Clarissa-Jan Lim
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Howard University Students & Alumni Talk Gentrification And How It’s Changing Their Campus
Howard University has resided in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Washington D.C. since it was founded in 1867. But gentrification in the district has creeped up on the Howard campus, too. Recently, reports about D.C. residents walking their… → Read More
How The DOJ Handles Stealthing Is Unclear & These Lawmakers Want Answers — EXCLUSIVE
The conversation around "stealthing" — the nonconsensual removal or deliberate damaging of a condom during sex — as a form of sexual assault is not new, and neither is the lack of movement on this issue at the federal level. But with Democrats now… → Read More
Nathan Phillips Is Tired: The Native American Advocate Talks Responsibility & That Viral Video
One video posted online over the weekend quickly put Native American advocate Nathan Phillips at the center of a national discussion about race and respect. The video from Friday’s Indigenous People’s March in Washington, D.C. captured a moment… → Read More
Ruth Buffalo Ousted The North Dakota Voter ID Law's Sponsor — And That Was News To Her
Ruth Buffalo found out that she won her election on the way home from a Buffalo Wild Wings last week. She and her husband went to the restaurant to watch the results roll in, but as the hours went by, Buffalo grew convinced that she was about to… → Read More
Pizzagate
Employees at Comet have received death threats from Pizzagate conspiracy theorists. → Read More
Impostor Syndrome
"I'd be willing to bet that many women utter 'I'm sorry' more on a given day than 'Thank You' and 'You're Welcome' combined." → Read More
Guatemala
This is a huge problem in the developing world at large. → Read More
Female Journalist
"The women of this world are constantly fighting against a hatred that men do not see." → Read More
Frank Ocean
"We say pride and we express love for who and what we are. Because who else will in earnest?" → Read More
U.S. Olympic CEO Scott Blackmun Steps Down After The Larry Nassar Scandal
In recent months, hundreds of girls and women have come forward detailing the horrific sexual abuse they endured at the hands of former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar. On Wednesday, Scott Blackmun stepped down from the U.S. Olympic Committee; he … → Read More
Tweets About #YoMemoJokes Are Picking Apart The Nunes Memo In A Hilarious Way
Rep. Devin Nunes warned that the memo he would release would be revelatory and damning. Republicans who had claimed to have seen it declared it was "worse than Watergate." So when the Nunes memo was released on Friday and quickly dissected, many were… → Read More
Who Is Giving The State Of The Union Rebuttal? Trump's Speech Will Meet Democrats' Response
All eyes will be on President Trump on the evening of Jan. 30 when he delivers his first State of the Union (SOTU) address to Congress. As is typical of an opposition party following the president's annual speech, Democrats are gearing up for their r… → Read More
These Women Fight For Reproductive Rights Every Day (& They’re Not Even 21 Yet)
It's been 45 years since the Supreme Court's landmark Roe v. Wade decision, but the fight to secure women's reproductive rights still is ongoing. And the battle isn't just being waged in state legislatures and between lobbying organizations anymore: … → Read More
Women's March 2018 Signs That Are Feminist & Fierce As Hell
Thousands took to the streets in cities across the country on Saturday, Jan. 20, to participate in this year's Women's March. The demonstrations were as exuberant and hopeful as they were the year before, and the feminist, funny signs from this 2018 … → Read More
What Does It Mean For The Government To Shut Down Right Now?
Democrats and Republicans in the Senate could not come to an agreement on a short-term funding measure on Friday night, and for the first time since 2013, the government came to a grinding halt. While lawmakers returned to Congress on Saturday mornin… → Read More
Trump's "March For Life" Speech Misstated One Word & It Caused A Lot Of Confusion
President Trump became the first sitting president in U.S. history to address the anti-abortion March for Life rally on Friday via a live video feed. While it signaled his administration's steadfast position on reproductive rights, the president botc… → Read More
David Axelrod
"I should've tried like, you know, wanna go to a movie or go on a picnic?" → Read More
Chelsea Manning's Running For Senate In Maryland
On Saturday, The Washington Post reported that Chelsea Manning has filed to run for Senate. She will run in Maryland as a Democrat against Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin, according to federal election filings that Post reporter Justin Jouvenal looked at.… → Read More
"Are You A Racist?" Trump Got Grilled At His MLK Event & The Video Will Floor You
Not two weeks into 2018 and President Trump has caused an international outcry for reportedly calling El Salvador, Haiti, and other African nations "sh*thole countries." On Friday at the White House signing of a Martin Luther King Jr. Day proclamatio… → Read More
Who Is Nikuyah Walker? Charlottesville Elects Its First-Ever Black Woman Mayor
In August 2017, white nationalists descended on a college town in Virginia for a rally that turned violent, sparking the explosion of a national reckoning with racism in the U.S. On Tuesday, not five months after that deadly white nationalist rally,… → Read More