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‘There’s Power In Whimsy’ — How The ‘Young Ho’ Trend Became A Viral Feminist Phenomenon
A viral tweet started as a dig at young women. Then, Gen Z and millennials turned it into something so much bigger.
HuffPost WomenJun 27equality
Supergirl’s Long Fight to Escape Superman’s Shadow
As Hollywood prepares to introduce Supergirl to a new generation with Craig Gillespie’s upcoming feature film, it’s crucial to remember that her greatest battle was never against a supervillain, but a culture that never seemed entirely comfortable with a woman occupying the same space and possessing…
Ms. MagazineJun 27equality
Groomed For Love: Matthew And Shannon Secretly Eloped In Vegas—Then Celebrated With Everyone They Love In Atlanta
Growing up, Matthew didn’t believe marriage would be part of his story. He rarely saw Black gay men in loving, committed relationships . There weren’t many examples in his own life, and he didn’t see couples that looked like him on television either.
EssenceJun 26resilience
10 Must-Read Stories on Women in Politics This Week: Title IX Anniversary, AI’s Anti-Women Bias and Ranked-Choice Voting Victories
Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation is a weekly compilation of stories about women’s representation in politics, on boards, in sports and entertainment, in judicial offices and in the private sector in the U.S.
Ms. MagazineJun 26global
Kendra Anderson Is Making Caviar For The People
In 2023, Kendra Anderson did something that should have been simple, but changed everything: she searched Google for caviar. She was sitting on her couch in Chicago during COVID, craving something she’d once accessed fairly easily through wholesale suppliers.
EssenceJun 26resilience
America’s Roman Holiday: Prime Day and the Price of Convenience
Amazon Prime Day has become one of the biggest shopping events in the country, but its success tells a story far bigger than discounts. In an economy where families are struggling with the cost of groceries, rent, healthcare and childcare, the appeal of lower prices is understandable.
Ms. MagazineJun 26workplace
At Seattle World Cup, FIFA Lets Rainbow Flags Fly
Click to expand Image Marchers with the Greater Seattle Business Association, Washington State's LGBTQ+ and allied chamber of commerce, during the annual Seattle Pride Parade, June 25, 2023. © 2023 Lindsey Wasson/AP Photo When the Egypt and Iran teams meet at Lumen Field in Seattle tonight, soccer f…
Human Rights WatchJun 26lgbtq
Everything Happening During The Day At ESSENCE Fest — And Why You Need To Get There Early
New Orleans is calling — and this year, the party starts before the sun goes down. The 2026 ESSENCE Festival of Culture® daytime experience at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center is a full destination in its own right, with world premieres, exclusive first looks, culinary moments, wellness sessio…
EssenceJun 26resilience
Pharrel Brought Virgina Beach To Paris For His Latest Louis Vuitton Collection
Pharrell Williams continues to redefine modern menswear at Louis Vuitton . And for Spring/Summer 2027, he found inspiration in an unexpected muse: the surfer. Rather than leaning into beachwear clichés, Williams translated the effortless ease of surf culture into elevated tailoring, creating a colle…
EssenceJun 26equality
With Latest Immigration Decisions, the Supreme Court’s Conservative Majority Rewrites Immigration Law, One Word at a Time
Just days after World Refugee Day, the Supreme Court issued two immigration decisions that dramatically narrow protections for asylum seekers and Temporary Protected Status holders: Mullin v. Al Otro Lado and Mullin v. Doe .
Ms. MagazineJun 26global
Planned Parenthood Endorses Graham Platner for Maine Senate Seat
Each week, Rewire News Group editors scour headlines nationwide—from lawsuits over abortion access to LGBTQ+ rights—to bring you the most urgent news in reproductive justice. Here’s this week’s latest. Sen.
Rewire News GroupJun 26politics
When justices wade into politics
Scholar Robert Dahl, writing back in 1957 , once remarked that “Americans are not quite willing to accept the fact that [the Supreme Court] is a political institution and not quite capable of denying it; so that frequently we take both positions at once.
SCOTUSblogJun 26politics
Court rules on gun rights, immigration, and pesticide labels
On this day in 2015, the court decided Obergefell v. Hodges , recognizing a constitutional right to same-sex marriage. At the Court On Thursday, the court released its opinions in four cases: Mullin v. Doe , Wolford v. Lopez , Mullin v. Al Otro Lado , and Monsanto v. Durnell . In Mullin v.
SCOTUSblogJun 26politics
Backstage Pass: Nail Artist Dawn Sterling Gives An Inside Peek At Pharrell’s LV Show
This week, Pharrell presented his spring/summer 2027 menswear collection on Paris’ hottest day on record. Held the same time as the famous Fête de la Musique festival, the streets outside the show were just as hot, so Pharrell transported the front row to an indoor beach.
EssenceJun 26global
The Funniest Posts From Women This Week (June 20-26)
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HuffPost WomenJun 26equality
Ask a Sex Columnist: Martha Kempner
Martha Kempner was Rewire News Group ’s first sex columnist. One of her first columns for RNG , published back in 2010, derided Tiger Woods for using “sex addiction” as an excuse for bad behavior . Talk about a throwback! She returned to Rewire this year to reboot her sex column for the modern era—o…
Rewire News GroupJun 26lgbtq
Preparing for the unthinkable
This story was produced by El Tímpano , a civic media organization serving and covering the Bay Area’s Latino and Mayan immigrant communities. The original version of the story can be found here . In 2024, Guadalupe Maribel Aguilar Martín became a U.S.
