Why Jennifer and Sarah Hart Killed Their Adopted Children
Recent reports from child-welfare workers reveal that the white adoptive parents of six abused Black children was a perfect storm of narcissism and twisted racial fantasy.
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Who Owns American Patriotism?
Some NFL fans are threatening to boycott in response to players kneeling in protest during the National Anthem while others threaten to boycott if Colin Kaepernik isn't signed. It's the latest battle over who gets to define what is "unAmerican."
If You’re a Person of Color, There Are No Friendly Skies
The abuse suffered by David Dao on United is sadly neither unique to the carrier or the passenger. But will the airline industry ever change its ways?
You Better Believe Her
The Brock Turner rape case and the abuse allegations against Johnny Depp are the latest reminders that no matter the evidence, women's testimony is always called into question.
Who’s My Mother?
Raised by two different toxic maternal figures, the writer has spent her life looking for someone to nurture and guide her. And she found her in the most unexpected place.
How the Law Failed Kesha
The pop-star's lost case is just another example of a systemic failure to protect victims
Dear Black Children: Everyone Can Beat You!
Our columnist grew up in foster care, and knows all too well what it is like to be rendered invisible and reeling in emotional pain in a high-school classroom.
The Night I Found My Mother on the Closet Floor
When the writer's family moved to the Southwest, she and her mother got more than desert landscapes: They got a violent Christmas Eve that would mark their time there forever.
When Will We Stop Putting the Onus of Sexual Assault on Girls?
As this mother knows, the language we use to reinforce rape culture doesn’t start with adulthood, it goes all the way back to the womb.
The Unsung Badassery of Sansa Stark
The ‘Game of Thrones’ princess is just as tough as 'Mad Max’s’ Furiosa. So why don’t we see her prevail?