Women of color who support Sanders have been erased despite being his most ardent supporters. This is rooted in a long history of voter disenfranchisement. By Nashwa Lina Khan Feminism like any theory and practice changes as it travels, it can also be weaponized to create reductive arguments that support the oppressions it intended to...
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KNOW HER NAME: Cheryl L. Bedford is Changing Hollywood for Women of Color
“We are the only ones who elevate everyone.” Opportunities for women of color in film and entertainment are severely limited. The status quo for Black women in Hollywood reflects their realities across industries and throughout society. Cheryl L. Bedford, a producer and the Executive Director and Founder of Women of Color Unite and the JTC...
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Elizabeth Acevedo’s Debut Novel, ‘The Poet X’ is a Masterpiece
Elizabeth Acevedo’s “The Poet X” brings to light the beauty and nuances of teenage Afro-Latinx experiences. By Ruby Mora Literature was a pivotal part of my upbringing. My mother read books to me and planted this love early on in my life. I read mostly young adult fiction and poetry in high school, but I’ve...
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Women of Color-Owned Startups Disrupting the Tech Industry
It is only right to shine the spotlight on women of color who are disrupting the tech industry for the better. Last week, Fast Company profiled a new start-up aimed at ‘disrupting’ bodegas and mom-and-pop stores. Bodega, named for the businesses they hope to make obsolete, installs unmanned, customizable pantry boxes in offices, apartments, gyms,...
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We Don’t Need Anymore Young Adult Films Starring White Women
If Lionsgate wants to make more films, then they should look at women of color in young adult books. By Latonya Pennington Since the success of the Harry Potter film franchise, young adult books being adapted into films have become the norm. The film versions of Stephanie Myers’ Twilight Saga and Suzanne Collins’ trilogy...
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10 Affirmations for Women of Color & Femmes in the Era of Agent Orange
Check out these affirmations, designed to boost our daily lives to help us make it through & survive one of the undoubtedly most violent times we are facing. As women and femmes of color, we all know that things didn’t suddenly become awful with a Trump presidency, but it does feel as though his being...
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Why Decolonizing Self-Care Fuels Our Resistance
When Black, indigenous women and femmes of color, nurture and love themselves, it is most definitely revolutionary. Self-care is a fluid concept. It is vital and it looks different from person to person. Essentially, self-care means doing something kind for yourself, for your mental well-being, for your physical well-being. Self-care is revolutionary for women and...
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Philly Activist Tina Ngo On Keeping Women’s Day Intersectional
Tina Ngo: “I’m always trying to ensure that we are actually uplifting voices of our working class, trans and of-color sisters. Intersectionality isn’t just a look. It’s a proclamation.” International Women’s Day is Wednesday, and women’s rights advocates are organizing strikes and protests with the intention of highlighting how crucial women-identified people are to the...
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Dear Cis White Feminists: Don’t Be Like Trump
Cis white women voted for Trump, and if we’re against that and embarrassed by that, we need to step up and fight back hard. We can’t afford to leave people behind. Writer’s note on image use: While I do believe that in the political sphere silence suggests complacency, especially when that silence comes from white...
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Scarlett Johansson Is The Scariest Type of Feminist There Is
“I did not vote for you,” Scarlett Johansson cried of Mr. Trump. “That said … I want to be able to support you, but first I ask that you support me.” One truth that cannot be controverted in the high-octane debates about the fate of the social fire on full display following Saturday’s Women’s March on...