I’m mindful that while efforts to encourage women to keep their feet on the gas pedal of their professional lives or to better equip and incentivize workplaces to support their female employees are vital—they don’t give guilt-ridden and exhausted women a practical, actionable solution to juggling the competing demands of work and home.
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24 Of The Most Thought-Provoking Pieces Of Writing By People Of Color In 2017 | Huffington Post
Read these before the year is over.
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Activist DeRay Mckesson sues Fox News, media personality Jeanine Pirro for defamation | The Baltimore Sun
Civil rights activist DeRay Mckesson has sued Fox News and media personality Jeanine Pirro, alleging she defamed him while discussing a lawsuit brought against the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Mississippi Goddam: Dr. Nina Simone Remembered | Fashion Unfiltered
In an exclusive interview, Lisa Simone talks about her mother, Nina Simone, the icon’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the documentary, “What Happened, Miss Simone?”
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Why the FBI hid the story of the most dangerous Black Woman ever | PushBlack Now
“When the women take hold of a great and crying evil, you may expect revolution — not necessarily a revolution of blood and destruction, yet not necessarily one of peace.” – Lucy Parsons
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Ta-Nehisi Coates Deletes Twitter Account Amid Feud With Cornel West | The New York Times
Twitter feuds claimed another high-profile casualty on Tuesday when the writer Ta-Nehisi Coates deleted his account after sparring with the Harvard professor Cornel West.
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Woman of the Year: Tamika Mallory | New York Amsterdam News
“This year was full of power struggle and we’ve been extremely committed and victorious in so many ways…”
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The Volunteer Vigilantes of New York City | The Atlantic
A Q&A with Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa, who insists his 40-year-old squad is still relevant in a safer-than-ever city.
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Pharrell Williams: ‘It rains and they shoot black people’ | The Guardian
N.E.R.D are back with a politically charged new album featuring Kendrick Lamar, Rihanna, Ed Sheeran and cosmic synths.
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The Long History of Black Officers Reforming Policing From Within | The Atlantic
Black Lives Matter and Donald Trump’s agenda are inspiring some police to more vocal advocacy. But their project—ending racial bias in the profession—is a decades-old one.
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