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Afrominimalism Offers a New Vision for Black People

Gabrielle Platt, a Black woman with a caesar cut, sits on a white and black comforter in a red dress and smiles
by Gabrielle Ione Hickmon
June 7, 2021 at 10:21am
Minimalism’s loudest voices have historically been white people who consistently overlook how people of color, especially Black people, have to approach minimalism differently.
Kristen Arnett, a white woman with brown hair and glasses, looks dead set at the camera

Kristen Arnett’s “With Teeth” Packs a Huge Bite

by Nylah Burton
June 3, 2021 at 2:14pm
As unreliable a character as Sammie is, the reader knows she’s not a liar. Read more »
Lee Lai, a young Asian person wears a backpack and polo shirt

Family Stones: Lee Lai’s “Stone Fruit” Draws the Growing Pains of Queer Kinship

by Jenna Mahale
May 14, 2021 at 10:50am
“Everyone’s pretty messy, while also being really well-intentioned.” Read more »
Claudia Conway, a white teenage girl with brown hair. Text reads, “Is Claudia Conway safe?”

Very Online: Can Claudia Conway’s Platform Save Her?

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
January 29, 2021 at 11:00am
“My mom deserves to go to jail—that’s unreal.” Read more »
A bowl of beans next to the phrase "performative parenting."

Very Online: Bean Dad Continues a Tradition of Performative Parenting

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
January 8, 2021 at 2:09pm
From Facebook to Twitter and beyond, parents dunk on their own children online. Read more »
A gender reveal party: a white couple holds a device that releases blue or pink smoke.

The Internet has (Literally) Accelerated Gender Reveal Parties

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
September 10, 2020 at 10:01am
Gender reveal parties are killing people. Also, they’re absurd. Read more »
a white child in a diaper leans against a metal black gate in a park with a sign reading Women Demand Day Care leaning against a tree

The Long Feminist History of Fighting for Universal Childcare

September 4, 2020 at 9:28am
The erasure of childcare as a feminist agenda point has had various consequences. Read more »
an Asian child peers through the end of a wooden bed

Bird’s Eye: Surveillance Culture Comes for Nannies

by Elena S.
July 6, 2020 at 11:03am
Unlike suspicion and mistrust, trust is not easily built. Once built, it may experience ruptures and need frequent repairs. Read more »
T.I. and his daughter Deyjah, who are both lightskinned Black people wearing formal clothes, attend an awards ceremony together

Father Knows Nothing: Purity Culture Stunts the Sexual Growth of Black Girls

by Natelegé Whaley
November 12, 2019 at 1:42pm
The concept of virginity derives from white-evangelical, patriarchal notions that have been used to control and regulate the bodies of women. Read more »
Mandy from HBO's share is at the police station with her parents. She is wearing a sweatshirt and she looks upset.

Pure Love and Trust: HBO’s “Share” Shows Groundbreaking Post-Assault Parental Behavior

by Sezin Koehler
August 7, 2019 at 10:38am
Share sets a groundbreaking new model for a fresh paradigm of post-assault parental behavior. Read more »
a pattern of hypodermic needles against a bright purple background

Needles and Spins: Anti-Vaccine Propaganda Is Dangerously Profitable

by Naseem Jamnia
July 15, 2019 at 3:21pm
Recasting a social contract as an individual choice is at the crux of the movement’s menace. Read more »

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What I Learned About Gender and Power from Sailor Moon

by Soleil Ho
May 31, 2013 at 1:43pm
My life began in 1995 — the year I turned eight and became a divorced kid.    Read more »