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Safe and Sound: How Podcasts Became Audio Enclaves for Black Women
In a world that has very few spaces for us, podcasts that lift up and celebrate Black women listeners are a welcome breath of fresh air.
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A Painful Paradox: The Case for Reclaiming the Black Beauty Supply
Black employees at non-Black–owned beauty-supply stores report being restricted.
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When Richard Met Donyale: The Duo That Challenged High Fashion’s White Lens
When Donyale Luna and Richard Avedon began their collaboration, glamour was still a race-evasive code for whiteness.
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The Food-Related Racism Surrounding Coronavirus Has Political Consequences
Even if they come in the form of a seemingly harmless joke or meme about Chinese food, denouncing these racist narratives is imperative.
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Beyoncé Wrapped Capitalism in Orange Boxes and Called It Empowerment
Many people no longer consider wealth the gateway to freedom and power for Black people.
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We Aren’t Alone: On TikTok, Black Girls Find Visibility—And Racist Hate
Gen Z and millennial Black women content creators say the newly popular lip-sync app empowers their voices, but they still face the same misogynoir as their progenitors.
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This Is Fucky: Simulated Influencers Are Turning Identity into a Form of Currency
CGI influencers make companies money without the trouble of a fully realized humanity.
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Normalized Abuse: Ari Lennox, Blue Ivy, and the Quest to Make Black Girls Hate Themselves
Unfortunately, anti-Black ridicule, much of which is grounded in colorism, only increases when a Black woman becomes famous.
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Very Online: Influencers of Color Are Starting a Quiet Revolution about Pay Disparities
Brands are not being inclusive or diverse at all, and, when they are, they’re doing the bare minimum.
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“Boys & Sex” is Groundbreaking, But Leaves Gaps for Queer Boys
Boys & Sex is a timely and relevant read in our current political and cultural context.
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