Must Read: Brands Slow to Deliver on Diversity Promises, Christopher John Rogers and Law Roach on Black Joy

These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Monday. Can brands deliver on their diversity promises?Public pressure last summer, especially from initiatives like the 15 Percent Pledge, convinced many brands that it was time to make bigger commitments to “diversity and inclusion” and, more … Continue reading

How I Finally Forgave Myself For Being An Unintentional Mistress

How I Finally Forgave Myself For Being An Unintentional Mistress

It was the summer of 2014. I was at a music festival in Brooklyn with some friends, and couldn’t wait in the enormous lines for the port-a-potties. We spotted a firehouse across the street and dashed over, hoping they’d let us use the bathroom. It was a moment worthy of […]

6 Women On What It’s Like To Get The COVID-19 Vaccine

6 Women On What It’s Like To Get The COVID-19 Vaccine

Currently, about 1.3 million Americans are receiving a COVID-19 vaccination every day, and President Joe Biden recently stated he hopes to raise that number to 1.5 million soon, with the goal of meeting his pledge to vaccinate 100 million people within his first 100 days in office.  Though during the summer […]

Are COVID-19 Vaccine Cards The Latest Target For Scammers?

Are COVID-19 Vaccine Cards The Latest Target For Scammers?

As of Thursday, roughly 8.4% of Americans had received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine; 2.1% had received both. And the post-vaccination selfie has already become a thing: As people get their jabs, many are heading to social media to share a smiling selfie, tweet, or even a […]

I Almost Dropped Out Because My Student Halls Were Inadequate

I Almost Dropped Out Because My Student Halls Were Inadequate

In 2008 we bailed out the banks. We now face the biggest financial crisis in a generation, with record youth unemployment. Who will bail out young people? R29 and Vice are joining the National Union of Students to call for all students to be offered rent rebates and asking the […]