Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’ Is a Book America Needs, From a Woman It Does Not Yet Deserve
When I first learned that Michelle Obama was writing a memoir, one word emerged from the depths of my gut: No! That reaction came from a…
In ‘Becoming,’ Michelle Obama Mostly Opts for Empowerment Over Politics
For anyone who’s wondering: No, she’s not running. In her new memoir, “Becoming” — a book whose reportedly enormous advance rendered its contents almost as closely…
8 Makeup Mistakes That Are Making Your Acne Worse
Breakouts happens to the best of us—and seemingly always before an important event for which we want to look our best. Thankfully, there’s no…
Free Your Mind
I was having a conversation with one of my work associates. She and I are good friends. I started working on the afternoon shift…
3 Easy Ways to Satisfy Your “Get Fit” New Year’s Resolution
The holidays are all about indulgence, while the new year brings with it a renewed sense of self-improvement. Now is the perfect time to…
Chrissy Teigen on Kanye, Getting Blocked by Trump, and Actually Caring About Her Comments
“I FEEL LIKE I would be annoyed by me if I weren’t me,” Chrissy Teigen says. “I feel that all the time.” It’s a late-summer afternoon,…
Amal Clooney Condemns President Trump’s Rhetoric—And Its Deadly Consequences
Human rights attorney Amal Clooney sharply condemned President Trump for posing a threat to journalists around the world in her speech at the United Nations Correspondents…
How Republican Women Are Pushing for Change Within Their Party
Lifelong Republicans Jennifer Pierotti Lim and Meghan Milloy both grew up in conservative Bible Belt families, campaigned for George W. Bush, and endorse fiscal…
The Movement & The Future: Tarana Burke
Of all things, joy… This is what Tarana Burke — the Bronx-born activist and architect of the ‘Me Too’ movement — wants for us:…
Symone D. Sanders On “Why We Must Vote!”
On August 22, 1964, Fannie Lou Hamer went before the Democratic National Committee to insist that the Mississippi Freedom Party, an organization she started to help…