WMC Live
January 16, 2015 | Eva Longoria, Ellen Bravo, Dana Cowin, Beverly Wettenstein (b. - 2019) | Politics, Race/Ethnicity, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #110: Eva Longoria, Ellen Bravo, Dana Cowin and Beverly Wettenstein. (Original Airdate 1/17/2015)
Robin takes on Charlie Hebdo. Guests: Eva Longoria talks about her Latina political activism; Ellen Bravo’s workplace update on the progress of paid leave legislation; Dana Cowin and Beverly Wettenstein on women chefs. Plus, “A Eulogy for Maha.”
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January 13, 2015 | Carolina G | Media, Race/Ethnicity
Why Gina Rodriguez's Golden Globe Win Is So Important For Young Latinas
If you tuned into the 2015 Golden Globe Awards, you may have noticed an unfamiliar face beating out powerhouse women like Lena Dunham, Edie Falco, Taylor Schilling, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus for Best Ac...
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January 09, 2015 | Lily Tomlin, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka | Politics, Race/Ethnicity, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #109: Lily Tomlin, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka. (Original Airdate 1/10/2015)
Robin returns and comments on how much Black Lives Matter—and Blue Lives, too. Guests: Lily Tomlin on the Kennedy Honors; Katrina vanden Heuvel on Molly Ivins; and UN Women director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka. Plus, Surrealism Corner and Fighting Words.
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January 08, 2015 | Carolina G | Feminism, LGBTQIA, Media, Race/Ethnicity
"So Popular!" with Janet Mock: The Feminist Pop Culture Show We've Been Waiting For
Many of us are fans of Janet Mock's work as a transgender activist and her incredible New York Times Bestselling book Redefining Realness. Now we have a new medium through which to appreciate Mock's f...
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January 01, 2015 | Vicki Soogrim | Arts and culture, Feminism, Media, Race/Ethnicity
Why <em>The Legend of Korra</em> May Be the Best Cartoon Show Ever
On December 19th, Nickelodeon released the final episode of the series The Legend of Korra, a fantastical animated series set in a world where four tribes, each of which is associated with an element ...
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December 30, 2014 | Chloe Hallinan | Feminism, Gender-based violence, Media, Race/Ethnicity, Violence against women
A Eulogy for Misty Upham
It was recently reported that Misty Upham, an actress best known for her work in Frozen River and August Osage County, was found dead in a ravine. It was later revealed that her death was caused by bl...
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December 07, 2014 | Celeste Y | Education, Feminism, Race/Ethnicity
On Having Exclusively White, Male Professors
Academia was introduced to me as an essential part of life at a young age. I have been lucky enough to have been educated in environments in which curiosity was encouraged – a value that has shaped my...
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November 30, 2014 | Cheyenne T | Feminism, Media, Politics, Race/Ethnicity, Violence against women
Black Lives Matter: Black Women In Revolution
Though there has been a recent frenzy of media coverage surrounding police violence against black men in America,  the murder of black bodies by this society is not a new issue. Beyond police brutalit...
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November 11, 2014 | Beatrice M | Feminism, Girls, Misogyny, Race/Ethnicity
Can A High School Assembly Really Effect Change?
I’m a proud member of the Women’s Issues Club at my school (Horace Mann in New York City), which is dedicated to discussing gender equality. We recently helped organize a “Unity Assembly” for our peer...
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October 30, 2014 | Carolina G | Body image and body standards, Economy, Media, Misogyny, Race/Ethnicity
Subway: Please Don't Use Halloween To Make Women Feel Fat
Whether it’s the annoyingly catchy five-dollar footlong jingle or Jared Fogle’s promise that you will lose weight by eating sandwiches, Subway commercials are abundantly recognizable in our culture. T...
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October 16, 2014 | Chagmion Antoine | Race/Ethnicity, Violence against women
From civil rights to Ferguson: What’s missing in media coverage of police violence
Anyone watching the news this past August could think they’d been transported back to Montgomery, Georgia, circa 1954. Darren Wilson, a white police officer, had shot dead 18-year-old black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Images of police in riot gear unleashing dogs and water cannons on protesters dominated every TV network. Violence between demonstrators and police erupted in the small town.
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October 07, 2014 | Vicki Soogrim | Body image and body standards, Feminism, Media, Misogyny, Race/Ethnicity
Are "Empowered" Pop Stars Claiming Sexuality or Giving Into the Patriarchy?
Typically, the heterosexual male gaze controls the depiction of women’s bodies and sexuality in pop culture. Music videos especially tend to enforce the idea that female sexuality is defined by what i...
