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PoC News in America

This weekend, we didn’t watch Saturday Night Live because seriously, fuck that guy.

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PoC News in America

This past week saw the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in the U.S. While the nation mourned, many people of color could not forget the violence and Islamophobia that emerged #afterSeptember11.

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PoC News in America

Hope you are enjoying this long wonderful, 3-day weekend if you are stateside.

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PoC News in America

Before jumping into the news around America, here’s a quick highlight of news around the world.

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PoC News in America

Did you see how glamorous and powerful your favorite actresses, filmmakers, musicians and even our First Lady were at this year’s Black Girls Rock? Let’s look at those inspirational women and then get to the news!

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PoC News in America

We have another video heavy article this week. Let’s get to it!

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#ShameOnShonda Is Bullshit: On Black Women, Mental Health And Intersectionality

Friday morning, there was grumbling on my twitter timeline about the storyline of last night’s episode of Grey’s Anatomy. A hashtag, #ShameOnShonda, had been started in protest of what was perceived as a stigmatization of mothers with post-partum depression, or PPD.

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PoC News in America

The Superbowl has come and gone, but the hilarity of Key & Peele’s Richard Sherman & Marshawn Lynch interview sketch lives on forever.

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PoC News in America

How was your weekend? This past week was a busy one for social activism.

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This Week in Misogyny

This Week in Misogyny

Oh, dearies, it was another week of fuckery in the world. Between Rolling Stone throwing a source under the bus when inconsistencies rose in her story (cue gloating from the “false accusations!!1!” crowd), a misguided storyline on The Newsroom, and the usual assortment of random awfulness, it’s hard to see the good news. Of which there’s a […]

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New Show Recap: How to Get Away with Murder 1×09, “Kill Me, Kill Me, Kill Me”

As I write this, it is Friday morning, over 8 hours since last night’s How to Get Away with Murder episode ended, and I am still trying to process what happened. I’ll warn you now, this recap is a lot longer than usual because there’s just so much to cover!

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New Show Recap: How to Get Away with Murder 1×07, “He Deserved to Die”

As soon as you see that cheerleader being tossed in the air, you know what time it is. It is time to get away with murder! And even though we have a confession from someone by the end of the episode, I’m not convinced that this is the person who really is getting away with […]

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This Week in Misogyny

This Week in Misogyny Will Take “That’s Sexist!” for $400, Alex

This week, let’s talk about why teen girls should think about getting IUDs, why some men are weirdly excited to be called “evil,” and why no app can stop sexual assault. Also, weddings and babies! (As usual, trigger warnings for pretty much everything apply.)

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New Show Recap: How to Get Away with Murder 1×02, “It’s All Her Fault”

Welcome to another week of How to Get Away with Murder. We need a nickname for fans of HTGAWM. You know how Scandal fans are called Gladiators? We could be…Murderers? No, that’s not right.  We can figure that out later. First, let’s figure out what’s going on with these college kids and this dead body.

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This Week in Misogyny

This Week in Misogyny Isn’t a Grave Threat to Fraternities

Happy Friday, ladyblogland! This week we’ll talk about two new campaigns to bring feminism to the masses, a truly absurd amount of terribleness, and a math lesson from John Oliver. (As usual, trigger warnings for just about everything apply.)