By: Blessing Emole – For natural girls who live in cold cities, you know the stress we have to go through to keep our hair looking healthy and moisturized. With the rain, snow, and wind heading our way, the normal “wash-n-go” is just not going to cut it. Since the overall goal is length and […]
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Why You Can’t Touch My Hair
By: Blessing Emole – When you touch someone’s hair without asking — even if it’s attached to a compliment — it may be perceived as a subtle form of racism, inferiority, and abasement. People might not understand how problematic this is since, but I’m here to inform you it’s completely unacceptable. I decided to look […]
Kim Petras Serves Us Empowering Electro-Pop
By: Ashley Johnson – Kim Petras is back and brings us sexy, synthy, scintillating pop. You’ve already listened to her slay it on Charli XCX’s Pop 2 banger “Unlock It,” so now get ready for a whole new level. With her sugary single “All the Time” coming out during Pride Month, we still can’t stop […]
Women of Color Discuss Racial Discrimination in Online Dating
This article appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of Equal Time Magazine By: Hana Maeda – At the urging of my best friend, I decided to give online dating a try. Two weeks after installing OkCupid, I quickly exchanged numbers with Kyle*. Our conversations started out pretty generic—the typical “what are you doing up at […]
10 Reasons Why The Bachelor is Totally Fine for Feminism
Ah, The Bachelor. Everyone’s favorite little guilty pleasure. Many of your feminist friends might ask you, “How can you possibly watch such archaic and overt sexism as nightly entertainment?” And to that you say, “I’m sorry Becky, I really don’t know.” Well, we’ve got you covered. Here are 10 reasons why you can totally still […]
16 Relatable Pages of Rupi Kaur’s Milk and Honey
Rupi Kaur, the incredible author of the acclaimed book of poetry, Milk and Honey, is a spoken word performer and poet. As she recounts, “Milk and Honey is a collection of poetry about survival… it is about the experience of violence, abuse, love, loss, and femininity.” Any girl can relate to feeling alone, getting her […]
An Ode to Women
As we march in to April, we say goodbye to Women’s History Month and hello to National Poetry Month. Women have always been an integral part of society but their voices are often not given the respect it deserves. Today’s women are continuing the tradition of fighting back against the powers that suppress their voice […]
What We Know After Trump’s First Congressional Address
President Donald Trump delivered his first congressional address to a joint session of Congress on Feb. 28, 2017, where he proceeded to tactfully discuss immigration, and reforms on taxes and health care. Absent from his speech, however, was an emphasis on the progression and rights of women in the United States. Despite a CNN poll […]
Strong Is Sexy: 10 Female Athletes Who Break Traditional Standards of Beauty
Women are constantly at the crux of societal pressures to look and act a certain way. Female athletes, especially, are in the juxtaposed position of being both ridiculed and revered for their bodies and its abilities. Whether it be that they’re “too masculine” or don’t “play as well as a man” it seems that their […]
This Week in #GirlBoss: Tulsi Gabbard
Although there are plenty of #girlbosses in government, many go unnoticed (thanks patriarchal hegemony!!!) Tulsi Gabbard is the U.S. Representative for Hawaii and made headlines back in February when she dropped out of the DNC to support Bernie. But, there is so much more to our girl Tulsi G than just support for a socially […]