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Ghost in My Mouth: A Modern Diaspora’s Endangered Language

by Aditi Natasha Kini
August 6, 2020 at 10:07am

Konkani has nearly 13 million speakers and a growing diaspora continuing the tradition of migrant language.
a Black woman with her hair in a cornrowed ponytail sits in a tub with her head in her hands

Trauma-Centered Art Should Be the Future of #MeToo

by Taylor Crumpton
August 6, 2020 at 9:00am

The film is an offering to those who have been affected by gendered violence.
a Balinese woman with long, black hair, stands in profile with her eyes closed, facing toward a fence

White Lies: Unilever and L’Oréal Can’t Rebrand Their Way Out of Colorism

by Hannah Amaris Roh
August 5, 2020 at 12:54pm

The sales pitch of whitening products isn’t just a paler complexion, but also the promise of hygiene and health.
A white woman in a glittery dress smiles, confetti falling from above.

“Palm Springs” Taps into the Idea That Time Loops Fix Women

by Angie Jaime
August 5, 2020 at 10:43am

The pursuit of betterment means losing a part of themselves along the way.
Hannah Ewens, a white woman with shoulder-length blond hair, sits on the beach in a black tank top

Stinging Stans: Swifties Doxxing Journalists Is Just the Beginning

by Evette Dionne
August 5, 2020 at 9:00am

People don’t really know what to think about fangirls or teenage girls in general.
Sima Taparia, an Indian woman with shoulder-length brown hair, stands in front of portraits of front of a series of Indian people on dates

Eugenics as Entertainment: “Indian Matchmaking’s” Lighthearted View of Caste Oppression

by Aditi Natasha Kini
August 4, 2020 at 11:00am

Indian Matchmaking reveals all the isms associated with arranged marriages—colorism, casteism, sizeism, ableism, and classism—without criticizing any of it.
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World on Fire: Environmental Racism and COVID-19 Are a Deadly Combination

by Izzie Ramirez
August 4, 2020 at 10:00am

Ultimately, the only cure for environmental racism is to entirely dismantle the structures that allow it to fester.
Seyward Darby, a white woman with short, brown hair, stands outside wearing a blue, button-down shirt

Valorizing Purity: What White Women Gain from Racial Hatred

by Evette Dionne
August 4, 2020 at 9:00am

Women have often been written out of the history of hate and related phenomena.
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Journalistic Norms Dishonor Sexual Assault Survivors

by Samantha Puc
August 3, 2020 at 9:46am

A journalist’s hands are frequently tied by the same unjust systems.
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Streaming Isn’t Music’s Magic Bullet

by Liz Pelly
August 3, 2020 at 9:00am

Independent artists are reckoning with what it means to work on their own terms in an industry that’s increasingly led by a small number of billion-dollar data and tech companies.

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