On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup

Here’s all the news we’re reading today: 

• Loretta Lynch is finally set to be confirmed as the nation’s new Attorney General today—she’ll be the first African-American woman to hold the job. [New York Times] 

• Is online surveillance the new stop-and-frisk? [Guardian] 

• Yesterday was Earth Day—here’s a look at how the day of environmental activism has grown much quieter in recent years. [Grist] 

• Ta-Nehisi Coates unpacks the way comics have made such a huge resurgence. [Vulture] 

• Playwright Katori Hall talks about trying to create theater that speaks to the experiences of Black women. [Washington Post]

• I love this moving personal essay on gender and identity. [Buzzfeed] 

• Webseries Shugs & Fats—a comedy centering on the lives of two Muslim women in New York—has a new episode out!

What did we miss? Let us know in the comments.