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Harvard University President Claudine Gay Is Out. Here’s How We Got Here
Harvard’s First Black President has resigned. Here’s how everything went down.
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Nikole Hannah-Jones Slams Attacks on Claudine Gay as ‘Racist’
The 1619 creator defended the Harvard president, arguing that critiques leveled against her were thinly veiled attacks on DEI.
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Keke Palmer Opens Up About Her Sexuality, Gender Identity
‘I never felt straight enough. I never felt gay enough…I always felt like I was a little bit of everything,’ the Nope star said.
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Dwyane Wade Fears for Daughter Zaya Amid Rash of Anti-Trans Laws
‘As sad as it is, as blessed as my daughter is to have parents who can support her, I’m still afraid every moment she leaves the house,’ Wade said.
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Roxane Gay Is Launching Her Own Imprint at Grove Atlantic
If you’ve been hungry for more work from Roxane Gay, you are soon to be sated. Via a press release provided to The Root, publisher Grove Atlantic has entered into a partnership with the bestselling author of Hunger, Bad Feminist, Difficult Women and other incredible works (as well as meriting her own MasterClass) to form…
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'Writing to Make a Difference in This World,' Roxane Gay Launches a MasterClass
“You don’t need to be brave when you’re writing; you need to acknowledge that you’re terrified—and do it anyway,” so says author-educator-activist Roxane Gay, who has arguably produced some of the bravest writing of the past decade. Whether deconstructing (and humorously challenging) what it means to be a feminist in Bad Feminist, or plumbing the…
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Family Asks FBI to Investigate Mysterious Death of Black Teen as a Hate Crime
Black people are paranoid. They are susceptible to conspiracy theories and unfounded suspicions. There are some black people who believe that the U.S. government would spray black neighborhoods with toxic chemicals; that doctors would use us as guinea pigs by giving us fake medicine; that there are cops who belong to the Ku Klux Klan;…
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Billy Porter Has a Message for Those Who Were Told They Were ‘Too Much’
As an adult, I have struggled with words from my past. You see, I’m what you might call a little bit “extra,” and ever since I was a young tender I was told I was too much. Actually, the word “too” was always ever-present in my childhood. I was too extra, too feminine, too much…
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Protecting Pride: Safe Spaces Are Crucial to the Existence of the LGBTQ Community
Pride Month is a time of celebration. A time where same-gender-loving men get together to celebrate love, liberty, and the occasional Beyoncé. During these celebrations, it is imperative for us to feel safe in the spaces we inhabit. Our mere existence can be viewed as a threat to some, and therefore, many of us have…
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Your Ignorance Is Showing If You Believe in a 'Gay Agenda'
Same-gender-loving men have been accused of trying to ruin the black family, and that’s a black-ass lie. Men who are part of the LGBTQ+ community are concerned with having the right to merely exist and to be treated as equals. As for an agenda? We do not, nor have we ever, had the time to…