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In the Touch issue of Bitch Media (out now!) I have a piece for the 50th anniversary of Title IX arguing that creating more opportunities for women without systemic overhaul is essentially just creating more opportunities for women to be harmed.

“What made me want to start this entire organization was my anger. Being a Black woman in America, you have a lot of reasons to be angry.”

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“The stories of struggle and oppression at the center of these films are not relics of bygone eras.”

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“Open” by rachel krantz is an insightful and compassionate reminder that nonmonogamy—like any other intimate relationship—is only as viable as the humans involved make it.

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“Judy Blume gets well-deserved recognition for demystifying puberty and sex for generations of kids, but she should get a lot more for finding sweet, earnest humor in the aftermath of the Holocaust.”

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'With this debut novel, #OkwiriOduor ...leaves no room to doubt the extent of her talents & imagination. It’s rich, evocative, & irresistible, full of beguiling magic & mystery.' #ThingsTheyLost (spr.ly/6019KIwYS) via Bitch Media spr.ly/6018KIwYq

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Orlando is still ultimately allowed to exert her autonomy at the film’s end, a resolution that is a far cry from the exploitative tragedies of films in the same decade like “Boys Don’t Cry.”

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Over the past two years, Asian Americans have increasingly been victims of violence.

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Love getting the latest issue from Bitch Media and seeing J(enna) Wortham writing on journalism.

We have recommendations for what to read in the fascinating genre of writing about writing including books by Elena Ferrante, Akwaeke Emezi, Mary Karr.

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Anonymous accounts build on a tradition of personal storytelling as a radical act, a notable tactic in the consciousness-raising groups that were central to the rise of second-wave feminism.

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Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird” and Celine Sciamma’s “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” employ a female gaze, while Barry Jenkins’ “Moonlight” and Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog” dismantle the violence associated with masculinity.

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