By Dawn Washington In catching up with an old friend from college who had just started a new job as a clinic director, I asked him what he would do if he was attracted to one of his employees. His response was, “Nothing, because of the MeToo movement.” And as I took a moment to celebrate internally and hum that…
By Brenda Alexander There isn’t an episode of Martin that I don’t find hilarious. The show has classic episodes and one-liners: from Pam’s buckshots to Tommy’s lack of employment, Martin was the classic fool. Aside from the comedy, Martin and Gina’s relationship made the show great. They were the original #RelationshipGoals for the young 20 somethings of the 90s. From…
By Ta-ning Connai Hellllloooooo Everybody! Wow, I feel like when a singer steps out onto the stage for the first time, looks out over the crowd and says to themselves, “MAMA I MADE IT!” Yeah, I’m a drama queen, but darn it, that’s exactly how I feel! No I don’t sing, and thank God you’ll never have to hear me…
Anita Hill By Veronica Wells These past few months have been consumed with talk of sexual harassment. For the rest of his life, at least in the public space, Harvey Weinstein will be this generation’s poster child for sexual assault and harassment. Even though he was far from the first or last man to use his power to intimidate women,…
Actress Reagan Preston-Gomez and her mom Cheryl Gomez By Mwabi Kaira Listening to Queen Sugar actress Reagan Preston-Gomez’s podcast Reaganomics last week, featuring her mother Cheryl Gomez, I could not believe that her sexual harassment story that happened back in 1982 sounded exactly like the many sexual harassment accounts by women today. Thirty five years have gone by, and here…