“Pretty” has always been a conditional adjective for me. My entire life I’ve heard, “You’re pretty for a dark-skinned girl.” “You’d be prettier if . . .” Growing up, I didn’t want to play outside too long out of fear of getting darker. I’d wish I had skin tones like… Read entire story.
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If you were on social media last week, your feeds were heavy with women who have brought attention to the issue of sexual harassment with the “Me too” campaign. Behind every tweet and status update were untold, heart-wrenching stories of violation, broken trust, and betrayal. In response and … Read entire story.
Photo: weheartit NFL players kneeling during the national anthem has started a heated debate about nationalism. Switchfoot’s lead singer Jon Foreman dissects the lyrics to discuss what the national anthem means for the United States. Keywords: NFL, race, racismread more Read entire story.
Munroe Bergdorf identifies as a black, queer, transgender model. She’s 29 years old and British. She was recently hired to be one of the new faces of L’Oreal’s YoursTruly True Match campaign, the campaign that aims to provide makeup for a wider variety of skin tones and races… Read entire story.
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Photo: Washington Post Lt. Greg Abbott of the Cobb County Police Department in Georgia, has gone into early retirement effective immediately after learning he would be fired for telling a woman being placed under arrest during a DUI traffic stop that “police only kill black people.” Video of the… Read entire story.