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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."

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."

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."

Ayanna Pressley Will Be the First Black Woman to Represent Massachusetts in Congress

"Today, we are powerful."

Kanye West Is What Internalized Racism and Misogyny Looks Like

Columnist Jenn M. Jackson breaks down his infamous meeting with Donald Trump.

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."

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.

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."

Black Women Have Always Been Underpaid and Mistreated at Work

A history lesson for Black Women's Equal Pay Day.

This Viral Photo Shoot Proves Black Women Invented the Color Yellow

"The people in Greece were looking at me like 'Wakanda is real.'"

Black Women Are Not Your Superheroes

Black women are not yours at all. Black women are saving themselves.

I See Meghan Markle's Identity as a Celebration of Black Beauty

It made me realize that blackness is incredibly complex.

Here’s Why Black Women Are Sharing Photos of Themselves Wearing Yellow

BlackWomenInYellow is back.

Naomi Wadler Is Ready for Black Girls to Take Over the Media

Speaking with Marley Dias, she explained how coverage needs to change.

I Am My Ancestor's Wildest Dreams

This Black History Month, I'm celebrating myself.

Black Women Deserve More Support — Here's How to Start

Put your money where your mouth is.

Opinion: Donald Trump Doesn’t Respect Black Women

It's time we talk about it.

Why Dove's Video of a Black Woman Turning Into a White Woman Is NOT OK

It suggests something larger.

TWO Anti-Racism Marches Joined Forces into One in Washington, D.C.

"Black women matter."