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Proving Misogynoir Is Alive and Well, Blue Ivy, Ari Lennox and Teyana Taylor Were All Insulted Online for New Year's

Remember when you were a kid, and your elders told you “if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all?” Apparently, a few writers for some of the world’s most illustrious publications didn’t get that memo, as each got the New Year’s reckoning they deserved after commenting on the evolving beauty…

By

Maiysha Kai

Published

January 2, 2020
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Royal Treatment: Buckingham Palace Issues New Guidelines in Response to Online Abuse of Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton

What you’re not going to do is troll the royal brides. So says the British royal family, who is requiring “courtesy, kindness and respect” from the millions who interact with its social media channels, via new guidelines released on Monday. According to CNN, the new measures were put in place in response to an uptick…

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Maiysha Kai

Published

March 4, 2019
Gabby Douglas and the Damning of Black Women

In her two Olympic appearances, Gabby Douglas has ignited much discussion, both for her accomplishments and for what others perceive as her less-than qualities. On the very shallow end, we have the comments made about her edges—which, when you have a certain texture of natural hair, no matter how much you brush them or gel them…

By

Jouelzy

Published

August 20, 2016