As perhaps the most visible trans woman in the public eye, being herself—and having fun doing it—is the feminist TV journalist’s wildly effective form of activism.
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5 Ways to Bring Fairness Into College Basketball
March Madness now brings in more cash than the Super Bowl, but its star players won’t see a dime.Â
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The Many Ways the University of Oklahoma Fraternity Scandal Reveals America’s Racism Denial
Bill Kristol blames rap music. And the fraternity’s lawyer says the racist chanters were “tarred and feathered.” (Yes, he did.)
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Photo of the Day, Live Long and Prosper Edition
View image | gettyimages.com Leonard Nimoy passed away today at the age of 83. It’s just impossible to overstate what a fantastic and enduring character he created in Mr. Spock. As Charlie Jane Anders writes today, before Spock, that kind of character-the emotionless alien-was a one-note character, but he managed to imbue him with a […]
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America’s Only Black Piano-Maker Soldiers on Through Slights and Triumphs
When musician Warren Shadd decided to manufacture a line of high-tech pianos based on his own designs but with little capital, everyone thought he was crazy.
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Photo of the Day, Astronauts Are Awesome Edition
This is the official-and I stress that, official-photo released by NASA for an upcoming expedition to the International Space Station. The awesomeness is so extraordinary it can’t be contained by one measly class M planet. And if you know what’s wrong with that last sentence, you earn your geek badge of the day.
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Beyoncé Misses the Point of What Gospel Music Means to Black Americans
The selection of Queen Bey to deliver a song identified with Mahalia Jackson ignored the importance of spiritual conveyance in the music that moved a people to action.Â
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Scott Walker Meets the Spotlight
At the end of last week, I wrote that the media were suddenly fascinated with Scott Walker, despite the fact that the Republican electorate wasn’t yet aware of it. Well hold on to your hats, because in a new Des Moines Register poll, Walker has rocketed to the front of the pack! He now leads […]
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How to Be a Walking ‘Confirmation Bias’ (Role Model: Mia Love)
It’s easy to write off Mia Love and Allen West but these very visible blacks hurt the quest for equality.
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We Let Bill Cosby Into Our Homes, So He Owes Us an Explanation
America’s once-favorite TV dad needs to take his own advice.
