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Rebecca Carroll, a light-skinned woman with a big, curly afro smiles brightly

How Do Transracial Adoptees Survive the White Gaze? Just Ask Rebecca Carroll.

by Andrea Ruggirello
March 16, 2021 at 10:00am

Your story is bigger than your adoption.
Gabriela Garcia, a light-skinned Latinx woman with long blond hair and in gray plastic glasses, leans her head against her hand

“Of Women and Salt” Treats Immigrant Mothers as More Than Martyrs

by Barbara Sostaita
March 16, 2021 at 9:00am

Gabriela Garcia teaches us that we do migrant women a disservice when we romanticize their struggles.
Kate Washington, an aging white woman with short, blond and brown hair, smiles brightly against a blackdrop

Collateral Damage: When It Comes to Caregiving, Women Are Already Toast

by Kate Washington
March 15, 2021 at 12:52pm

Caregiving is cleaning up after the news crews have left, scrubbing the hidden black mold years later, becoming ill from the contaminated floodwaters.
Oprah Winfrey interviews Prince Harry and Meghan Markle outside. Everyone is dressed up.

Colorism Is the Key Ingredient in the Meghan Markle Debate

by L'Oreal Thompson Payton
March 12, 2021 at 1:02pm

In this debate, colorism is key.
Teyana Taylor, a black woman, wears her hair in two buns and a large gold necklace. She is covered in a red light.

Black Women Are Redefining R&B Music Even If the Grammys Don’t Think So

by DeAsia Paige
March 12, 2021 at 11:00am

The neglect of Black women R&B artists is a step in the wrong direction.
A pregnancy test with the text, "hopefully we don't have no babies."

Very Online: On TikTok, Teens Reshape Abortion Culture

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
March 12, 2021 at 9:46am

Young people know that forced-childbirth diehards are on the wrong side of this fight.
A plus size Black person with cropped pink hair speaks to a friend, who is white and has short dark hair.

The X Factor: One Letter, Multiple Identities, and a Complex Future

by Oliver Haug
March 11, 2021 at 3:18pm

How the gender-neutral “x” became a contemporary paradox.
U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema, who is white with blond hair and glasses, speaking with attendees

Queer Representation in Congress Won’t Save Us

by Nicole Froio
March 11, 2021 at 2:48pm

Representation isn’t everything.
An older white woman with blond hair wears a crown and blue dress and stands beside her granddaughter, a brunette who wears sunglasses and headphones and a crown.

Soul Makeover: “The Princess Diaries” Is a Time Capsule of the Girl Power Era

by Neyat Yohannes
March 11, 2021 at 9:00am

The one positive outcome that sometimes arises from the genre is a makeover of the soul.
Meghan Markle, a light-skinned mixed-race pregnant woman wearing a black dress, smiles as she sits in a tan wicker chair

Misogynoir Nearly Killed Meghan Markle

by Moya Bailey
March 10, 2021 at 5:18pm

Even the Duchess of Sussex, with skin so light her Blackness is debated on social media, says #MeToo when it comes to misogynoir.

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