- 1. 6 True Crime Podcasts Hosted by Women to Add to Your Queue Right Now
- (Entertainment)
- ... of slavery. Candice approaches each story with tangible empathy and often directs listeners to tip hotlines and ways to support the families of victims in the stories she tells. Her mission of bringing ...
- Created on 31 January 2023
- 2. Nikole Hannah-Jones Brings 'The 1619 Project' to the Small Screen, And Provides An Essential Update to American History Lesson
- (TV)
- ... by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans at the very center of our national narrative,” according to the show’s description on Hulu. The 1619 Project brings ...
- Created on 26 January 2023
- 3. 7 Best Biopics About Women to Watch When You Need to Feel Inspired (and 1 For When You Don't
- (Movies)
- ... Max. Harriet Cynthia Erivo powerfully plays the role of abolitionist and Underground Railroad concutor Harriet Tubman in her incredible life story of escaping slavery and then bravely turning back ...
- Created on 30 November 2022
- 4. 3 New Feminist Titles That Examine Women's Place In Civilization And Society: BUST Review
- (Books)
- ... eulogized the virtues of slavery, to the religious fanaticism of her family’s maternal line that caused an ancestor to be accused of being a witch. The story is told in a nonlinear fashion that interweaves ...
- Created on 11 July 2022
- 5. Keke Palmer Scores Big For Black Women And Liberation In "Alice" Now Streaming On Deman
- (Movies)
- What would you do if you found out that freedom was closer than you thought? Or simply a state of mind. Alice, the brainchild of debut director Krystin Ver Linden, is a revenge thriller set in the Antebellum ...
- Created on 08 April 2022
- 6. Ava DuVernay, Taraji P Henson, Cynthia Erivo And More: 9 Movies & Shows Featuring Black Women You Need to Stream This Black History Month
- (Entertainment)
- ... feel empowered this Black History Month. 13th (2016) Co-written and directed by the critically acclaimed Ava DuVernay, this documentary on black disenfranchisement from slavery through the prison ...
- Created on 16 February 2022
- 7. Phoebe Robinson on her Comedy Special, Book Release, and Starting a Publishing Imprint, Tiny Reparations
- (Entertainment)
- ... “I cannot tell you how many slavery-themed manuscripts we are getting; how much Black trauma we’re getting,” she says. “I know there are authors who have other stories. College-educated Black women are ...
- Created on 08 February 2022
- 8. How Sarah Baartman’s hips went from a symbol of exploitation to a source of empowerment for Black women
- (Feminism)
- ... in a legacy that is engulfed by slavery, unwillful submission and colonialism. The white gaze that fetishized Baartman’s body as exotic and overtly sexual was the same one that promulgated the stereotype ...
- Created on 20 August 2021
- 9. The recent Taliban takeover is terrifying for Afghan women and girls—here's wh
- (Feminism)
- ... for marriage with Taliban members. Forced marriages are equivalent to sexual slavery, and the rise of the Taliban means the rise of sexual slavery and abuse for Afghan women. -- No one can guarantee ...
- Created on 18 August 2021
- 10. Dr. Carol Queen Commemorates Activist Margo St. James With a Guided Tour of the Sex Workers’ Rights Movement
- (Feminism)
- ... consent-based, chosen sex work with kidnapping and “sexual slavery.” As a result, some anti-trafficking groups are working to ban all prostitution. For example, SESTA/FOSTA, two linked federal bills ...
- Created on 19 July 2021
- 11. Vanessa Riley's Historical Novel "Island Queen" Focuses On The Journey, Not The Destination Of Dorothy "Doll" Kirwin Thomas: BUST Rev
- (Books)
- ... you can be.” Born into slavery in the colonial West Indies, the real Thomas fought for freedom at a time when she was barely seen as human. “I’m luckier, I guess. My black is beautiful,” Doll says, in ...
- Created on 09 July 2021
- 12. #Bye, Felicia. Nikole Hannah-Jones Rejects UNC's Last Minute Offer of Tenure, Joining the Faculty of Howard University Instead. ...
- (Feminism)
- ... which, is dedicated to highlighting the continued legacy of chattel slavery in the United States. In her CBS interview with King, Hannah-Jones stated she felt “political opposition” was at the root ...
- Created on 08 July 2021
- 13. Cultures That Embraced LGBTQIA+ Identity Before Colonization Messed Everything Up
- (Living)
- ... as Christianity, slavery, and golf. Here are three fantastically queer cultural practices from around the globe that said “fuck you!” to the white, heteronormative patriarchy. Queerness in India Photo ...
- Created on 10 June 2021
- 14. Kara Walker Helped Define An Entire Generation Of Black Creators—Now, Her Artwork Is On Full Display For The First Time
- (Arts)
- ... This stance opened up to her a perspective on the history of colonialism, on the idea of America, and naturally on slavery—not only in terms of its history and its images, but above all its paradoxes and ...
- Created on 26 May 2021
- 15. After Appointing Nikole Hannah-Jones, Conservative UNC Chapel Hill Board of Trustees Denies Knight Chair Tenure for the First Time Since 1980 for One Reason: “Politics”
- (Feminism)
- ... essay in the Times Magazine’s 1619 Project, an ongoing initiative that “aims to reframe the country’s history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans at the very ...
- Created on 21 May 2021
- 16. Meet the Next Generation of Superstar Activists: Exclusive BUST Interviews
- (Feminism)
- ... fundamentally believe none of us is free until we are all free. And in the United States, we can’t be free without repairing the evils of genocide and slavery. I am here to build a new society and a new ...
- Created on 15 February 2021
- 17. Nikole Hannah-Jones on "The 1619 Project's" Genesis, Backlash And What's N
- (Feminism)
- ... a real ability to grasp how foundational slavery is to modern American life.” On a windy September day in New York City, I catch up with Hannah-Jones over Zoom. Throughout our conversation, an elegantly ...
- Created on 14 January 2021
- 18. Lucille Bridges, Mother Of Civil Rights Movement Icon, Passes Away at 86
- (General)
- ... country, especially slavery and state-mandated apartheid, as a long time ago — but to have lost the mother of Ruby Bridges in 2020 says a lot about our collective memory and how the past is closer to us ...
- Created on 12 November 2020
- 19. The Best Halloween Movies For Every Mood
- (Movies)
- ... of Youtube/Halloween Network More from BUST: Aya Cash On Horror, Humor, And Feminism In "Scare Me" In "Antebellum," Janelle Monáe Contends With Slavery In America's Past And Present Horror Films ...
- Created on 21 October 2020
- 20. "The Glorias" Has Few Wrong Turns Exploring Gloria Steinem's Fascinating Li
- (Movies)
- IF MRS. AMERICA on FX whet your appetite for boundary-busting scenes from feminist icon Gloria Steinem’s life, then The Glorias, based on Steinem’s memoir, My Life on the Road, should be next on your ...
- Created on 30 September 2020
