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By Sesali B. • 8 years ago

Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet

Gabrielle Union is carrying Nate Parker’s water in the wake of her powerful essay on him being accused of rape.

On Marc Jacobs having white models with locs in his NYFW show.

Sandra Bland’s family settles civil suit for $1.9million.

Little Miss Flint captures how we all feel about Trump in this picture.

In response to Jay-Z’s new animated project exposing the “war on drugs,” Melissa Harris-Perry offers a herstory.

Gabrielle Union is carrying Nate Parker’s water in the wake of her powerful essay on him being accused of rape.

On Marc Jacobs having white models with locs in his NYFW show.

Sandra ...

By Juliana Britto Schwartz • 8 years ago

A new UN report finds that if companies internalized the environmental costs of their work, almost no industry would be profitable. As we’ve covered here before, it’s marginalized women and communities who pay that price.

A new UN report finds that if companies internalized the environmental costs of their work, almost no industry would be profitable. As we’ve covered here before, it’s marginalized women

By Jacqui Germain • 8 years ago

On Black Women, Power and “Owning Your Masters”

Last week, I wrote about Melissa Harris-Perry’s departure from MSNBC, as the host of her hit talk show, The MHP Show. I spent a considerable portion of the article talking about the significance of Dr. Harris-Perry leaving the show, even amid my own concerns about the future of marginalized voices in visible media spaces. Over the weekend, Ben Carter, YouTube host and author, published an essay in Blavity, calling Dr. Harris-Perry’s rationale and decision into question. Upon reading his assessment, I realized that one conversation I didn’t spend time unpacking that I perhaps should have, is a discussion about power, ownership and Black women.

By Jacqui Germain • 8 years ago

Melissa Harris-Perry and a Lesson on Saying “No”

Last Friday, the media world was shaken by news that Melissa Harris-Perry would not be returning to host her dynamic MSNBC show, The MHP Show. Jamil Smith, a friend of Dr. Harris-Perry and a former colleague, published a letter on her behalf to his Medium.com account later that day. Though her presence on TV will certainly be missed, her decision to refuse compromise is cause for celebration as well.

By Alexandra Brodsky • 8 years ago

Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet

Melissa Harris-Perry removed herself from the air on Saturday in protest of MSNBC’s repeatedly preempting the MHP show without warning. Now it looks like MSNBC will keep her off the air permanently — stemming in part from MHP’s desire to discuss race and identity in Beyoncé’s “Formation.”

By Courtney Baxter • 10 years ago

Weekly Feminist Reader

Humanizing a vast community through the simplicity of their faces.

Women writers and comedians on the choice not to have kids.

Even if you don’t care about sports, Michael Sam being the first openly gay player drafted by the NFL is a big fucking deal.

When you’re poor in America, hard work is just not enough.

What it’s like to visit your mom in prison on Mother’s Day.

Teju Cole brings helpful nuance to the #BringBackOurGirls conversations.

Humanizing a vast community through the simplicity of their faces.

Women writers and comedians on the choice not to have kids.

Even if you don’t care about sports, Michael Sam being the first openly ...

By Syreeta McFadden • 10 years ago

“I am reminded that our fiercest critics can be our best teachers”

Melissa Harris Perry has been under fire for the past week in the wake of a segment that may have offended families of transracial adoptions. After immediate and swift criticism from those families and conservatives alike, Perry issued a public apology to the Romney family and other families like them. This past Saturday, Perry opened her show with a heartfelt and emotional apology.