Aja Barber

In 2015, to be a woman (and a black woman at that) among the general public means having to keep your defenses up.

Have we all been problematic in the past? Oh hell yes. I know I have.

Aja Barber gives us her first-hand account of the Women's March — the good, the bad, and the ugly.

We can never get enough handy gift guides, so we asked our lovely writer Aja what she has planned for her holiday shopping this year.

If gentrification bothers you, the first thing you have to ask yourself is “Am I part of the problem?” The world is better when it’s more diverse

Hugh Hefner - people either love him or hate him, and there doesn’t seem to be a lot of room for middle ground. He was an abuser and civil rights advocate.

How does one advertisement go so magnificently wrong, managing to center whiteness in the story of the battles of marginalized people, while playing down the horrific effects of police brutality and concluding in a white savior grand finale?

Hiiiiii people! These issues aren’t going away. And neither am I. So scroll on by if it bothers you.

The TJ Maxx beauty section is lit right now, and I made you a full list of the products you can currently find on their shelves — basically, what I bought last Sunday.

If Lena Dunham wants to be a part of the movement in a constructive way, I’d recommend stepping down and quietly supporting women of color with dollars.