By ShannonIn this weird era in which we find ourselves, hashtags are the quintessential way to get your point across. People have hashtags for literally everything and anything you can imagine. I made up a hashtag for my birthday last week, political movements are spawned from hashtags, and news facts come to light with the help…
By ShannonFreedom isn’t the exact F-word that comes to my mind when I first think about the Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act. I’ll give you all one guess though as to the word I’m thinking. The act, which was signed into law late last month by Rep. Governor Mike Pence (who is considering a run for…
By ShannonFriends, today is a good day. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and everywhere I look I see families gathering in their pastel-colored suits and dresses to crowd the seats at their churches and celebrate Resurrection Sunday. But none of these sights is as beautiful as the one I most recently beheld: the…
By Shannon1. Trevor Noah is not Jon Stewart. I mean this in the most literal sense possible. While some of us are still mourning the loss of Jon Stewart as the host of The Daily Show, we might have missed the news that Trevor Noah, a 31-year-old TV veteran, is going to be sitting behind the…
By ShannonWe’re approaching the two year anniversary of the tragedy that took place at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Few can forget where they were on April 15, 2013 when the news broke of two bombs that had exploded and injured hundreds. Those two bombs that had been stored in book bags and walked…
By ShannonThere are no words in the English language that can explain the range of emotions I felt when I learned that Zayn Malik was leaving behind his four white backup singers in One Direction. I will miss his beautiful melodic voice and brooding glances into the camera. I think most of all I’ll miss getting…
By ShannonThe general public was underwhelmed to hear that racism is still rampant in America and that this time it was being delivered to us via drunken frat boys. Frankly, racism ceases to shock me anymore, but what does shock me is the sheer lack of originality behind it. Come on, guys. Go big or go…
By ShannonIn my sphere of the world, there are a lot of debates on the strides being made by women in the hip hop industry and how severely women are underrepresented. Unfortunately, when women finally do make it to the top, their lyrics are no better than what’s being pumped out by men. It’s all about…
By ShannonThis bit of information might come as a shock to some people, but I’m going to lay it on you anyway: pads and tampons are freaking expensive. So when you get them, it would make sense that you don’t waste them and use them to do ridiculous things like post feminist messages in the street….
By ShannonThe world lost its ever loving mind last night after a user on Tumblr posted a photo of a rather unattractive dress and posed the simple question: “What color is it?” Answers came in from all corners of social media. Even celebrities like Jimmy Fallon and Taylor Swift (the love of my life) gave their…
By ShannonSelma is not just a good movie, but it’s the kind of movie that is built for award season. It’s front led with relatively new actors taking on the roles of huge and influential personalities. The cinematography and storytelling are poignant. The direction is completely spot on, and for something that wasn’t picked up by…
By ShannonThe 87th Annual Academy Awards might just be the whitest Academy Award ceremony since they actually started letting actors of color into the building. In fact the joke has been made, more than once, that the Oscar itself will be the only person of color in attendance that evening. But, of course, this is expected since,…
By ShannonSisters, something has been brought to my attention and it has just filled me with insurmountable disappointment in my fellow Muslim women. I don’t even know how I can discuss it right now, but I’m going to pull myself together and do it. Recently, a Muslim cleric posted a 17 point long doctorate in Tweet format…
By ShannonThe great thing about the internet is the amount of info-sharing that happens! Recently, I got to read a splendid piece on what it’s like to date Muslim girls as told by a non-Muslim, white Australian man. I was so amazed by his nonexistent professionalism and truth. Granted, there is a disclaimer that mentions his findings come from…
By ShannonAshley Graham became the talk of the town this week when it was announced that she would be the first plus-sized model to appear in Sports Illustrated‘s accepted form of soft core porn, the Swimsuit Edition. The paid advertisement that will be running Ashley’s photo is for a company called Swimsuits for All and they…
