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Who Benefits from 'Black Girl Magic'? Google's Latest Ad Reignites Enduring Issues of Erasure
It was a moment we should’ve been wholly proud of. It was hard not to tear up, watching the triumphant array of black female dynamism on display in a minute-long film released by Google in tandem with Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day. The theme? A celebration of the everyday phenomenon we’ve come to…
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Boss Moves: Kimora Lee Simmons Announces the Reacquisition and Relaunch of Baby Phat
There is a certain generation of women *cough* who remember well the once-ubiquitous presence of the Baby Phat logo, a sinewy, sexy cat that seemed to peer out at us from cropped puffer jackets, velour tracksuits and jean pockets everywhere in the late 1990s to early-aughts. That cat was rumored to have been modeled after…
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On International Women’s Day, Meghan Markle Got a New Job—and Gave Insight on Equality
On International Women’s Day, Meghan Markle got a promotion, of sorts. The Duchess of Sussex is now vice president of the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust. Joining husband and Trust president Prince Harry, and the Trust’s patron, Queen Elizabeth, mom-to-be Meghan will largely be tasked with providing support to young people throughout the British Commonwealth, with a…
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It's International Women's Day. Do You Know Where Your Favorite Retailers Stand?
It’s one day a year, within the one month of the year dedicated to honoring and uplifting women in what is still very much a man’s world. Women’s voices may be more prominent than ever before in history, but equality is not an option without allyship, which is why we’re checking to see which retailers…
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Oakland, Stand Up! The Black Power Movement Continues With a Panel Discussion and New Exhibits at OMCA
Anyone familiar with the Black Panther Party knows its genesis was Oakland, Calif.—and the area continues to be a locus of activism, attracting some of the country’s most prominent voices. This Sunday, several of those voices will gather at the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) to discuss the lasting legacy and impact of the movement…
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With Her First Fashion Campaign in 20 Years, Activist and Model Waris Dirie Continues to Fight Female Genital Mutilation
She hasn’t been in front of the lens for 20 years, but Somali model Waris Dirie has once again taken her place at the center of a major fashion campaign to bring attention to the cause of ending female circumcision—better known by those in opposition to the practice as female genital mutilation (FGM). The ritualistic…
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Can We Get a Spinoff? EW's Game of Thrones Tribute Has Us Craving More Black Love on the Iron Throne
As much as we can’t wait for Game of Thrones’ return, we are well aware that it will be the beginning of the end—the end of an era, that is. *sniffle* But since we’ve already been off book for a couple of seasons now (as the series has followed George R.R. Martin’s outlines for sequels…
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'If You Can Love Me, You Can Love Yourself': Lizzo Won't Shrink to Fit—and Says You Shouldn't, Either
She’s got a big personality, even bigger talent, and has never shied away from being a big girl in an industry that often prioritizes thin women with equally thin voices. But the rapper-flutist-singer-songwriter-bold and bodied badass-beauty icon Lizzo is finally beginning to get the recognition she deserves; this month as the star of Allure’s first…
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Baby Love: Shop Alexis Olympia Ohanian's Closet—for a Good Cause!
Your babies can finally walk, but can you run? Any parent knows kids grow out of clothes almost as fast as they grow into them—and this is doubly true for babies and toddlers. That’s why, no matter what the demographic, budget-savvy parents of little ones often look to the secondhand market for next-to-new—or sometimes, new-new—finds.…
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Breaking Boundaries and Closing the Dream Gap: Naomi Osaka, Yara Shahidi and More are New Barbie 'Sheroes'
As Women’s Equal Pay Day approaches on April 2, we’ll hear powerful research findings about the wage gap and other persistent disadvantages to women’s equality and earning power. But few are aware of the research that revealed the Dream Gap, which suggests girls can be affected by limiting self-beliefs at as young as five years…
