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Entertainment
Love the Locs: Detangling Ethnic Politics
There’s a reason why when Kylie Jenner gets locs, she’s “trendy” and “pushing the boundaries” while Zendaya apparently smells like…
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Pussy Riot Pays Homage to Eric Garner
As they told the Guardian in the same interview, “We’ve known, on our own skin, what police brutality feels like…
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A Q&A with Claudia Boleyn: On Feminism, Mental Illness, and Anne Boleyn
Claudia Boleyn is a half-Indian, half-English musician, YouTuber, and feminist. Besides reviewing TV shows and working on some amazing music,…
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The Origins of Misogyny: How History Held Women Back
Between Isis, Athena, and Aphrodite, there’s no doubt women possessed great power in ancient society. The real question is, what…
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Online Smack-Talking, Obsessing over the Islamic Scarf, and Angry Posting: How Muslim Women can Foster Dance to Pro-Actively Communicate Feminism
How does a Muslim woman go beyond “anger” or “projecting frustrations” on social media rants in a predominantly Islamophobic society…
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Non-Consensual Pornography
Consent is a key factor. When Jennifer Lawrence does a photo shoot, she is allowing us to view it. We…
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“Body Positive” Statements We Need to Reconsider
Body negative thinking has been part of our culture for so long that it can often slip under the radar.…
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Congressman Tim Ryan Changes Stance On Abortion
In an op-ed piece submitted to the Akron-Beacon Journal on Jan. 27, U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan wrote that he changed…
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Music Mondays
Music Mondays: 90’s DIVAS
Break out your Tamagotchi pets and plastic chocker necklaces while you groove to the angelic voices of Mariah, Whitney, and…
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