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“How to Get Away with Murder” Brings an HIV-Positive Character to Primetime
Shonda Rhimes’s dramatic show includes an important story-arc that challenges public conceptions of who gets HIV.
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More People Are Identifying as Bisexual—and That’s Great!
We talk with author Shiri Eisner about the changing nature of bisexual identity.
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Nearly 4,000 People Fighting California's Fires Are Paid Just $1 An Hour
Nearly half of California’s wildfire fighting crews are incarcerated people.
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Fantasy Author Zen Cho Explores The Histories We Aren't Told
London-based Malaysian author Zen Cho's new book blends speculative fiction, race, colonialism, and romance.
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A Look at Feminist Forms of Justice That Don’t Involve the Police
Recognizing the limits of the criminal legal system, for decades women have organizing to defend themselves and keep each other safe.
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Issa Rae Points Out A Problem With the TV Industry: It's Very White
Issa Rae, the thirty-year-old writer, director, and star of hit webseries The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, has millions of fans. Two years ago, HBO hired Rae to write a pilot for a show starring her. But since then, the show hasn’t become a reality. Unfortunately,... Read more »
Riot, Girl: Harley Quinn Will Finally Get Her Big Screen Debut
The antiheroine who plagues Batman with roller skates and pranks gets her film premiere in Suicide Squad.
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Praise for "Losing Ground" and Black Female Film Pioneers Is Long Overdue
Early Black female filmmakers made movies that resisted the very foundations of American cinema.
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Confronting Teen Sexuality in "The Diary of a Teenage Girl"
The film is an excellent adaptation of the graphic novel by legendary underground comix artist Phoebe Gloeckner.
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Cameron Esposito Explains Why Supporting Reproductive Rights Makes Sense for Everyone
Planned Parenthood has been facing a lot of silly attacks recently. So it’s nice to hear comedian Cameron Esposito... Read more »
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