Sheryl Sandberg’s movement is nice—in theory. But as this sole-earner and mother of twins discovered while working for an abusive boss, pride is a privilege for women in the...
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Ronin Shimizu and Leelah Alcorn are just the latest casualties of bullying. But the unrelenting taunts can't solely be blamed on their peers.
We’ve been asked to privilege the lives of two dead officers over the 40-plus unarmed Black people killed by cops. And we are far from done grieving for them.
It's become an annual tradition to dismiss, if not outright demean, the winter celebration of Black culture. But let's hold off on the mockery, because we need the holiday now more than...
After decades of avoidance, we’re finally having a long overdue dialogue about race. But for some White women, the candor appears to be too much to bear.
For parents of children of color, race is an ongoing dialogue. And it should be for parents of White children, too.
A Black woman's pursuit of retail therapy is enough to send anyone to the therapist's couch.
The writer's elderly mother is now at the mercy of the daughter she abused for years. Can we nurture those who made us fear for our lives?
A breast-cancer scare brought to light a shocking bias this writer didn’t even know she harbored—she didn’t want to be treated by a female doctor.