 January 2022
- 26. A New Study Finds Gender Bias in The Surgical Field Often Translates to Deadly Outcomes For Female Patients
- (Feminism)
- ... and stereotypes. Jane Elliot, a well known teacher turned diversity educator, raised awareness around the issue of bias with her now infamous "blue-eyes, brown eyes" exercise used to educate people on racism. ...
- Created on 13 January 2022
- 27. The 10 Best Feminist and Female-Centered Books of 2021 to Cozy Up With This Christmas Break, According to BUST
- (Books)
- ... May Destroy You’, writes powerfully about her experiences with racism and sexual assault in her new memoir. Her TV show, ‘I May Destroy You’, was a 12-episode sexual assault drama. In Misfits, Coel gives ...
- Created on 21 December 2021
- 28. In Response to Alarming Facts About Black Women's Maternal Health, Doula's Twitter Thread With Advice for Black Expectant Moms Goes Vir
- (Sex)
- ... limitations of financial inequalities, structural racism, and varied healthcare standards. Racial disparities in pain treatment also play a large role—there is a long history of doctors not taking Black ...
- Created on 17 December 2021
- 29. Celebrated Author and Intersectional Feminist bell hooks Has Died
- (Feminism)
- ... Blair Hooks; and is attached to many of her other published works within her successful literary career. hooks has written more than 40 books that openly discuss gender roles, love, feminism, racism, and ...
- Created on 15 December 2021
- 30. Alice Sebold apologizes to man she wrongfully accused of rape after he spent 16 years in prison
- (Feminism)
- When Alice Sebold, the award-winning author of the book The Lovely Bones, was a student at Syracuse University in 1981, she was the victim of sexual assault. After a few months, she encountered Anthony ...
- Created on 08 December 2021
- 31. A Tale of Two Murders: How the Deaths of 2 Women Lead to a Racial Reckoning in the UK
- (Feminism)
- ... published about her, less than a third of the media coverage Everard received during a similar period. This fact ignited an uproar about the media’s treatment of women of color, and racism in the media. ...
- Created on 29 November 2021
- 32. "We Are Not Like Them" Is A Poignant, Collaborative Novel by Christine Pride and Jo Piazza On How To Navigate Friendship and Rac
- (Books)
- WE ARE NOT LIKE THEM: A Novel By Christine Pride and Jo Piazza (Atria Books) The novel We Are Not Like Them starts with a compelling premise. A Black journalist named Riley returns home to Philadelphia ...
- Created on 24 November 2021
- 33. United Nations Annual Climate Conference Recognizes Women As Trailblazers of Climate Action
- (Feminism)
- ... ideas aim to confront institutional patriarchy and racism, advocate for Indigenous rights and leadership, and challenge unsustainable production methods. As the UN Climate Change Conference comes to a ...
- Created on 11 November 2021
- 34. In Her Memoir "The Big Hurt," Erika Schickel Looks At Her Self-Imposed Bad Girl Image Through A New Len
- (Books)
- 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. ...
- Created on 18 October 2021
- 35. You’re Invited: Celebrate "Project Runway's" Nina Garcia & Help Women Rise Against Violence at Womankind’s Virtual Gal
- (Sponsored)
- ... access to health coverage, language barriers, racism, and impacts of immigration status. We have seen this time and time again in the history of this country. We continue to see, today, the devastating ...
- Created on 14 October 2021
- 36. The New "Karen" Halloween Costume Has Many Questioning The Meme-ifying Of Everyday Racis
- (General)
- ... unsurprising: a reminder that, to white people, racism is something that’s either mined for humor or swept under the rug. The way yt people have managed to turn this into a joke is honestly so ...
- Created on 07 October 2021
- 37. Michaela Coel Destroys R*pe Culture in Uplifting Emmy Acceptance Speech Dedicated to Survivors of Sexual Assault
- (TV)
- ... via YouTube More From BUST Michaela Coel’s first book, “Misfits: A Personal Manifesto,” is an emotional dive into her experiences of racism and sexism as a Black British woman. No One Knows Who Michaela Coel Has ...
- Created on 20 September 2021
- 38. Michaela Coel’s first book, “Misfits: A Personal Manifesto,” is an emotional dive into her experiences of racism and sexism as a Black British woman.
- (Books)
- ... her work on these very important topics. This past September 7th she released her first book, Misfits: A Personal Manifesto. From her experience with racism at a very young age to the traumas of sexual ...
- Created on 15 September 2021
- 39. Skirting the Issue: Indigenous Designer Agnes Woodward Is Raising Awareness With Her Garments
- (Style)
- ... tried to avoid growing up. “I experienced a lot of racism in Saskatchewan, [Canada], where I was raised. And because of that, I always hated when my family would make me wear long skirts because I ...
- Created on 13 September 2021
- 40. Fried Green Tomatoes: Sample Some Sweet, Southern, 1930s Style Via This Early-90's Classi
- (Style)
- ... (Mary-Louise Parker), whose love for each other gives them the strength to tackle life’s obstacles—including but not limited to bigotry, sexism, racism, etc.—in Depression-era Alabama. Not only is the ...
- Created on 19 August 2021
