There are more than 190 countries in the world — the number varies depending on who you ask. Another statistic, more widely agreed upon, is that the United States has, cumulatively, emitted more than 28 percent of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions since 1750, a hefty share.
Jewell Parker Rhodes never learned about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in school. It wasn’t until she was an adult that she read about the white-led mob violence that left hundreds dead and the historic Greenwood district in Tulsa destroyed.
The first-of-its-kind show highlights the experiences of women in West Asia, North Africa, and South Asia while examining the intersectionalities of race, migration, and class.
I have been revisiting my feelings of anger and frustration regarding why the Democrats have lacked sufficient outcry when a #MeToo incident befalls someone in their political sphere.
Author Raquel Vasquez Gilliland has always been drawn to stories about coming of age, rebellion, and belonging.
The filmmakers who created the Emmy-winning RBG turn the spotlight on the chef and author who was “deceptively groundbreaking and culturally important.”
New proposed legislation from Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state in India, is being criticized by population and public health experts as not only unnecessary but discriminatory—particularly, against the state’s Muslim minority.
Afghan women-led resistance efforts are the key to preventing Taliban oppression.
Many people, myself included, decided to start using the menstrual cup because it’s better for the environment, our bodies, and our wallets than options like tampons and pads.
"Both actual linguistic changes and conversations about linguistic changes are part of the process through which norms and attitudes change.”
Thursday marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, which kicks off the 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence in a year in which women have taken to the streets to protest rising violence and lack of state protection.
comments (idare@womensmediacenter.com or #wmcIDARE) is creating a space for conversation about the impact of this iconic musical, adapted as a film in 1961. We begin with three leading Latina thinkers because the memory and experience of our community matter.
Hollywood would rather produce more “ethnic” stories and sell them back to us instead of facilitating reparative measures or narrative justice. Frances Negrón-Muntaner breaks it down.
From representation to façade: Grisel Acosta takes us through how West Side Story captivated, then angered her
Little space has been offered to the voices of the real Puerto Rican migrants West Side Story was attempting to characterize. Here, Blanca Vázquez talks about the effects of this decades-old production.
An initiative to digitize and reorganize the archives of The Afro American, the United States’ longest-running Black-owned newspaper, will give scholars, journalists, and the public new insights into history.
Doctors in Nigeria have gone on strike at least four times since the start of the pandemic over unpaid wages; its last ended on October 4, after 63 days. We have no way of measuring the consequences for women and children, who were unable to access medical care in that time.
Scientists call what is happening in poorly planned neighborhoods the “urban heat island effect.” The islands mainly affect people who live with less green space and fewer large bodies of water like lakes, both of which absorb heat and cool off residents
Huq’s new graphic novel — Piece By Piece: The Story of Nisrin’s Hijab, which will be released on November 16 by Amulet Books — tells the story of a 13-year-old girl in Oregon whose world is upended when she becomes a victim of a hate crime while wearing a traditional Bangladeshi outfit and headscarf.
An ensemble of young women is helping to revive Sufi music, a traditionally male bastion.
Over everything, we need to teach girls early to be kind to themselves and about positive body image as early as possible
Making women feel bad about their bodies and looks is good business for Facebook and Instagram, according to a former Facebook employee.
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