REAL Black feminists have this image framed in their homes already. By Bridget Todd We did it y’all. Now I know that some of my Black feminists sistas weren’t on board after we picked Nate Parker as our newest takedown target. But I’m pleased to announce that after much scheming and planning, Black feminists have finally succeeded in Read more
Rudy Giuliani’s Role In Normalizing Sexual Assault
Rudy Giuliani: “Hillary, we don’t want your socialized medicine. Take it and stuff it up your… I didn’t say it!” https://t.co/oyjY1zuxa2???@politico Read more
His Music Was Protest, Not Threat — So Why Is Jamal Knox Still In Jail?
Rap has a long history of involvement in protest and social commentary. Read more
Solange Beats The Deadly Clock Constraining Black Women Creatives
“A large number of black women writers, both past and present, have gone to early graves. To know their life stories is to be made aware of how death hovers . . . [their deaths] stand as constant reminders that life is not promised — that it is crucial for a writer to respect time.” Read more
NBC Helped Create Trump — Now It Owes The American Public
“If host and executive producer Donald Trump behaved toward female staffers of the Trump Organization the way he does on [The Apprentice], promoting women for sexy stunts and ignoring or rewarding the sort of treatment women have received from male Apprentice candidates over the years, he’d be setting himself up for sexual harassment lawsuits.” Read more
What I Mean When I Say ‘YAAAAAAS Queen’
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Megan Rapinoe Is Kneeling Like Kaepernick Because ‘It’s Our Responsibility Too’
‘America is not great for a lot of people. And this is my way of saying that it’s not good enough.’ Read more
Why ‘Luke Cage’ Matters
Claire Temple (Rosario Dawson) and Luke Cage (Mike Colter) By Establishment Staff Every once in a while, a show or movie that breaks the normative mold of pop culture resonates so strongly with our readers, we field several pitches about it. This happened with trauma survivors who wanted to write about the groundbreaking representation of the Read more
An Open Letter To Fellow Suicide Survivors
People talk about all the things that happened before the suicide… but what about what happens after? Read more
Why Are Inmates Still Being Denied Access To Menstrual Products?
“Pads are not dispensed as they are supposed to be. We are forced to reuse them, we are forced to beg for what we need, and if an officer is in a bad mood, they are allowed to take what we have and say we are hoarding.” Read more