A conversation held between Lena Dunham and Amy Schumer was recently published and got them both in some pretty hot water and called out to take several seats. Initially, Dunham was criticized for projecting her own insecurities on the NFL’s Odell Beckham, Jr. when he didn’t fall out of his chair to talk to her at […]
The Standing Rock Sioux tribe and it’s supporters have been protesting the construction of a pipeline that would pull oil from parts of North Dakota to the U.S. Gulf Coast for months. Tensions came to a head this weekend with multiple security guards and guard dogs being injured while a tribal spokesman claims nearly 30 people were […]
Black girls just can’t seem to get a break where their hair is concerned. Kemirah Jn-Marie, the only black cheerleader for Ross S. Sterling High School’s varsity squad in Baytown, Texas, learned this lesson the hard way recently. The school’s rules clearly state that cheerleader’s hair should all be “pulled back in a secure ponytail” and“must not distract […]
“I gotta be honest with you Jennifer. Me and the homie wanna hit.” I paused for a minute the first time a boy said that to me. I was a junior in high school. I was still exploring my sexuality but hadn’t been sexually active before. I had been talking to this guy, let’s just […]
Attorney Monique Pressley has announced that she will no longer represent Bill Cosby as a client. Pressley began defending Cosby from multiple accusations of sexual assaults last summer and has been in the position for just over a year. However, the New York Times reports that she has been replaced by another lawyer, Angela Agrusa.
This past week in Columbus, Ohio, Rae’Lynn Thomas, 28, was shot and killed by her mother’s ex-boyfriend, a man with a history transphobic comments, who repeatedly called her “the devil,” according to Mic.
Going to college at a predominantly White institution (PWI) as a queer Black woman was difficult on its own. However, when considering that I was also first-generation and low income, I was at a severe disadvantage academically, professionally and socially. This is why a recent story about a Pitzer College student’s request to live with […]
By: Lamont Lilly Workers World Party vice presidential candidate, Lamont Lilly gave the following speech at the Black Resistance March on the Democratic National Convention on July 26 in Philadelphia. This march was organized by the Philly Coalition for REAL Justice.
For black women interested in art, the opportunity to speak with like-minded peers can be few and far between. The lack of space for black women in the art world compelled Jovonna Jones and Samantha Scott to create BlacQurl, an online magazine and platform for black women and femme writers, creatives, and critics.
The amount of money a studio puts behind a project is often viewed as a major signifier of their faith in its potential. This potential is tied to multiple factors including the market it will be going into, the script, the cast and the director. For the first time ever, a woman of color will […]
For the past thirteen days, the #LetUsBreathe Collective has been occupying Homan Square, the known Chicago Police black site where arrested individuals have been disappeared, tortured, and abused. The occupation began on Thursday, July 21st, following the national #FreedomNow Campaign against police unions and has continued in the style of a block party. #LetUsBreathe activists are […]
A professor at the University of Michigan is responsible for the closure of a historically women’s-only lounge at Michigan State University.
