The new Tina Turner Documentary is not as subversive as it thinks it is
When does Tina Turner get to focus on the fruits of her survival? When will we as onlookers crave that story? By Sika Wheeler With the recent release of HBO MAX documentary TINA , many are either seeing Tina Turner in a
What A Black Woman Medical Provider Sees Watching The COVID-19 Pandemic Unfold
Medical racism persists beyond historical fact to become current tradition, and inequalities can only be magnified by the circumstance of an emergency. How many more opportunities for widened healthcare disparity has COVID-19 given us? By Racquel Reid, MD As the population of
Lizzo’s Body Is Not A Political Battlefront
White women crying in "disappointment" about Lizzo is nothing short of their belief that fat Black women should always tend to their wounds coming to the surface. CW: diet talk By Rasheed Ajamu "Body Positivity" icon Lizzo recently decided to partake in a
‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Uses Blackness and Bisexuality To Serve White Heterosexuality
The Queen’s Gambit is marked by both misogynoir and biphobia, as Jolene and Cleo operate as stereotypical plot devices that bolster up the straight/white power of chess prodigy Beth Harmon. By Maz Hedgehog CW: substance abuse, alcoholism, and spoilers for Netflix’s 'The
We Shouldn’t Have To Say This: Breasts, Areolae, and Nipples Vary In Appearance
It’s critical that we call out and interrogate the misogynoir at the forefront of people’s reactions to Cardi B’s breasts. By Sherronda J. Brown and Lara Witt We really shouldn’t have to even say this, but it’s a fact that breasts, nipples,