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Kaitlyn Greenidge, a dark-skinned Black woman with long black locs, stands outside and smiles slightly

“Libertie” Questions the Nature of Freedom Itself

by Jordan Taliha McDonald
March 23, 2021 at 9:44am
What does it mean to be free? Read more »
an illustration by Tara Anand of a South Asian Gen Z kid holding up their phone and their parent reading a newspaper as they sit next to each other on a couch giving each other the side-eye while the world burns outside the window behind them.

Boomer to Zoomer: Grim Generational Relations Aren’t An Accident

by Mary Retta
March 22, 2021 at 1:29pm
There is only one winner in a generation war, and it’s not millennials or boomers or Gen Z—it’s capitalism. Read more »
Gabbi Tuft, a white woman with long blond hair, wears a black tank top reading “she bad.”

Cis Gatekeepers Have No Place in Trans Stories

by Britni de la Cretaz
March 19, 2021 at 9:19am
Allow trans people to tell trans stories on their own terms and through their own lens. Read more »
Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany) in WandaVision.

Is “WandaVision” Celebrating or Condemning the Military?

by Amelia Merrill
March 18, 2021 at 11:23am
WandaVision is unsure of its footing when it comes to S.W.O.R.D. and the FBI. Read more »
A red, glowing lantern in Thailand.

12 AAPI Organizations to Support Amid Increasing Anti-Asian Violence

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
March 17, 2021 at 2:29pm
Listen, donate, and take action. Read more »
a photo of journalists sitting down at a press conference writing in notebooks

We Owe It to Women Journalists to Protect Them from Harassment

by s.e. smith
March 17, 2021 at 11:54am
The stakes for women journalists, especially BIPOC women journalists, are possibly higher than they’ve ever been. Read more »
Set in the 1980s, the Yi family stands in a field in rural Arkansas. From left to right: Alan Kim skipping joyfully, Steven Yeun, in the foreground, puts his hands on his hips, Noel Kate Cho smiles and skips, and Han Ye-ri has her arms at her sides

In Its Joy, “Minari” Expands the Boundaries of the American Dream

by Hannah Bae
March 17, 2021 at 10:00am
The art of storytelling involves a series of critical decisions about what you leave in and what you edit out. Read more »
a purple, pink, and yellow mixed-media portrait of Queen Latifah, a fat Black woman, with painted strokes and symbols featuring a black and white photo by Al Pereira. She wears a tall weaved headdress, matching jacket, and her finger by her mouth

Her House: Queen Latifah Recreated the Rom-Com in Her Image

by Cate Young
March 17, 2021 at 9:00am
Queen Latifah’s oeuvre demonstrates that satisfying Black rom-coms for fat women are possible, even if Hollywood is resistant to making them. Read more »
Police ride horses in London.

The Sarah Everard Case Proves That More Cops Won’t Make Women Safer

by Nicole Froio
March 16, 2021 at 1:57pm
We have to reframe how we think about women’s safety. Read more »
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. Read more »

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Tina Belcher's Sexual Revolution

​​​​​​​Tina Belcher, an animated teenaged girl. She wears glasses and has black hair with bangs.
by Gabrielle Moss
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Tina Belcher breaks all the rules of network sitcoms. That's why she's wonderful.  Read more »

Hot Under the Bonnet: The Cooptation of Amish Culture in Mass-Market Fiction

a blue and white illustration of a woman in Amish attire standing next to a fan and a chicken
by Audrey deCoursey
Spring 2014 • Maps & Legends
Dubbed “Amish romance novels,” “Amish fiction,” or the more waggish “bonnet rippers,” these novels just one entry point into the varying images of Amish communities in U.S. popular culture. Read more »