Choo, whose work centers on the intersection of race and gender discrimination, says that the criticism of white feminism in elections is warranted. “When it comes to movements for women, we’ll often see the nod to diversity often happens with a token white woman, and that token white woman generally doesn’t change things fundamentally,” she…
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Over the weekend, Rihanna became the latest celebrity to step into the heated political conversations online leading up to Tuesday’s midterm elections. And, of course, she did it in classic RiRi form. First, she came out on Twitter and Instagram in support of Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum and a criminal justice reform amendment also…
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The U.S. Open on Saturday (September 8) took an emotional turn for Serena Williams, who was accused of cheating by chair umpire Carlos Ramos. You can read a rundown of what happened here, but the abridged version is this: Ramos alleged Williams was receiving coaching during the game, which isn’t allowed. Williams denied this and…
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More than 600 Families Belong Together rallies are taking place across the country on Saturday as thousands of people protest against the Trump administration’s controversial immigration policies—and Chrissy Teigen went to speak at one with baby Luna. Several celebrities, including Selena Gomez, Ava DuVernay, and Alyssa Milano also took to Twitter ahead of the demonstrations…
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As women all over the world marched in support of women’s equality and intersectional issues on Saturday, famed attorney Gloria Allred spoke in Utah to remind us of something pretty harrowing: that women’s rights and equality aren’t guaranteed under the Constitution. Her speech laid out the fact that the Equal Rights Amendment has yet to…
Read moreEducation is sexist. In the U.S., girls are socialized out of STEM programs and targeted with unfair dress codes. In other parts of the world, they’re forced out of school and into child marriage, or they have to spend their days carrying water instead of studying. Around the world, 50 million girls of secondary school…
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