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TLOAS Is So Polarizing, Swifties Are Reevaluating Their Fandom

"This person who raised me in many ways is now someone that I can no longer see myself in."

What Launching My First Podcast Taught Me About Betting on Myself

"When you show up for your community, they’ll show up for you a thousand times over."

Cierra Ortega's Apology Validates Asians Who Told You She Used a Slur

The Love Island USA star's controversy proves how many people still shrug off anti-Asian hate.

Love Island USA Season 7 Is Being Ruined by ‘Sisterhood’

This false sense of loyalty is destroying the entire point of the show.

Yes, Baby Kia's Music Should Scare the Sh*t Out of You

Baby Kia gives a brazen “f*ck you” to musical and cultural norms with his rash provocateur sound.

Hollywood's Sequel Obsession Is Ruining Our Comfort Watches

Nothing feels sacred anymore.

Do The Bear Fans Know Protesting SydCarmy Is Kinda Racist?

"SydCarmy isn’t going anywhere, and neither is Sydney."

Small Axe Is Still Leaving an Impact on the British Caribbean Canon

McQueen's 5 film masterpiece galvanized West Indians on both sides of the Atlantic.

Normani Doesn’t Owe Us Anything With Dopamine. Fans Owe Her Their Trust

If she had rushed to release her album, we might be having a very different discussion.

Black Twitter: A People’s History Promises Us a Legacy

If X were to cease to exist tomorrow, would Black Twitter become a myth?

After Major Grammys Snubs, Where Do Latine Artists Go in 2024?

Is it “music’s biggest night” if it sidelines the world's soundtrack?

In Defense of the Bayou Barbie: Angel Reese Shouldn’t Apologize

Why are Black women always expected to win humbly and lose graciously?

Who Is Rihanna, Really?

Rihanna’s star shines so bright that it temporarily blinds us to the reality.

Can Brown Girls Ever Like Ourselves on TV?

Who made us feel this way? Who benefits from endless jokes about brown women having “hairy gorilla arms”?

“Ginny & Georgia” Giving Us More Bracia Is Season 2's Best Change

Season 2 Bracia proves she's more than Ginny's token Black friend.

Have the Golden Globes Really Changed?

We are still looking at these broken institutions for validation.

Why Is “SLOCG” So Obsessed With Greek Life?

Greek life does not have to define a fun college experience, but it does at Essex.

Heartstopper’s Kit Connor Came Out as Bi. He Shouldn’t Have Had To

“Congrats for forcing an 18 year old to out himself,” he tweeted.

Taylor Swift’s “Anti-Hero” MV Resorts to the Same Old Fatphobia

For fat people, the anti-heroes live outside of our heads.