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Image of the Day: Black girls matter

A confession: As a writer, I rarely find myself agreeing that a picture is a worth a thousand words. But, damn, I think this illustration, by artist Markus Prime, says all there is to say.

A confession: As a writer, I rarely find myself agreeing that a picture is a worth a thousand words. But, damn, I think this illustration, by artist Markus Prime, says all there is ...

By Maya Dusenbery • 8 years ago

Harriet Tubman is the people’s pick to replace Jackson on the $20 bill

According to a poll by the group Women on 20s, which is pushing to get a woman to replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill, Harriet Tubman is the public’s top pick.

By Ryane Ridenour • 8 years ago

TechFeminism: Using tech to build power

Ed. note: This post was originally published on the Community site.

I grew up watching my mother fight for everything.

Ed. note: This post was originally published on the Community site.

I grew up watching my mother fight for everything.

By Maya Dusenbery • 8 years ago

It was never a dress

Of course! We should have known…

The tech company Axosoft revealed the real story behind the bathroom lady’s silhouette at the Girls In Tech conference last week.

Of course! We should have known…

The tech company Axosoft revealed the real story behind the bathroom lady’s silhouette at the Girls In Tech conference last week.

By Maya Dusenbery • 9 years ago

“Remember me as a revolutionary communist.” RIP, Leslie Feinberg.

Calling Leslie Feinberg, who died this past weekend, a trans writer and activist does a disservice to the incredible breadth of radical intersectional work ze did as an “anti-racist white, working-class, secular Jewish, transgender, lesbian, female, revolutionary communist” — from writing the influential novel Stone Butch Blues to editing the communist Workers World newspaper, from mobilizing against the KKK in Atlanta to defending Buffalo, NY from anti-choicers.

By Maya Dusenbery • 9 years ago

Badass Woman of the Day: Liberian 22-year-old saves family from Ebola

This is what resilience looks like. Fatu Kekula is a 22-year-old Liberian nurse-in-training who saved three out of four relatives who were struck by the Ebola virus. Unable to get them treatment at a hospital, Kekula spent two weeks caring for her father, mother, sister, and cousin on her own. Without any professional protective gear, she improvised her own system using trash bags and successfully avoided becoming infected herself.

By Sesali B. • 9 years ago

How Bring It! is changing our perception of Black girls and performance

With another season of Lifetime’s show Bring It! behind us, I can’t help but reflect on all the ways in which the show adds nuance to media portrayal of Black girls. The fairly new reality show follows the competition season of a black majorette/dance team — the Dancing Dolls from Jackson, Mississippi. An alternative to the popular show Dance Moms, which focuses on the early careers of individual dancers and the moms who push them, Bring It! highlights the commitment that Black girls have made to dance as a hobby (and in some cases as a career) via the Dancing Dolls. The stories of the dancers, the coach Ms. Diana, and select ...

With another season of Lifetime’s show Bring It! behind us, I can’t help but reflect on all the ways in which the show adds nuance to media portrayal of ...

By Lori Adelman • 9 years ago

The notorious Ruth Bader Ginsburg on men’s rights, Hobby Lobby, and the ‘dream’ reproductive freedom case

Last night I made small talk with a friend as I sipped red wine and munched on a piece of raw radish plucked from an elaborate vegetable tray behind me. We were standing in a room full of mostly women, and we were waiting for Ruth Bader Ginsburg to arrive. It was the 30th anniversary celebration of the International Women’s Health Coalition, a great organization that promotes and protects the sexual and reproductive rights and health of women and young people — particularly adolescent girls — in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. (I would know — I used to work there.)

But the mood in the room was more anticipatory than celebratory. One woman looked over ...

Last night I made small talk with a friend as I sipped red wine and munched on a piece of raw radish plucked from an elaborate vegetable tray behind me. We were standing in a room ...