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Looks Like Things Are Shifting for ‘Time’s Up’
"Crocodile tears" were shed by Ashley Judd in the wake of 'Time's Up' firings
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Cuomo’s Sexual Harassment Allegations Cause Turmoil for Leadership of Time’s Up and the Human Rights Campaign [Updated]
Board co-chair Roberta Kaplan steps down after advising Cuomo's staff; HRC President Alphonso David now under internal investigation for similar involvement.
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Black Women Would Earn Nearly $1 Million More Over Their Lifetimes If They Were Paid the Same as White Men
For anyone familiar with the racial or gender pay gaps, it ought to be a familiar statistic: a typical Black woman will make 62 cents for every dollar a white man makes. That gap has necessitated its own awareness day: Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, set to take place this year on Aug. 13. The…
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Tarana Burke, Stacey Abrams, Weigh In on Sexual Assault Allegations Against Joe Biden
This week, new reporting about Tara Reade, a former Senate staffer who accused former Vice President Joe Biden of sexually assaulting her in the mid-1990s, forced the Biden campaign, its surrogates and its supporters to once again confront the polarizing allegations. Among them was former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, who is considered a potential…
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Sexual Assault Survivors Write Open Letter to Russell Simmons: 'We Will Not Be Intimidated'
For years, Russell Simmons was looked at as the “face of hip-hop.” A go-to promoter and manager of the emerging genre in the ’80s, Simmons eventually become one of the most powerful men in the music industry. The pioneering mogul founded Def Jam, launched the influential TV series Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry Jam, established…
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Oprah, Apple TV+ Abandon Russell Simmons Accuser Documentary; Filmmakers and #TimesUp Chief Respond
Is something rotten in the cotton? After further consideration, Oprah Winfrey will not participate in a high-profile documentary focusing on one of several women who have accused hip-hop pioneer Russell Simmons of sexual violence. On Friday, the media mogul announced that she would “no longer be executive producer” on the untitled documentary, which is set…
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Tina Tchen Takes Charge: Michelle Obama’s Former Chief of Staff Is the New President and CEO of Time’s Up
Eight months after the untimely departure of former Time’s Up President Lisa Borders, the women’s advocacy organization has a new head—with a familiar face. Tina Tchen, co-founder of the organization’s Legal Defense Fund, is perhaps best known as Chief of Staff to forever first lady Michelle Obama, who tweeted about her former staff member’s newest…
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On Lena Waithe and the Danger of Pinning Your Creative Authenticity to Your Activism
When it was announced that rising actor Jason Mitchell—known for his performances in Straight Outta Compton, Mudbound and The Chi—had not only been released from his contract as a series regular on The Chi but was removed from an upcoming Netflix film (and dropped by his agent and manager), the initial response was a consensus:…
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Tarana Burke Says Ava DuVernay Was ‘The Only One’ of Many Prominent Black Women Who Would Go on Record Against R. Kelly
As I write this, there is still a debate waging in one of our comments sections over whether filmmaker Ava DuVernay is obligated to embrace the term “auntie” or not (for the record, we think everyone should embrace whatever term they want). But as #MeToo creator Tarana Burke revealed on Tuesday night, DuVernay took an…