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27 Feb

Op-Ed: Rihanna’s Latest Magazine Cover Is Not A ‘Hidden

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Op-Ed: Rihanna’s Latest Magazine Cover Is Not A ‘Hidden
Latest Magazine Cover Christopher Polk/NBC via Getty Images Who would’ve thought Rihanna‘s British Vogue cover featuring her beautiful son and partner would launch a tirade of Twitter debates in regards to the hidden agenda to destroy Black love and Black families? Contrary to belief of the small percentage of ranters, Black love is without end evolving and expanding. The more significant issue appears to be surrounding the positioning of the couple, with Rihanna within the front and ASAP Rocky, captured holding their son, behind her. The imagery of a Black woman on the forefront seemingly contradicts the assumed makeup of what a Black family should seem like. Because to some, the image of Black love is heteronormative, featuring dominant masculinity coupled with...
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22 Nov

OP-ED: Was Black Lives Matter A Scam? – Essence

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OP-ED: Was Black Lives Matter A Scam? – Essence
Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors on an episode of “Good Trouble” | James Clark/Getty The artist formerly often called Kanye West has endured sustained criticism ever since debuting his “White Lives Matter” t-shirt design at his YZY SZN 9 presentation in Paris earlier this month, not only outfitting his models with the garment but posing with the design with noted conservative firebrand Candace Owens. In response to the initial backlash over his sartorial decisions, Ye took to Instagram Stories to deal with the backlash, posting: “Everyone knows that Black Lives Matter was a scam. Now It’s Over. You’re Welcome.” What Ye is referring to is the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation – which, in accordance with its original three founders (Patrisse Cullors, Opal Tometi, and Alicia...
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29 Oct

Op-Ed: Tips on how to Deal With Being The

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Op-Ed: Tips on how to Deal With Being The
Photo: Getty While scrolling through social media last week, I got here across a TikTok video on Instagram via stories. The caption grabbed my short attention span–it was about how not being approached by men in a friend group can affect one’s self-esteem.  Kristina Blake said each time she’s out along with her friends, she never gets approached by the other sex. Blake gave further background context that she had low self-esteem growing up and still has lingering negative self-talk as an adult within the video. “It’s hard for me to imagine I’m a fairly girl once I’m out and men don’t approach me”, she said. Her query was, how do you internalize and take care of that? ...
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