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Kamala Harris Elected First Black, Asian American Vice President

In the 2020 presidential election, the California senator leaned into the intersection of her identities and just made history.
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Megan Thee Stallion: ‘Protect Black Women’ Shouldn’t Be A Controversial Thing To Say

“We deserve to be protected as human beings,” the rapper writes in a powerful New York Times opinion piece.
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Issa Rae Recalls Non-Black TV Exec Who Tried To Tell Her 'What Black People Like'

“And, you know, one of us got fired after that,” the 'Insecure' creator and star said at the Emmys.
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This Photographer Is Empowering Black Women With These Beautiful Boudoir Shoots

Celeste Jones is shooting boudoir photos to empower all women: “I wanted any woman to look at my photos and say, ‘She did it. I can do it too.’”
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Halle Berry Sees 'Heartbreak' In Her 2002 Oscar Win Due To What Hasn't Followed

The "Monster's Ball" star lamented to Variety that she remains the only Black woman to win the Best Actress Academy Award.
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Michelle Obama Describes Being 'Invisible' To White People — Even As First Lady

Obama talked about the daily slights that Black women experience on her podcast.
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Black Women With Natural Hairstyles Less Likely To Get Job Interviews, Study Reveals

Natural hair bias exists, and now there's proof that it affects the hiring process.
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‘Love Is Blind’ Contestant Says Her Story Is 'Bigger Than Race'

Lauren Speed was surprised when other Black women supported her interracial relationship.
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Love Island Star Details Frightening Encounter With Stranger Who Touched Her Chest In Public: 'He Complimented My Skin Colour'

"As a woman of colour living in this day and age, I tell you, it’s not easy," said the reality star.
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Miss Universe Zozibini Tunzi Is 'Role Model In Every Sense'

"They literally could not have picked a better woman," Miss Universe Australia Priya Serrao said about the pageant's winner from South Africa.
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