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.

There are so few people in this world who can bring very many strong, stoic people to their knees in the hour of death.

The entertainment industry allows abuse to flourish and allows abusers to hide behind fancy titles and big credits.

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.

“She did and does not present herself as a Mother in America. That performance was nothing but skanky weird. Get over yourself.” Signed, jerk on the Internet.

I first met Darlene Howell McNerney through my sister.

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

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.

In fashion, the mantra is “never say never.” Never claim that you’ll never wear it, because that's the easiest way to end up eating your words, prancing about in a style you once referred to as “unsuitable.”

Whenever Lena Dunham starts trending on Facebook or Twitter, it’s become this thing where I suddenly morph into Angry Tyra.