Culture

Let's Hear Some Unequivocal, Gushing Praise for Amandla Stenberg

Amandla Stenberg is best known as a rising Hollywood actress who played the character of the ill-fated Rue in the Hunger Games. But recently, Stenberg has also come into her own as a budding social justice activist. Read more »

In "Magic Mike XXL," the Star of the Show is Women's Pleasure

I’m a movie-lover, and I especially enjoy going to movies in the theater with my girlfriends. Read more »

The Deaths of Sandra Bland & Kindra Chapman Reflect How the Justice System Sees Black Women

“The justice system is not something we can view in isolation. It is an extension and reflection of some broader decisions we're making as a society.” Read more »

A Short Film Series Gives Female Athletes the Star Treatment They Deserve

Last night, the Providence Park stadium in Portland, Oregon was packed with the largest crowd ever to attend a National Women’s Soccer League game. Read more »

"Dope" Is an Upbeat Comedy About Being a Nerdy Black Teen

It’s hard out here for Black nerds—and for films made about them. Read more »

Priyanka Chopra and the Problems With "Exotic"

Indian actress Priyanka Chopra is marking her American debut with ABC’s new series Quantico, which premieres this September. Read more »

New Documentary "The Mask You Live In" Dissects Modern Masculinity

You don’t get more traditionally masculine than Joe Ehrmann. Read more »

A Misleading Viral Video Picks a Bad Target: Women Who Donate Fetal Tissue

A deceptive new video accusing Planned Parenthood of “selling baby parts” has gone viral. Read more »

Popaganda Episode: Bad Words

Sticks and stones may break my bones but words—words stick around forever and have the power to really hurt or help us. On this episode, we have four stories about reclaiming language… and the difference... Read more »

Slip On These "Whiteness Goggles" and the Violence of Cultural Appropriation Disappears

A new series of prints by artist Roger Peet aims to address a tricky topic: cultural appropriation.  Read more »

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No Disrespect: Black Women and the Burden of Respectability

Hollywood still filters (and distorts) the lives and histories of minorities through the eyes of the majority. Read more »

It's Time to End the Long History of Feminism Failing Transgender Women

The marginalization of transgender women in feminism is not new, but the decades-long debate has taken on new dimension thanks to social media and the ease of finding strangers’ personal information online. Read more »

Will Filming the Police Keep Us Safe?

There’s a cultural idea that having someone looking over our shoulder makes us behave better. From fake security cameras to Elf... Read more »

Black Girls Hunger for Heroes, Too: A Black Feminist Conversation on Fantasy Fiction for Teens

What happens when two great black women fiction writers get together to talk about race in young adult literature? That's exactly what happens... Read more »