inclusion
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I Dream a World: Mattel Offers Its 1st Nonbinary Fashion Dolls With ‘Creatable World’
The brand Barbie made world-famous is branching out beyond the binary, offering a new world full of options for a society increasingly living beyond labels. On Wednesday, Mattel unveiled Creatable World™, a customizable line of dolls that come with “extensive wardrobe options, accessories and wigs [which] allow kids to style the doll with short or…
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It’s Not About the Band-Aids
Before heading into work a few weeks ago, I tweeted an original, now viral series of tweets about a surge of competing emotions that had unexpectedly hit me after placing a bandage on a stubborn, four-day old cut on my finger. But it wasn’t like the typical Johnson & Johnson brand adhesive bandages I’d worn…
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This Is the Year You Love Yourself in Lingerie
Up until last year, I had three pairs of bras in my regular rotation—none of which fit very well. My favorite one, a purple demi bra with a wide band, had become warped by years of laundry cycles. There was a t-shirt bra, ordered online, which thankfully managed to stretch along with me as my…
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Lena Waithe Doesn’t Want Black Hollywood to Be a ‘Moment or Movement’; She Wants It to Be ‘the Norm’
Lena Waithe summed it up best: “White folks have everything, and we still have a lot of catching up to do.” Time recently announced Ava DuVernay as the guest editor of their new Optimists Issue. You know—just DuVernay bending space and time to fit a little guest editing into all of the other ways she’s…
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Issa Rae Signs Multi-Year Deal With Columbia Pictures to Give New Diverse Writers Some Shine
Issa Rae’s mission to discover new talent within a diverse and inclusionary scope has just leveled up. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Insecure co-creator and star has just signed a multi-year deal with Columbia Pictures to promote up-and-coming writers with diverse backgrounds. The Columbia deal is with ColorCreative, the platform for emerging, diverse writers…
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There Are Plenty of Black Women TV Writers, Hollywood. Y'all Just Don't Want to See It
It was 2017, and I was sitting in a packed theater in Salt Lake City, Utah watching horror-themed short films directed by women for Sundance’s midnight showcase. After the films faded to black and the lights went up, one particular white male producer went on a spiel during the panel about not being able to…
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NJ Candidate Claims He Helped Diversity by Promoting People Who 'Didn't Deserve It'
After being stumped during a recent debate, a New Jersey political candidate explained his efforts to improve diversity and inclusion by telling his constituents that he has a history of promoting employees who don’t “deserve it,” adding that he umm… Actually, he didn’t add anything else. On Tuesday, the League of Women Voters hosted a…
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Still Waiting for a Seat at the Table: What's It Really Like to Be Black in the Fashion Industry?
It was a telling moment: In late July, Eva Chen, director of fashion partnerships at Instagram, posted a photo of the Council of Fashion Designers of America/Vogue Fashion Fund judges’ table—and there was not one black face in sight. As reported by Refinery 29: Seated at a long table were 10 judges with the future…
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Watch: What It’s Like to Be a Black Woman in Hollywood
Diversity and representation are the hot-button topics in Hollywood right now. In an industry that reflects the world in which we live, black people and women—so, basically black women—are often underrepresented in Hollywood. But people like Tyler Perry are changing that. Sure, he’s a polarizing figure based on his content, but you can’t deny his…
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Harvard Law Review Elects 1st Black Female President in Its 130-Year History
The Harvard Law Review has elected the first black woman to serve as president in the legal journal’s 130-year history. ImeIme A. Umana, a native of Harrisburg, Pa., will serve as the 131st leader of the organization. The Harvard Crimson reports that as an undergraduate at Harvard, she double-majored in government and African-American studies. She…