Trump plans to order at least 800 U.S. Army troops to patrol the southern border (Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)
TODAY’S MUST-READ NEWS AND ANALYSIS
- After defending blackface on air, Megyn Kelly is officially canceled. [New York Daily News]
- For the first time in history, LGBTQ+ people of color outnumber white LGBTQ characters on television. [Into]
- Girls Trip’s Tracy Oliver is producing a remake of Clueless. [Deadline]
- Ethiopian members of parliament elect Sahle-Work Zewde as the country’s first female president. [BBC]
- Bohemian Rhapsody is lambasted by critics as “homophobic” and “slut-shaming.” [Forbes]
- Trump is preparing to send at least 800 troops to “secure” the southern border against a migrant caravan largely made up of women and children seeking asylum. [The New York Times]
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YESTERDAY FROM BITCH
- Hell Hath No Fury: The Importance of Black Women’s Rage in Music | Black women’s screams are often purposefully ignored, but channeling that anger in music forces people to pay attention. [Brooklyn White]
- Eloquent Rage: How Brittney Cooper Created a Black Feminist Manifesto | “Black women are still so misunderstood and feared that our emotional validity and anger is often questioned.” [Evette Dionne]
- Backtalk: Let’s Take Refuge in Horror | In this week’s Amy vs. Dahlia, we’re debating the metaphor of The Haunting of Hill House: Is it all about childhood trauma or white supremacy? Text “Haunting” to 503-855-6485 to let us know! [Amy Lam]
