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Culture
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The Untold Story of Black Travel in America
On the Green Book, a guide that kept black travelers safe from 1936 to 1967.
mary karr
What to Read in 2017
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Lena Dunham and Memoirist Mary Karr Talk Bullying, Jesus, and Bra Technology
"It's the vernacular of Donald Trump that scares me, because I'm afraid that there's no bottom to it."
Nicole Dennis-Benn
What to Read in 2017
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We Deh Yah!
An excerpt from a longer work of fiction by Nicole Dennis-Benn.
Power & Politics
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Donate Your Hillary Pantsuits for Progress
Where to donate that outfit you wore on Election Day.
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Power & Politics
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How the BMOC Culture of College Football Fosters Rape Culture
"The implication of all of this is one of your rewards is access to women."
Celebrity
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Lena Dunham Talks to Amy Schumer About Body Shaming and Gun Violence
"I think it's unfortunate that we still live in a time and a country where normal isn't good enough."
megan smith
Tech
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White House Chief Tech Officer Megan Smith On How We Get More Women in Tech
The chief technology officer of the United States wants to use data to create change.
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Can Anyone Nail Maternal Ambivalence Quite Like Toni Morrison?
After my miscarriage, I reached for 'Beloved,' and it reached back.
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Symone Sanders on Life After Bernie
And why #sheswithher.
Life & Love
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Thumb-Suckers, Not-So-Anonymous
"I never spoke about it to friends or family. It was my shame and denial."
Life & Love
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I Couldn't Put My Hair in a Ponytail Until I Was 24 Years Old
When a seemingly simple act becomes a radical one.
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On Being Black and Uncomfortable at Harvard, And Getting Over It
A reflection on the importance of taking up space.
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I'm Sorry But the 'Baby-Sitters Club' Books Are Still Really F*cking Good
Personally I'm sort of a Mary Anne, with Kristy rising? But to each her own.
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Life & Love
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Why Do We Accept Angry Men But Shun Angry Women?
Actress Casey Wilson is proud to be a woman who loses it.
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Life & Love
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I Was Great at My Job. That's Why I Decided to Quit.
On starting out in a new field in your 40s.
Power & Politics
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Roxane Gay: Too Many White Men Who Commit Crimes Get the Brock Turner Treatment
This is how whiteness works. It provides instant redemption and unearned respect.
Power & Politics
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The Lenny Interview: Four Women Who Fled Syria
"If this war is ever won, it will be won by women."
Art & Design
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Rihanna's Best Friend and Unofficial Tour Photographer Explains Her Art
A selection of meaningful pauses in a nonstop adventurous life.
Celebrity
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How Alicia Keys Stopped Hiding and Learned to Face Her Insecurities
Why the musical icon is embracing #nomakeup.
Life & Love
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Building a Doll House, Searching for a Home
On encountering the kind of perfection that is always out of reach.
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