Evette Dionne, MSNBC

Evette Dionne

MSNBC

Denver, CO, United States

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Recent:
  • Unknown
Past:
  • MSNBC
  • BitchMedia
  • Cosmopolitan
  • Romper
  • Harper's Bazaar
  • xoJane.com
  • AlterNet
  • Clutch Magazine

Past articles by Evette:

Beyoncé’s historic Grammy wins are shadowed by one inexplicable loss

Her musical genius is often acknowledged and marveled over, but never enough to triumph over the white competitors in her categories. → Read More

Why the Dave Chappelle-Elon Musk moment is bad news for Black women

The request to restore Talib Kweli's account is a reminder that Black women are far more likely than white women to be mentioned in problematic tweets. → Read More

How Netflix's new Jeffrey Dahmer series fails his real victims (again)

The series does attempt to flip a common Hollywood true crime script. But we need to be more honest about the consequences of retelling real tragedies. → Read More

Aries Spears' attack on Lizzo is body-shaming, fat phobia at its most hypocritical

Lizzo’s entire existence is treated as a transgression against our thin social order. → Read More

The era of Serena Williams making miracles on the court is coming to an end

Elite male athletes aren't expected to choose between their families and their careers. → Read More

The cruel irony at the heart of Brittney Griner's Russia debacle

Brittney Griner and wife Cherelle have been failed by Biden and Republican hypocrites. A hostage in Russia, she highlights how America fails Black women. → Read More

How Black women put an end to R. Kelly's 'violence, cruelty and control'

R&B singer and songwriter R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after being convicted of nine counts of federal racketeering and sex trafficking. → Read More

Is Beyoncé's 'Break My Soul' the anti-hustle anthem America needs?

Beyoncé's new single 'Break My Soul' has a surprising message from the woman who has outworked and out-achieved nearly everyone in the music business. → Read More

Georgia's RICO Act is a demoralizing, blatant attack on Black expression and free speech

Atlanta rap superstars Young Thug and Gunna face a sweeping Georgia RICO Act indictment, and await trial in the Fulton County jail after being denied bail. → Read More

Kendrick Lamar's new video makes us face the pain behind famous Black men's actions

Kendrick Lamar's newly released music video for "The Heart Part 5" gives us a layered view on the role complicated, often problematic Black men play in culture. → Read More

“Belly of the Beast” Uncloaks a Vile Prison Practice

Across the United States, incarcerated people are experiencing medical malpractice as a continuation of the country’s legal eugenics policies from the ’40s and ’50s. People with wombs are being sterilized—given partial and full hysterectomies—for routine reproductive concerns. → Read More

Bitch Media Explores the Past, Present, and Future of Access

Access is still treated as if it’s a privilege, a burden, or a form of special treatment. → Read More

"Wynonna Earp" Created a Refreshingly Queer Feminist Western

A complicated woman is the unlikely hero tasked with saving her town. → Read More

Zeba Blay’s "Carefree Black Girls" Is an Artful Revelation

"The inspiration for the concept #CarefreeBlackGirl was the fact that, at that moment, I wasn’t feeling very carefree." → Read More

11 Books Feminists Should Read in September

Greet fall with these upcoming titles. → Read More

13 Books Feminists Should Read in August

The books just keep on coming. → Read More

“Catfish” Still Has Lessons To Teach Us

There’s no better time than quarantine to really understand why people end up talking to people for long periods of time without meeting in person. → Read More

17 Books Feminists Should Read in June

The books just keep on coming. → Read More

“The Other Black Girl” Verbalizes the Horror of Workplace Racism

Zakiya Dalila Harris puts a contemporary social lens on the horror her book details. → Read More

Anna Sale’s “Death, Sex & Money” Is a Masterclass in Hard Conversations

What is achieved when you try to have these uncomfortable conversations with people in your life? → Read More