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Hip-Hop Didn’t Kill Takeoff — What We’re Getting Wrong About Rap ...
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A Joy Luck Club Sequel Would Be Groundbreaking. That’s A...
When The Joy Luck Club was released in 1993, it was the first film made by a Hollywood studio to star an all-Asian American main cast. Based on the novel b
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The Problem With How We’re Talking About The Nia Long & Ime Udoka...
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Laverne Cox’s Barbie Couldn’t Have Come At A More Critical Time
After a Barbie-less childhood and on the advice of her therapist, Laverne Cox bought her first doll of the iconic American toy brand in 2010 — at the age
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Kevin Samuels’ Death And The Politics Of “Grief Respectability”
In the weeks since Kevin Samuel’s death, there have been various reactions to his passing. Some praised the late YouTube host, a self-proclaimed “datin
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Fuslie Proves Being Yourself Is Never Out Of Character
Tens of thousands of people watch streamer Leslie Fu roleplay as someone else on Twitch. By immersing herself into another life, she’s come into her own
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Megan Thee Stallion’s Bombshell New Interview Reveals Devastating...
In July 2020, Megan thee Stallion was involved in an intense police stop after attending a celebrity pool party in Los Angeles, leading to the shocking rev
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I’m A Black Woman With Alopecia, Please Don’t Stop Talking ...
It’s taken a full week for many to be able to fully digest what was possibly one of the most infamous moments in award-ceremony history: Will Smith slapp
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Kalei Is FaZe Clan’s Only Woman Creator. She’s Also Unapologetica...
With jet black hair, heavy winged eyeliner, septum piercing, and a collection of bug tattoos, Kalei Renay has heard the comparisons to her music idol Billi
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How Tiktok’s Erin Novakowski Puts Ableists In Their Place
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This Artist Is Creating A Safe Space For Sexual Assault Survivors...
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Ricki Ortiz’s Fight To The Top Goes Beyond Just Esports
For years, Ricki Ortiz had worked to establish herself as one of the most dominant esports athletes in a field of intense competitors. The fighting game pr
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CL Is Already The Future Of Music — ALPHA Is Just The Cher...
After the K-pop veteran went solo and there was no album in sight, some worried her moment to take over the world had passed. But ALPHA shows she’s been
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How The Unbreakable BrookeAB Took Her Life Back After Being Bullied
She’s seen two years of harassment and death threats so intense that the FBI had to step in. Now, the Twitch streamer has a message for her tormentors: I
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Gaming Is Becoming Accessible, But We Need To Keep Asking For More
On her left arm, Twitch streamer LittleNavi has a tattoo of WASD, the four keyboard keys PC gamers typically use to move their characters. “It’s ironic
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G2 Esports’ Michaela Lintrup Makes The Case For Women’s Lea...
“Having that raw, crisp aim, and you just tap and someone dies, is so satisfying,” Michaela Lintrup says, her fingers punctuating each word. Sitting on
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Black Women Gamers Aren’t Unicorns — They’re The Future
Many people still think that being a gamer and a Black woman is a juxtaposition. It’s not. We’re not unicorns. Just like in any other industry, there a
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LGBTQ+ Streamers Still Need Answers After This Summer’s Hate Raids
In early August, LGBTQ+ Twitch streamers began sharing clips of a growing and frightening phenomenon: hate raids, in which mass bot accounts would spam off
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Ari Lennox Shares An Update After Her Amsterdam Arrest
Updated December 2, 2019: Days after being detained at Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands, Ari Lennox has resurfaced on social media to give worried frien
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The ‘Jennifer Lawrence Pipeline’ & The Impossible Standards For W...
Jennifer Lawrence is back. The Oscar winner who was once the self-deprecating crown jewel of the Hollywood scene has been moving in the shadows in the past
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The Zombification of Whitney Houston
In Haitian mythology, the idea of what we now call zombies emerged from enslaved Africans’ deepest fear: not even death would bring freedom. Though suici
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Tinashe Lets Go Of The Past With A New Album & No Limits
After years of being limited by other people’s expectations, Tinashe is finally soaring on her own.
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Actually, Netflix, Content Like Dave Chappelle’s Transphobic Come...
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R. Kelly Facing Life In Prison After Being Found Guilty Of Racket...
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