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Patrisse Cullors, Opal Tometi and Alicia Garza – who we recently interviewed – are clearly worth honoring for all of their work for social justice and the movement for black lives. Which is why Glamour has featured them on its list of 2016 Women of the Year.

  LaVerne Cox is on a roll this year! She’s already made history by becoming the very first transgender woman to appear on the cover of TIME. Not to mention that time when she became the first transgender woman to be nominated for an Emmy.  Now, the actress and activist has been named one of Glamour’s ‘Women […]

    Lupita Nyong’o will be featured on next month’s cover of Glamour, and the Academy Award-winning star is opening up about what some have said to her about her dark skin in her lifetime. 

  We’re just about ready for the next Oscar season, but Lupita Nyong’o’s year isn’t over yet. The award-winning actress was named one of Glamour magazine’s 2014 Women of the Year and the rising star graced the magazine’s December issue. 

by Kamilah Bush I love clothes. I love fashion and style. I love all kinds of clothes from the big fashion houses to things I’ve fished out of thrift store bins. I watch the major award shows just for the gowns. My favorite holiday is The First Monday in May, also known as the Met […]

By J.R. Yussuf Today marks the 31st anniversary of National Coming Out Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness of civil rights for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. A main goal of this celebration is to help create an environment where living openly and honestly is possible. But while coming out can be incredibly validating, a […]

Editor’s Note: This essay contains discussion of domestic violence, sexual assault, and mentions of r/pe Eldridge Cleaver was a predator—a night stalker. He practiced on “black girls in the ghetto” where he knew the crimes would not be investigated before he eventually ventured across the tracks to methodically rape white women. “Rape was an insurrectionary […]

by Tauri Moton It’s safe to say that a lot of people were excited for Janelle Monáe’s release of the “Pynk” video after the success of “Make Me Feel”, which was a visually pleasant and catchy ode to the fluidity of sexuality. Janelle seems to really be coming into her own and is choosing to […]

 by Jamila Mitchell  Oprah Winfrey recently committed a $500,000 donation for the upcoming March for Our Lives protest, matching contributions from other celebrities such as George Clooney, Steven Spielberg, and world renown luxury brand, Gucci. Inspired by the recent Parkland school mass shooting, the March for Our Lives event will bring together pro-gun regulation proponents […]

You may not be aware that police officers across the country are currently able to have sexual contact with sex workers before arresting them. Don’t worry, you aren’t alone if you weren’t privy. Apparently 90 percent of people in Alaska didn’t know either. Which makes it all the more shocking that police in the northern-most […]

“Bronzeville,” a ten episode mini-series executive produced by Laurence Fishburne and Larenz Tate, could easily be viewed as a loose retelling of the stories of thousands of Black families, my own included.

Serena Williams is finally the highest paid woman in sports after raking in $28.9 million in the past 12 months. All it took was a lengthy career full of wins and domination and Maria Sharapova being banned from the sport for two years, according to Time.