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This Platform Is Trying to Stop Fashion Magazines from Appropriating Black Culture
"Black women are the trendsetters and are constantly imitated."
By Amira Rasool
I Started Using a Menstrual Cup and the Women in My Life Were Horrified
These Black people said there's no period positivity for them. Instead, it's "period oppression."
By A. Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez
Black Women Are Still the Moral Compass of United States Politics
"Black women in Texas are going to hold Ted Cruz accountable; I only wish that white women and men would do the same."
By Taylor Crumpton
Ayanna Pressley Will Be the First Black Woman to Represent Massachusetts in Congress
"Today, we are powerful."
By Christianna Silva
Kanye West Is What Internalized Racism and Misogyny Looks Like
Columnist Jenn M. Jackson breaks down his infamous meeting with Donald Trump.
By Jenn M. Jackson
Putting Black Women on Magazines Covers Isn’t Just Progressive: It's Common Sense
"We didn’t suddenly become fashionable this September—the industry is just finally catching on."
By Jessica Andrews
Aretha Franklin’s Beauty Demanded Respect — and Denied Respectability Politics
She embraced her dark skin and bold brows, and inspired me to do the same.
By Alisha Acquaye
Jahana Hayes Could Be the First Black Woman to Represent a New England State in Congress
“People told me I had no chance and I had no business trying to do this."
By Jewel Wicker
Black Women Have Always Been Underpaid and Mistreated at Work
A history lesson for Black Women's Equal Pay Day.
By Jenn M. Jackson
This Viral Photo Shoot Proves Black Women Invented the Color Yellow
"The people in Greece were looking at me like 'Wakanda is real.'"
By Amira Rasool
Black Women Are Not Your Superheroes
Black women are not yours at all. Black women are saving themselves.
By Jenn M. Jackson
I See Meghan Markle's Identity as a Celebration of Black Beauty
It made me realize that blackness is incredibly complex.
By Faith Cummings
Here’s Why Black Women Are Sharing Photos of Themselves Wearing Yellow
BlackWomenInYellow is back.
By Amira Rasool
Naomi Wadler Is Ready for Black Girls to Take Over the Media
Speaking with Marley Dias, she explained how coverage needs to change.
By Beatrice Dupuy
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Black Women Deserve More Support — Here's How to Start
Put your money where your mouth is.
By Taylor Crumpton
Why Dove's Video of a Black Woman Turning Into a White Woman Is NOT OK
It suggests something larger.
By Ashley Nash
TWO Anti-Racism Marches Joined Forces into One in Washington, D.C.
"Black women matter."
By Suzannah Weiss