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September 30, 2014 | Lana S | Body image and body standards, Feminism, Misogyny, Race/Ethnicity
The Importance of Colored Feminism
As a Latina living in a society in which white privilege is very real, I have come to understand the importance of colored feminism. It turns out that while the fight against racism and the feminist m...
WMC Live
September 05, 2014 | Mary Kay Blakely, Lizz Winstead, Abeer Ayyoub | Politics, Race/Ethnicity, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #94: Lizz Winstead, Mary Kay Blakely, Abeer Ayyoub. (Original Airdate 9/6/2014)
Robin’s comments range from Iraq to Cialis commercials. Guests: comic Lizz Winstead (Daily Show creator); Abeer Ayyoub live from Gaza; journalist Mary Kay Blakely on the Ferguson media. Plus, Surrealism Corner and Fighting Words.
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August 07, 2014 | Maya Richard-Craven | Body image and body standards, Feminism, Race/Ethnicity
What Makes Asian-American Men 'Undateable?'
When I look in the mirror, I do not see someone that I understand to be handsome by Western standards. I look mostly Asian, and like so many other heterosexual Asian males before me, I have internaliz...
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July 27, 2014 | Cheyenne T | Economy, Feminism, Media, Race/Ethnicity, Violence against women
Race and Gender After Gentrification
I live in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, which has historically been considered one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in New York City. My parents never let me walk around the neighborhood alone when...
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July 20, 2014 | Sabrina N | Feminism, Misogyny, Race/Ethnicity, Science and tech, Violence against women
#JusticeForJada
A few weeks ago, Jada, a 16-year-old girl from Houston, Texas, went to a house party and was given a drink by the host. Little did she know that the drink was drugged, and that she would wake up later...
WMC News & Features
June 27, 2014 | Emily Wilson | Feminism, Race/Ethnicity
A New Look at Grace Lee Boggs, American Revolutionary
A new documentary reveals the unique perspectives and extraordinary life of the author and activist, who has been agitating for change for some seven decades.
WMC News & Features
June 12, 2014 | Mary C. Curtis | Race/Ethnicity
Remembering Freedom Summer
Freedom Summer began 50 years ago this week. In marking the anniversary, multimedia journalist Mary C. Curtis sees echoes of the struggles and resistance of that time in today’s voting rights battles.
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June 03, 2014 | Maya Richard-Craven | Body image and body standards, Feminism, Race/Ethnicity
"You're Pretty, For A Black Girl"
“My dick really isn’t attracted to black girls.” I tried to explain how his comment could come off as a tad bit racist. “Well, it’s just that I don’t usually like girls like you.” “You mean, you ...
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April 23, 2014 | Darializa Avila-Chevalier | Arts and culture, Education, Feminism, Media, Race/Ethnicity
Choosing Not to Support Marginalization of Minority Groups Through Illustration
As an artist for my college's newspaper, the Columbia Spectator, I sometimes have to illustrate pieces laced with unrecognized privilege. I’ve drawn for articles that fetishize poverty in Spanish Harl...
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April 06, 2014 | Chloe Hallinan | Economy, Feminism, International, Media, Race/Ethnicity
Girls: Do We Run The World?
I love Beyonce’s song Girls Run The World, it has an awesome chorus, a pumping beat, and a great message about the power of women. But unfortunately I think James Brown more accurately depicts our...
WMC Live
March 21, 2014 | Amelia Leclair, Karen Finney, Elaine Partnow | Politics, Race/Ethnicity, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #75: Karen Finney, Amelia LeClair, Capella Clausura, Elaine Partnow. (Original Airdate 3/22/2014)
Robin on new Iraqi laws, Obama's "mom jeans," and web phenom Klout's language and racism. Guests: MSNBC's Karen Finney; conductor Amelia LeClair of Capella Clausura, plus music by a 16th-century teenager; and Elaine Partnow of The Quotable Woman.
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March 16, 2014 | Joneka P | Feminism, Girls, Media, Race/Ethnicity
Black Women Create: Highlighting Black Women in Film and TV
Many people underestimate the power that representation in the media can have for young girls, and especially young girls of color–but connecting with the experiences of another person and empathizing...
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January 14, 2014 | Anya J | Disability, Feminism, Girls, Media, Race/Ethnicity
Why Girls Want American Girl to Commit To Diversity
When I was younger, I owned an American Girl doll, like many girls my age. I wasn’t as big a fan as some girls, but I really loved the books that went with each doll. I read all the stories that were ...
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