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Continue reading →: Shades of GreyViola Davis has been all over the news this week. She broke yet another barrier when she won her first Emmy for lead actress in a drama series, the first ever to be awarded to a black woman. It was also a hot week for TV premieres, namely “Black-ish” and…
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Continue reading →: Matt Damon, Your Cracks Are ShowingUgggh. I hate it when actors talk off screen and reveal who they really are. It makes it practically impossible to ever watch them on screen again. Although, now that I think about it, this gigantic drama Matt Damon’s gotten himself into happened on screen because his pet movie gig…
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Continue reading →: What’s in a Name? A LotA very interesting article crossed my desk this week. It detailed an incident involving Sherman Alexie – American poet, writer and filmmaker and guest editor of 2015’s Best American Poetry – and his personal and professional issues with bias over a particular poem.
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Continue reading →: Elle Magazine Said It Best: It Is Important That Serena Williams Keep WinningSerena Williams won – again. The world is full of her latest exploits as she moves toward another Grand Slam. I’ve seen some of the most fabulous memes and Instagram posts, from her doing the splits retrieving a ball to doing the chicken and just otherwise celebrating being a winner.…
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Continue reading →: Can You Just Not Kill People?I’m not even being flip here. I’m serious. To all the Vester Lee Flanagan II/Bryce Williams and Dylan Roofs’ of the world, please confine your craziness to your specific situation. Do not kill people and suggest for even a moment that your deplorable actions are legit because of some past…
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Continue reading →: Shaun King Says ‘I’m Not White’ — I Believe HimFirst, this situation is different from Rachel Dolezal. She actually was white — and a liar on multiple fronts — and her family outed her. And let me emphasize these were members of her family who weren’t afraid to be explicitly named, and weren’t afraid to go on camera, Don…
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Continue reading →: Look Around Your Office. How Many Older Women Do You See?A good workplace is one in which you can look around and see future versions of yourself. But for women, this exercise in mirroring gets harder and harder as they push toward 40. That makes sense. After a certain age, you get tired of struggling for change – you just…
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Continue reading →: Singer Janelle Monae Fights a Loud Silence With MusicJanelle Monae released a song yesterday. It’s a fairly simple tune called “Hell You Talmbout.” The lyrics consist of a series of black people’s names – all of whom were killed by police. The singer wrote on Instagram that “We recorded it to channel the pain, fear and trauma caused…
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Continue reading →: A woman’s Perceived Value Goes Down $15K When She’s Assertive at Work. Ouch.Seriously, ouch! According to new info from VitalSmarts, perception can be murder on a working woman’s wallet. Check out this infographic for a few tips to help circumvent the bias.
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