Our heart-to-heart with the kickass ladies of ‘Downtown Girls’
I binge watched the entire first season of Downtown Girls in an evening when I…
With Representations of Women of Color on Television on the Rise, Are Networks Finally Getting The Point?
Olivia Pope has been as welcome in my home on Thursday nights as my evening…
“I Didn’t Feel Real Favorable Towards Him” And More Justification For Racism From Paula Deen.
Not surprisingly, one of my biggest fears is finding out that someone I like is…
Florida Middle Schooler Pushes For Gay-Straight Alliance
Speaking up is hard. Personally, even as an adult I still worry about the implications…
“EW!” And Why This Shouldn’t Be The Immediate Reaction To Mayim Bialik’s Extended Breastfeeding.
Actress, scientist and my fourth grade fashion messiah who liberated me from a hatless, boring…
A Manhunt, Tragedy and $1.4 Million: Who Should Get The Dorner Reward Money?
Unless you have been in sequester and prohibited from the use of any and all…
“Speak Up!”: An Interview With The Ally Coalition’s Rachel Antonoff
In addition to creating some of the most ridiculous (in the best way possible) wing…
“Help Breast Cancer Survivors Feel Beautiful”: Woman Asks Victoria’s Secret To Make “Survivor Bras”
Like many women, breast cancer runs in my family. After my grandmother passed away from…
Gabrielle Giffords Asks The Senate To Act On Gun Violence
Just over two years ago, an assailant fired a pistol at a constituent meeting in…
Women In Combat, PTSD, And Gender Equality In The Armed Forces.
Last week, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta lifted a ban on women in combat declaring…
Please Do Not #Cut4Bieber, And How To Cope When An Idol Lets You Down
The thing about the Internet is that it is simultaneously one of the greatest and…
Samuel L. Jackson Wants You To Just Say It: Let’s Talk About “The N-Word”
Last week, Samuel L. Jackson made news with the circulation of a video (the interview with…
How Should TV Shows Address Tragedy?
Whether it be as personal as the death of a loved one, a grief you…
The Search For Black and Brown Dolls
This year, I decided that I wanted to get my 6-year-old biracial niece a black…