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Calling All Aesthetes: 10 Activist Artists Who Should Be At The Top Of Your Instagram Feed
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While social media is primarily used as a tool for keeping updated on the lives of friends, acquaintances, and your favorite celebrities, it can also be an impressive device for keeping yourself updated ...
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Created on 05 January 2021
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Comedian Catherine Cohen Wants You To Feel Less Alone: BUST Interview
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(Arts)
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There are certain people who live their lives naked. We have all met someone like this, or maybe we wish that we could live our own lives this way. They carry a willingness to open themselves up to ...
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Created on 30 November 2020
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Gwen Smith’s “The Black Women Project” (Vol. 1 & 2) Reimagines What A Portrait Can Be
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(Arts)
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Gwen Smith enters her New York City studio, takes a near full body selfie, finds a reference photo of a Black woman she admires, and then gets to painting. The result of this continued studio practice ...
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Created on 30 November 2020
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We're Still Celebrating Kamala Harris' Historic Win And Some Of Our Favorite Celebs Are, Too!
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(Entertainment)
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A week after the election results were called, we are still celebrating Kamala Harris’ victory as the first woman in American history to hold office as Vice President. And we’re definitely not alone ...
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Created on 13 November 2020
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Lucille Bridges, Mother Of Civil Rights Movement Icon, Passes Away at 86
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(General)
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Lucille Bridges, the mother of one of the most recognizable and influential civil rights leaders, passed away yesterday. Because human life is fleeting, we tend to think of great injustices in this ...
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Created on 12 November 2020
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How Black And Indigenous Women Got Trump Out Of Office
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(Feminism)
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Top row left to right: Allie Young, Latosha Brown, and Morgan Dixon. Bottom row left to right: Vanessa Garrison, Kamala Harris, and Taylor Crumpton.
You may have already heard about the hard work that ...
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Created on 09 November 2020
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What Louisiana's New Abortion Restrictions Mean For America
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(Feminism)
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... ider, raising funds for the procedure and transportation costs, and obtaining or confirming health insurance coverage. Not only is late-term abortion rare, but researchers in 2004 found that 58 percent of ab ...
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Created on 06 November 2020
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New Mexico Makes History, Electing All Women Of Color In Its House Delegation
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(Feminism)
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For the first time, New Mexico has elected all women of color in its House delegation. The House Democrats are Deb Haaland, who won her reelection in the 1st Congressional District, and Teresa Leger ...
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Created on 05 November 2020
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Here's How Georgia's Stacey Abrams Saved America: Exclusive BUST Interview
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(Feminism)
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At the same time, we have to have a transformation of what we think law enforcement should be. Public safety means the public has to be safe, and sometimes that safety occurs long before a crime occurs. ...
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Created on 05 November 2020
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What You Need To Know Now: Election Day Victories + Vote Counting Updates
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(Feminism)
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... weeks and months. For vote counting updates, scroll to the end of this story.
The LGBTQ+ community won lots of representation last night. Sarah McBride, from Delaware, became the first openly transgender ...
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Created on 04 November 2020
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Five Things To Remember For Long Voting Lines Today
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(Living)
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There will undoubtedly be some long lines today at the polls. It is incredibly frustrating that in recent years long voting lines have become commonplace in many counties around the U.S., but it has ...
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Created on 03 November 2020
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Resistance Revival Chorus’ Debut Album "This Joy" is the Perfect Antidote To Your Election Day Anxiety
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(Music)
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... a similarly moving protest song written by Janelle Monáe and the Wondaland Records collective in 2015.
The title track, “This Joy,” transforms frustration and outrage into positivity. The chorus of voice ...
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Created on 03 November 2020
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5 Ways To Take Care Of Yourself And Your Community This Election Day
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(Living)
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... n Percent Happier, a free stress-relief app has new guided meditations about the election on Resilience and Transforming Anger. The BIPOC-owned mental health app, Shine, can help you plan your election self-ca ...
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Created on 02 November 2020
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This U.K. Artist Turns Found Objects Into Haute Art: BUST Interview
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(Arts)
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... becomes a pleated skirt, sugar packets are made into cropped pants, and a wilted strawberry top is transformed into a delightful fascinator. She works on the floor while listening to music, then captures ...
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Created on 30 October 2020
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Women of Netflix's ‘GLOW’ Share Letter Asking for Better Representation Prior to Cancellation
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(TV)
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**A statement on GLOW** I want to relay the above in hopes of transparency making things better for all. I made a joke about that recently and now I’m asking ...
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Created on 20 October 2020
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This Unapologetic Street Art Series Puts Queer POC Front and Center
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(Arts)
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... we remember them.”
Now based in D.C., Toruño has also taken to the streets of N.Y.C. and L.A., putting up posters that make powerful statements—like “Honor Your Queer & Trans Ancestors Year Round.” ...
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Created on 16 October 2020
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Exclusive Interview with Pioneering Educator Jane Elliott: Teaching and Understanding Race In 2020
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(Feminism)
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... for the day ahead, the news tragically turned to the assassination of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., rocking the nation and transforming Elliott’s classroom—and many others for years ...
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Created on 16 October 2020
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5 Important Moments From This Year's Billboard Music Awards
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(Music)
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... ve our baby the fluids he needed, despite bags and bags of blood transfusions. It just wasn’t enough. . . We never decide on our babies’ names until the last possible moment after they’re born, just bef ...
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Created on 15 October 2020
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A Lady, Liberated: Julia Lindon On Depicting An Honest Coming Out Story In Her New Short Film
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(Movies)
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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 ...
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Created on 14 October 2020
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Controversial Medusa Statue Reimagines Her Myth and Reignites Conversations Around #MeToo
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(Arts)
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... , trans women, queer people—our stories get pushed aside, and our pain is never prioritized,” said Burke for Time Magazine. “We don’t talk about indigenous women. Their stories go untold.” However, Anders ...
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Created on 14 October 2020
