Hip-Hop Pioneer Dee Barnes Facing Homelessness
The irony that Andre “Dr. Dre” Young and another integral part of hip-hop culture, Dee Barnes, host of ’90s TV show Pump…
The Ongoing Assault Against Jasmine Eiland Proves How Hard Society Goes in Hating Black Women
(Editor’s note: The following article includes a description of a sexual assault and may be triggering to some. Please…
After That Super Bowl Halftime Show, It's Safe to Say Black Girls Are Not Like You, Maroon 5
Can you believe it? It’s been 15 years since the phrase “wardrobe malfunction” entered our respective lexicons.
As the 2019 Women's March Dawns and the DNC and Others Pull Support, Tamika Mallory and Co-Leaders Confront the Divide Within
As feminist activists and allies across the country prepare to join the third wave of Women’s Marches in as many years…
After Surviving R. Kelly, What Now? How About Trusting Survivors and Dismantling Systemic Misogynoir?
Three nights of television recently rocked the black community—surprising, since they detailed approximately three…
Y'all Haters Corny with That Colorism Mess: The Bria Myles Debate Proves Some Are Stuck in the Dark Ages
Real talk? The Glow Up doesn’t really make a habit of keeping up with the Instagram model brigade. This isn’t because…
Revisiting Anita Hill: On Racism, Stereotypes and Respectability Politics
“The more things change. The more things stay the same.”
The Shook Ones: Umpires Reportedly Considering Boycott of Serena Williams' Matches
In the wake of Saturday’s U.S. Open finals debacle, in which Serena Williams demanded an apology from umpire Carlos…
Further Proving Les Moonves Is Trash, He Reportedly Tried to Ruin Janet Jackson’s Career After ’04 Super Bowl
It was the wardrobe malfunction that rocked the world—and the Federal Communications Commission.
Yeah, Telling Black Women ‘To Carry Pepper Spray’ to Fight Street Harassment Is Missing the Point
While at lunch with a friend a few years ago, she couldn’t locate her lip gloss, so she emptied her purse out on the…
'It's a Deliberate Attack on Black Women': April Ryan Gets Real About 'Post-Racial' America
“We are not post-racial—at all,” White House correspondent April Ryan told an Essence Festival audience during a panel…
I’m Tired of Enduring the Abuse and Pain That Makes Me a ‘Strong Black Woman’
A month ago at work, a white man physically threatened me. He wanted to know my name so he could report me, so he came…
Snoop, Please Spare Us Your Rage About Trump, Mr. ‘Bitches Ain’t Shit’
Nigga, you? (In Nas’ “Ether” voice.)
Speaking Out Against Domestic Violence on Black Women Is No Longer Taboo, but Doing Something About It Is
My first job, about a decade ago in Harlem, was interning at a shelter for domestic violence survivors. Most were…
Real Talk From Terry Crews on Misogyny: ‘There’s a Humanity Issue Here’
Actor and comedian Terry Crews, the most visible male member of the #MeToo movement, shared some very real talk at last…
The Nonapology Guide: Black-Woman Edition
Since Cheeto Grease the Tyrant fumblingly assumed office thanks to the Assorted Colonizer Coalition of America at the…
The Trouble With Hero Worship: Is #TeamKillmonger Also #TeamToxicMasculinity?
Editor’s note: Multiple spoilers ahead.
Samba and Misogynoir: Will 2018 Be the Last Year of Blackface in Brazil’s Carnival?
The United States isn’t the only country with a bad case of “blackface.”
Justin Timberlake Is Back for the Super Bowl Halftime Show (Side Eye)
In a show of just how far the Super Bowl halftime show has sunk, Justin Timberlake—who hasn’t had an album out in four…
#SolidarityIsForWhiteWomen, Part 2: On Rose McGowan and the Continued Failure of White Feminism
For once ... I’d like to be wrong. For once, I’d like white feminists to not be so damn predictable.