- 21. "Dressing The Resistance" Features The Fashions of Women Activists, And Shows How People Have Historically Used Clothing To Activate Chang
- (Style)
- ... explores all the ways in which fashion has been used by women as a tool of activism. From Joan of Arc’s armor to the mere existence of the miniskirt, clothing has always been a powerful instrument for ...
- Created on 12 April 2022
- 22. Keke Palmer Scores Big For Black Women And Liberation In "Alice" Now Streaming On Deman
- (Movies)
- ... Courtesy of Rogers and Cowan PMK The most prominent theme is that of the Black women's resilience and self-reliance. The main character is especially symbolic of a time when the floodgates of information ...
- Created on 08 April 2022
- 23. It's In The Bag: Ketanji Brown Jackson Is Confirmed As The First Black Woman On The Supreme Cour
- (Feminism)
- After a long and arduous confirmation process, and many tear jerking moments like this one, (thanks Cory Booker,) Ketanji Brown Jackson has officially been confirmed to the Supreme Court after a bipartisan ...
- Created on 07 April 2022
- 24. A Little History On How The Blue-Haired Old Lady Trope Came To Be
- (Feminism)
- ... each other out. In fact, gray-haired and white-haired women already knew that adding a drop of bluing or indigo to a shampoo’s final rinse “whitens the hair just as it would white goods, but too much gives ...
- Created on 05 April 2022
- 25. What Women’s History Month Means To Me As A Young Black Woman in America... And It's Not What You Thin
- (Feminism)
- As Women’s History Month comes to a close, I’d like to reflect on my feelings about this holiday and its implications. As a Black woman, ever since I knew what Women’s History Month was, I felt alienated ...
- Created on 30 March 2022
- 26. "You Are Worthy," Senator Cory Booker's Emotional Speech Defending Ketanji Brown Jackson Reminds Us How Significant This Historic Moment Is For Black Women (And Has Us Reaching For The Tissue Bo
- (Feminism)
- ... judge—lest we forget, Brett Kavanaugh is a judge, too, and he defo isn’t the poster boy of grace—but the unrelenting pressure put on Black women to be infallible and remain cool, calm, and collected while ...
- Created on 25 March 2022
- 27. 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)
- ... believe the pay gap is a result of biases, not by choice. With Black women being paid 63% of what non-white Hispanic men were being paid the pay gap persists. According to a recent paper by Jeffrey ...
- Created on 25 March 2022
- 28. HBO's "Minx" Is a Light-Hearted Comedy About a '70s Erotic Magazine For Wom
- (TV)
- ... and even the women she claims she wants to help, like her housewife sister (Lennon Parham), who she eventually ends up enlisting in her efforts. Other characters rounding out the ensemble include Bambi ...
- Created on 18 March 2022
- 29. Janelle Monae's "The Memory Librarian" Tackles Afrofuturism, Plus a Deep Dive Into Witchcraft, and a Memoir From an Indigenous Pu
- (Books)
- This spring, check out these new books about powerful and women from today and yesterday. The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer By Janelle Monáe (Harper Voyager) Janelle ...
- Created on 10 March 2022
- 30. Popular UK Supermarket Chain Makes Real Change By Switching Up Name of Aisle From 'Feminine Hygiene' To 'Period Product
- (Feminism)
- A popular UK supermarket chain, Asda, has ditched the phrase ‘feminine’ hygiene and is now marking their aisles to read ‘period products.’ This shift in language is a big win for women, trans, and non-binary ...
- Created on 03 March 2022
- 31. Darlene Love and Joan Osborne to perform at “We Got the Beat – A Women in Music Summit”: an Empowering Celebration of Women Artists, and a Call to Arms to Challenge the Rampant Misogyny in the Music I ...
- (Music)
- Happy Women’s History Month, ya’ll! Are you looking for a way to celebrate that isn’t just meme-sharing and insta-posts? We got you. The first annual “We Got the Beat – Women in Music Summit'' is debuting ...
- Created on 02 March 2022
- 32. Director Celeste Bell Speaks About Her New Documentary On Her Mother Poly Styrene, One Of The Original Women Of Punk Music
- (Music)
- ... light that seemed to always shine through her remained constant. “One of the most powerful things my mother did, I think—[and this] is not just for women, but something everyone can take as an example ...
- Created on 28 February 2022
- 33. The Trailer For "The First Lady," A Film About Trailblazing First Ladies of America, Starring Viola Davis as Michelle Obama, Has Droppe
- (TV)
- ... historic first ladies, the women are sure to do these important roles justice. Twitter is blowing up over the impeccable casting and enticing plot lines. Viola Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer and ...
- Created on 22 February 2022
- 34. 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
- 35. 9 Hot Pieces of Feminist Media, Including Podcasts, Documentaries, and New Releases From Björk and Laurie Anderson
- (Arts)
- ... They all became fast friends, and together created the verité documentary Cusp—an all-access pass into the complicated social and cultural terrain these young women are navigating today. Starts airing ...
- Created on 15 February 2022
- 36. Tomocredit, a New Credit Card That Is Not Based On Your Credit, Is Changing The Game For Young Adults And Immigrants Starting Out
- (Feminism)
- ... Women also have historically lower credit scores than men. It wasn’t until 1974, with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, that women were even allowed to apply for a credit card and establish credit separate ...
- Created on 15 February 2022
- 37. "Roar!: A Collection of Mighty Women" Features Colorful, Painted Portraits of Famous Feminists Throughout Histor
- (Arts)
- ... to be a self-sufficient woman eventually became the subject of her new art book, Roar!: A Collection of Mighty Women, out now from Rizzoli. The collection features vivid original portraits of such powerhouses ...
- Created on 07 February 2022
- 38. 13 Women of Color-Owned and Operated Bookstores You Can Support Right Now
- (Books)
- ... ownership prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, women of color have moved to the forefront of the narrative and are slaying it on the literary frontlines. With so much information out there, and a rapidly evolving ...
- Created on 04 February 2022
- 39. Need Valentine's Day Plans? This Brooklyn Planned Parenthood Benefit Concert Is The Place To B
- (Music)
- ... and rock’n’roll, the event includes 24 women from your favorite NYC bands; each singing one of their favorite love songs accompanied by Dylan Fernandez and The Heart Beats. But the party doesn’t stop ...
- Created on 03 February 2022
- 40. Shelf Life: Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller
- (Books)
- ... partner says he “doesn’t shake hands with women,” Wassef retorts, “Hug, then?” These essays cleverly use Diwan’s different locales—its community-oriented café, its carefully curated “Egypt Essentials” ...
- Created on 31 January 2022
