Sarah Gladstone

The idea of "fairest of them all" impacts women of color in many different ways.

We love the cast, but we're wary of spin-offs (even though they don't necessarily have to flop) ... and please, no more yellow umbrellas.

The internet is weird and gross and hilarious and helpful.

So, you missed a few (or all) of the Oscar nominated movies this year. It's OK.

Mo'ne Davis has made history is more ways than one. Here are some other knock-outs who have done the same.

As Americans we have fallen prey to a particular "look" —namely white and thin—and suffer from an inability to shatter it. The result? A backhanded compliment of the hybrid variety: “You’re pretty . . . for a black girl.”

Shutting the door on kids who don't fall within the confines of "the norm" is not a viable option.

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Losers rule, popular kids drool. In the long run at least.

All I heard was “positive."