Andrea Plaid

For America

Here’s the thing. America Ferrera was amazing in her role and deserved the nomination. She not only delivered the pivotal feminist moment of the film, but it was her portrayal of Gloria laid the groundwork.

Democrats Need To Be Even Better on Abortion To Win the "Blue Tsunami" They Need

We can thank visionary MacArthur Genius grantee Loretta Ross, who co-founded the group (and who co-founded SisterSong three years later), for helping midwife the social-justice framework. Twenty-eight years later — and four months after Roe v. Wade fell — the MacArthur Genius committee in October recognized Ross for her achievement.

Women's History: Black Women Are Going Back 'Country' And Reclaiming Cottagecore Culture

Cottagecore and two of its siblings, princesscore and angelcore, are a cosplaying response to that hard edge of modernity that we Black people occupy in the global imagination, that space referred to as "Black cool" that so many non-Black folks imitate out of appreciation and/or, more often, exploitative clout.

'BIPOC' isn't doing what you think it's doing | Opinion

The long list of Black people killed in America at the hands of police and vigilantes culminating in the murder of George Floyd last summer has forced this country to truly reckon with issues like racism, police brutality, mass incarceration, and white supremacy, perhaps for the first time in our history.

More Than Just Dry Skin: The Cultural Significance of Ashiness

An unwitting social experiment I've conducted over the years (pre-COVID): I'm at the store. My hands feel unmoisturized, as if the skin on them is desiccating from the cartilage upward. I look in my handbag. I haven't adequately prepared for my day with any container of emollients: No lotion, no shea butter, nothing.

A tiny home of one's own: black women embrace the small house movement

Small homes are all the rage. So much so that they're featured in the New York Times' style section, and entire Tumblrs are dedicated to them. In fact, the "tiny house movement" is now so popular that it is in turn documented, celebrated and mocked.

Progressives Must Not Dismiss the Oregon Militia Standoff as Irrelevant - Rewire

These anti-government groups, quite a few of whom have deep ideological ties with white supremacist organizations and individuals, should alarm the left. Their philosophies often have foundations of racism, colonialism, and restriction of reproductive rights-and their numbers are growing.

"People Of A Certain Age" Left Out Of Reproductive Rights And Reproductive Justice Conversations

Working with reproductive-health and reproductive-justice organizations and advocates, I've noticed that people like me aren't included in the discussions. No, it seems that people like me and I aren't included too often because we're of "a certain age"--40 years old and older, to be more precise.

Black Folk Don't: Do Feminism

Why Is Britney Spears So Appealing To Gay Fans?

Andrea Plaid: Writer

Black Community Is Increasingly Protective Of Obama