Closure is one thing, but concocting an entire series based on the constant reminder — and, in the aforementioned case, physical destruction — of one’s past partner directly places this past relationship, and inherent to that, her past partner, as the cornerstone of Becca’s journey to find love is disempowering to Becca as a multidimensional person.

On May 10, Spotify announced it will essentially act as an omniscient curator of the music of two problematic (if not criminal) artists: R. Kelly and XXXTentacion. Both of the artists’ music will still be available on the service, but Spotify will no longer actively promote their work.

It's important for desginers' clothes to be seen, but it’s just as important for those who wear clothes to feel seen by designers. And currently, many aren’t: specifically, individuals with disabilities. One brand might change that.

Sexual harassment is no laughing matter, but a recent Funny or Die sketch has managed to add some humor (dark though it may be) to the plague of sexual misconduct that spawned the #MeToo movement.

Finally, audiences — many for the first time ever — get to see a complex black superhero supported by a majority black cast, who thrive in positions of royalty and power based on their society’s technological advancement, in an Afrocentric environment.

Issa Rae is not only a talented creator and writer, but is actually shifting the way the industry views creators of color

Men have only been surprised by #MeToo because they haven't been forced to confront the ways in which women’s lives are so frequently tinged with the feeling that they must defend themselves against men’s tendencies to sexualize them.

While frustrating and dangerous, these constant attacks on women’s bodily autonomy provide all the more reason to support facilities like Planned Parenthood.

The privilege of fully being oneself is harder for students with whom schools take issue — specifically black students, who are often disproportionately affected by dress code sanctions.

Detroit, directed by Kathryn Bigelow, takes place in the midst of the infamous 12th Street riot, which was sparked after the police raided an unlicensed club for African-American veterans in 1967....

“Is it a boy or a girl?” everyone asks immediately upon learning of a pregnancy or birth. It’s a question that dictates the name parents give their baby, determines the color they paint the nursery, and even catalyzes the shade of powder for a viral gender reveal at baby showers. But one Canadian family recently rejected this tradition..

Over its 15 years on the air, The Bachelor franchise has had some of the most aggravatingly attractive, square jawed, toned, and tantalizing contestants a producer could dream of. Every season, a sea of white faces, usually decorated with an occasional pinch of color, descend upon the Bachelor Mansion to drunkenly vie for the immediate and undying attention of one beautifully sculpted white person. But now, for its 34th season (which starts tonight), the franchise has finally stemmed its wave of “caucasity” by casting its first black bachelorette, Rachel Lindsay.