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the case of lauren smith fields, a young woman found dead in her apartment in bridgeport, connecticut in december 2021

First the Police Failed Lauren Smith-Fields. Then the Media Finished the Job.

For nearly two months, local and national outlets have underreported and mishandled the tragic death of a 23-year-old Black woman.

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hannah gadsby, sara ramirez, abby mcenany, and amy schneider and other fat, queer, middle aged women and ngc stars are breaking the tv star mold

Fat, Queer, Older Women Are Having a Moment on TV

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Miranda Hobbes Has Always Been Gay

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The “Inverted” Filter Is Destroying Self-Esteem

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More Black Women Smoking Weed on TV, Please

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Black lives matter

semenya caster, tommie smith and john carlos, sha'carri richardson

Dear IOC, Please Fix Yourself

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Protesting George Floyd’s Murder, One Year Later

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Black Girls Need Their Happily-Ever-Afters Too

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Bravo, Stop Casting WOC to Solve Your Racism Issue

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Interracial Relationships Can’t Cure Racism

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Care About Black-Owned Businesses Every Day

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Daunte Wright’s Death Wasn’t an “Accident”

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I Would Choose to Be Black Over and Over Again

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Stop Calling Young Black Girls “Grown”

a side by side showing two photographs of mecca woods, a black woman astrologer with curly hair left a headshot showing mecca in a blue top, gold necklace, and with red lipstick right mecca standing in a bookstore holding a copy of her book astrology for happiness success, which has a blue cover she's wearing a long pink skirt and a black crop top reading "sagittarius books planes dranks"

There Aren’t Enough Books by Black Astrologers

supporters write messages in chalk at a vigil in columbus, ohio on april 21, 2021 in memory of makhia bryant, 16, who was shot and killed by a columbus police department officer police in the us state of ohio fatally shot a black teenager who appeared to be lunging at another person with a knife, less than an hour before former officer derek chauvin was convicted of murdering george floyd the shooting occurred at a tense time with growing outrage against racial injustice and police brutality in the united states, and set off protests in the city of columbus photo by jeff dean afp photo by jeff deanafp via getty images

Ma’Khia Bryant Should Still Be Here

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Every American Should Observe Juneteenth

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I Used to Feel Guilty Rooting for China. Olympian Eileen Gu Vindicated Me.

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Fact Check: The Anti-Choice Agenda Is About Racism

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The Power of Real Abortion Stories

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Cecile Richards: “Ruth Would Want Us to Organize”

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How Biden Can Change the State of Abortion

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pandemic update

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I Love That People Are Dressing Up for Their Vax

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The Pandemic Made Me a Chill-AF Mom

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I Was One of the First to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine

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Covid-19 Doesn't Have a Race Problem, America Does

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the film nanny and the stars series run the world show modern day examples of black intercultural love in tv and film

‘Nanny’ Shatters the Black Love Monolith

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I Discovered the Art of Long-Form Texting

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Leave Aaliyah’s Music Alone

new york, new york january 10 the bronx apartment building stands a day after a fire swept through the complex killing at least 17 people and injuring dozens of others, many of them seriously on january 10, 2022 in new york city the five alarm nyc fire began around 11 am sunday when a space heater caught fire inside of a duplex apartment on the 2nd and 3rd floors of the 19 story apartment building photo by spencer plattgetty images

Choosing a Hazardous Heater or a Freezing Home

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Childless Couples Aren’t Selfish. The Man-Child Is

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Do We Really Need Plus-Size Dating Apps?

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My Abusive Ex Turned the Holidays Into a Nightmare

a collage of several images, including photographs of the ohio state university football stadium, the university of michigan football stadium, former nfl player and sexual abuse survivor jon vaughn speaking at a podium, and olympic gymnast champions simone biles, aly raisman, and mckayla maroney at capital hill speaking about the sexual abuse they suffered from gymnastics doctor larry nassar

Why Won’t Colleges Protect Athletes from Abuse?

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Women Are Tired of Being America’s Fallback Plan

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Why “You’re So Confident” Is Insulting

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‘Riverdale’ Went Deep With “Next to Normal”

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How COVID-19 Crystalized My Parents’ Mortality

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