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First, Tory Lanez shot Megan Thee Stallion. But even more violence came in the years after, with a cascade of threats, vitriol, and textbook 'misogynoir' harassment
Tory Lanez was convicted in the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion in 2020. His trial brought out wide…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Misogynoir holds Black women to higher standards. Why activist Tamika Mallory is unbothered by her critics
Activist Tamika Mallory told Insider respectability politics often makes Black women leaders the ta…
Karu Daniels
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What J Balvin's 'Perra' music video reveals about anti-Blackness and misogynoir in Latino communities
J Balvin's 'Perra' music video isn't an isolated incident. Afro-Latinos are calling out pervasive a…
Gwen Aviles
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Joy Buolamwini's 'Unmasking AI' unearths the bias in AI technologies and aims to hold Big Tech to account
'Unmasking AI' by Joy Buolamwini gives a human perspective on artificial intelligence and shares th…
Monica Melton
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Chris Rock jokes that he didn't hit Will Smith back at the Oscars because his parents 'raised' him not to fight 'in front of white people'
Rock spent the last eight minutes of his new Netflix special, "Selective Outrage," addressing Will …
Ayomikun Adekaiyero
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'Till' director reacts to Oscar snub and says Hollywood 'aggressively' upholds whiteness and perpetuates 'unabashed misogyny towards Black women'
"Till" director Chinonye Chukwu wrote on Instagram that she will continue to "cultivate my own joy"…
Ayomikun Adekaiyero
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A woman in the audience who was heavily featured in Chris Rock's Netflix special took to TikTok to defend herself for 'laughing too hard'
The 21-year-old college student celebrated her moment in the sun and weighed in on the comedian's p…
Geoff Weiss
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I'm a disabled Black woman and a longtime fan of Lizzo's music. The ableism allegations against her don't surprise me.
During a 2017 concert, Lizzo invited a man onstage though he trampled me while I was seated in a wh…
Ola Ojewumi
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Winners declared on hit UK reality show 'Love Island'
Casa Amor apparently meant nothing to the voting public, as Liam and Millie bested other couples Ka…
Sarah Gray
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An entrepreneur built a platform for diverse workers to share honest reviews of their employers. It's registered over 5,000 reviewers from companies like Google and Deloitte in its first year.
After an 11-year career in real-estate finance, Ekow Sanni-Thomas founded Inside Voices to help bri…
Catherine Henderson
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Rapper Jack Harlow is praised for defending Black women after a viral video of an officer clutching a fan's neck
Experts say that while the artist's gestures are appreciated, more needs to be done to address the …
Gwen Aviles
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Future's verse about Lori Harvey seemingly exposes him as a bitter ex. It also reveals what happens when a woman is in total control.
Lori Harvey represents a generational shift in how we approach Black female sexuality that has powe…
Ayesha K. Faines
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Some Black women feel safer working from home and are opting out of office life to escape workplace racism
Black women deal with misogynoir - a toxic mix of sexism and racism - in the workplace. Remote work…
Dominic-Madori Davis
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Beyoncé is at her most extravagant in 'Black Is King' — and she's exactly the icon Black America deserves
Millions of little Black girls watching Beyonce's "Black Is King" now believe that they too can gra…
Dominic-Madori Davis
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If you're a Black woman who's put off by how 'Love Island' mishandles diversity, try 'Too Hot to Handle' instead
Black female viewers are tired of how "Love Island UK" mistreats its Black female contestants. "Too…
Ebony Purks
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Celebrities have rallied around Harry and Meghan following their bombshell Oprah interview. Here are all the famous folks who have shared their support.
A growing number of celebrities have rallied around Meghan and Harry, sharing messages of support f…
Erin Snodgrass
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Vanessa Estelle Williams talks about returning to 'Candyman' and becoming an internet meme
Vanessa Estelle Williams returns as Anne-Marie McCoy in Nia DaCosta's remake of the classic 1992 ho…
Zac Ntim
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Meghan Markle isn't the only woman of color to be accused of workplace bullying. The 'angry Black woman' is a stereotype rooted in racism.
The "angry Black woman" stereotype has previously been projected onto women like Kamala Harris and …
Armani Syed
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Miya Marcano's story exposes dangerous trends in violence against women of color. Advocates say enough is enough
Experts tell Insider violence against women is on the rise. The disappearances of Miya Marcano and …
Gwen Aviles
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A Black model who received racist criticism for her anime cosplay said it won't stop her from doing what she loves
Shirleen says she was harassed after posting a photo cosplaying as a non-Black character. Racism co…