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In celebration of International Women’s Day this Mar. 8, Congolese-Canadian singer Lu Kala is joining forces with Spotify to co-curate tracks for its Equal Canada playlist. The playlist aims to highlight Canadian women in music by featuring “a diverse range of inspiring stories of movements around the world, through music and at full volume,” Spotify […]
The Toronto Raptors issued an apology Thursday for their cringeworthy video acknowledging Women’s History Month. The clip begins with a prompt reading, “Beyoncé said girls run the world. Why do you think that’s true?” Malachi Flynn got the players’ responses off to a rocky start by stating “they the only one that can procreate.” It didn’t get much better with Precious […]
Over the weekend, a group of Black women accused Chris Brown of discrimination, alleging the singer only allows white women into his VIP section at the club. One of the women took to social media on Saturday to express her frustration with Breezy, who allegedly banned all Black women from entering his section at a London nightclub. […]
A former prison correctional officer was arrested on Wednesday in Hawaii and faces criminal charges related to his alleged sexual abuse of multiple female inmates. Mikael Rivera, 45, of Kapolei, Hawaii, served as a correctional officer at the Federal Detention Center in Honolulu from 2014 to 2018, and during his time at the facility allegedly “committed multiple sexual […]
Pioneering journalist Barbara Walters has died at the age of 93 in NYC, ABC confirmed on Friday. “We were all influenced by Barbara Walters,” David Muir of ABC News said while paying tribute to the legendary figure, who was the first woman that co-hosted both a morning and evening newscast. “She broke barriers behind the scenes and she […]
When you think of your loved ones, you want to do everything you can to take care of them. And that includes encouraging their own self care too. Luckily, with the holidays around the corner, now is the perfect time to give those you care about something they can use to care for themselves. To […]
The United States is allegedly facing a tampon shortage. According to TIME, consumers across the country have spent the last couple of months struggling to find the hygiene products in stores and online. The outlet pointed to a series of anecdotes shared on Reddit and other platforms, where users complained about the low inventory as well […]
Spain is set to become the first European country to offer “menstrual leave.” According to The Telegraph, the progressive measure is part of a reform plan that will guarantee up to three days off of work every month for those who suffer from severe period pain. The Spanish government is expected to approve the package during its cabinet […]
A 28-year old El Salvadorian woman has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after she was accused of having an abortion following a medical emergency. The Associated Press reports that the woman, only identified as “Esme,” was accused of having an abortion and found guilty of aggravated homicide. “The judge acted with partiality, giving […]
Taliban leadership in Afghanistan ordered all Afghan women to wear all-covering clothing in public on Saturday. The new decree, reported by ABC News, says women should only leave the house when necessary and that dress-code violations may lead to male relatives facing jail time. The order follows one issued by Taliban leadership last month, making it so women couldn’t […]
