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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. Read more »
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. Read more »
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. Read more »
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. Read more »
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. Read more »
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. Read more »
Kim Kardashian, a light-skinned Armenian woman, poses for two photos in 2006 and 2017, one in which she has long black hair and one in which she has platinum blond hair

Personal Capital: What Can We Do About Before and After Instagram Accounts?

by Sophia Stewart
March 10, 2021 at 2:17pm
“You’re not ugly, just poor” communicates that beauty is often not naturally occurring. Read more »
A Black woman with long hair parted to the side sits in a gray chair and reads.

BitchReads: 7 YA Books Feminists Should Read in March

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
March 9, 2021 at 3:30pm
Books can be healing. Read more »
Forsyth Harmon, a white woman with a black bob and bangs.

With “Justine,” Forsyth Harmon Charts Teen Queerness

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
March 9, 2021 at 10:51am
Justine may weigh very little, but it’s emotionally heavy. Read more »
Gwyneth Paltrow, a white woman with blond hair, smiles softly and takes a selfie with a book called "Intuitive Fasting."

Goop She Did It Again: The Dangerous Obsession with Intuitive Fasting

by Andréa Becker
March 9, 2021 at 9:27am
We should all be alarmed by Paltrow’s power to repackage deeply harmful ideas. Read more »

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