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Category: Gender

Posted inPolitics & Policy

Trump’s lies about ‘biological truths’ denies lived existence of millions

by Denny June 16, 2025

The president’s transphobic crusade poses dangerous consequences for everyone

Posted inCulture

‘Latinx’ is a defiant act of world-building

by David Bowles June 9, 2025June 9, 2025
Posted inMovements

In defiance of existential threats, these queens crank up the music

by Malavika Kannan January 15, 2025January 17, 2025
Illustration of woman behind bars, eyes closed and hands raised.
Posted inLegal System

The increasing indignities for incarcerated Muslim women

by Tasmiha Khan July 1, 2024December 20, 2024
Posted inHistories

How a disabled Black trans woman left her mark on 19th-century Memphis

by Justin A. Davis, MLK50 June 13, 2024December 20, 2024
Woman in blue hijab looks at woman with long grey hair and white lab coat. Papers on desk in front of them.
Posted inHealth equity

For Muslim women to get the health care they deserve, doctors need to listen

by Tasmiha Khan March 28, 2024December 20, 2024
Wendy Williams wearing a green top holding a microphone, looks to the left.
Posted inMovies & TV

‘Where is Wendy Williams?’ reveals the uncomfortable truth about Black women and chronic illness

by Marissa Evans March 9, 2024December 20, 2024
Dr. Claudine Gay, now ex-President of Harvard University, testifies before the House Education and Workforce Committee in Washington, D.C., Dec. 5, 2023.
Posted inEducation

Claudine Gay and the Black girlboss paradox

by Kimberly Bryant January 9, 2024December 20, 2024
Serena Williams walks onto center court ahead of her Ladies' Singles First Round match against Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus during Day Two of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships, June 29, 2021 in London, England.
Posted inGender

Black women don’t owe you likability

by Katrina Gipson October 11, 2023December 20, 2024
David Stamps with his father, David Stamps, Sr., and son, Carter Stamps.
Posted inGender

Black men, let’s hug it out

by The Emancipator June 15, 2023December 20, 2024

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