The 19thJun 26immigration
An Oregon Law Lets One Wealthy Region Turn the Desert Green. When Drought Hits, Farmers Pay the Price.
The Central Oregon Irrigation District diverts water from the Deschutes River through hundreds of miles of canals, pipes and ditches to irrigate high desert lands near Bend and Redmond, Oregon. Brandon Swanson/OPB Chris Casad awakens each day before dawn on the Central Oregon property he bought nine…
ProPublicaJun 26activism
China: Social Media, Films Censored Around Pride Month
Click to expand Image A same-sex couple hold hands during an event to raise awareness of gay rights in Hong Kong on May 25, 2019. © 2026 Philip Fong/AFP via Getty Images (New York) – The censorship of prominent social media accounts, foreign films, and events with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transge…
Human Rights WatchJun 25global
What To Expect At Essence Festival’s New Unbothered & Well Stage
Don’t miss out on Essence Festival of Culture—tickets here: Get Tickets In just one week, New Orleans will be a hotspot for the city’s biggest family reunion of the year: the 2026 Essence Festival of Culture . But, even the healthiest family members can use a little more healing.
EssenceJun 25resilience
Peace Without Women? Ongoing Peace Talks and War Negotiations Keep Leaving Women Behind
As negotiations over conflicts across the Middle East continue, one pattern remains stubbornly familiar: women are largely absent from the room. From Gaza to Iran, women are bearing the costs of conflict, repression, displacement and economic collapse even as negotiations over security, governance, …
Ms. MagazineJun 25global
Public Health Under Fire: Military Flu Outbreak Illustrates the Danger of Politicizing Vaccine Policy
Few medical advances have saved more lives than vaccines. Yet the Trump administration continues to undermine that success by politicizing public health and discrediting decades of scientific evidence. The recent flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base—which sickened nearly 300 service members after…
Ms. MagazineJun 25breakthroughs
Get The Look: Recreate Michelle Obama’s Sophisticated Seersucker Suit For Less
Michelle Obama is part of the 2026 Essence Festival of Culture lineup. Don’t miss out—tickets here: Get Tickets Michelle Obama has been delivering style moment after style moment. From the press tour for her podcast IMO, which she co-hosts alongside her brother Craig Robinson, to the opening of the …
EssenceJun 25equality
TV Still Has a Lot to Learn About Abortion
Four years after Dobbs , television has become more willing to acknowledge the legal and political barriers to abortion care—but too often, it still reinforces harmful myths. While shows like Grey's Anatomy have depicted the devastating consequences of abortion bans, others continue to fall back on …
Ms. MagazineJun 25choice
New legislation to protect the right to travel for abortion care in the US
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Guttmacher InstituteJun 25choice
No, your drinking water isn’t contaminated by abortion pills
Anti-abortion advocates, including Republican lawmakers and state officials, want the EPA to review mifepristone as a water contaminant. Scientists say there’s no evidence it harms the environment or people.
The 19thJun 25choice
Celebrate Black Literature And Storytelling At Book Festival: ESSENCE Authors During ESSENCE Festival
The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center is the definitive hub of the daytime experience at the ESSENCE Festival of Culture. From July 3 through July 6, the venue transforms into a dynamic gathering space for panel discussions, community building, and cultural celebration.
EssenceJun 25resilience
ESSENCE Black Women In Music Returns To Honor Brandy, Missy Elliott, Kandi Burruss, And Mona Scott-Young
ESSENCE is bringing back one of its most celebrated events. For the first time since 2018, Black Women in Music will take place during the 2026 ESSENCE Festival of Culture in New Orleans. Hosted by Emmy Award-winning actor and producer Anthony Anderson, the private luncheon will honor Brandy, Kandi …
EssenceJun 25empowerment
Bible stories could soon be required reading in Texas public schools
Texas students are inching closer to attending social studies and reading classes that minimize racial, geographic and cultural diversity while emphasizing the Bible. The majority-Republican State Board of Education on Thursday morning granted preliminary approval to a rewrite of Texas’ social studi…
The 19thJun 25global
All About Shannon Hart, Wife Of Josh Hart, And The WAG We’re Currently Fan-Girling Over
Even if you aren’t a basketball fan, chances are you’ve attended a brunch, a work huddle or overheard folks at the grocery store discussing The New York Knicks over the last couple of weeks. Their incredible season and an even more incredible NBA championship win was nothing short of epic.
EssenceJun 25education
Penultimate relists: papers, parents, and procedural puzzles
The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here . This Thursday’s conference is the last one currently scheduled during the October Term 2025.
SCOTUSblogJun 25politics
Elizabeth Booker Houston: Just a Bitch with a Phone and Thoughts About Abortion Rights (Podcast)
In the last episode of B*tch, Listen, Imani Gandy laid out her theory that the reproductive rights movement made a critical mistake in running public health and legal strategies around abortion access on parallel tracks.
Rewire News GroupJun 25choice
The Sunsetting of the Federal Planned Parenthood Medicaid Ban Shifts Decisions to States
“[Indiana, Oklahoma, and Nebraska] are the only states that took additional state-level action to exclude Planned Parenthood from Medicaid during the year the federal ban has been in effect. With the expiration of the national ban on Planned Parenthood Medicaid reimbursement and the Medina decision …
KFF Women's Health PolicyJun 25choice
US: Democracy at Risk
Click to expand Image Protesters hold US flags and placards during a nationwide "No Kings" rally in Louisville, Kentucky, on June 14, 2025, on the same day as President Donald Trump's military parade in Washington, DC.
Human Rights WatchJun 25activism
Major decisions ahead
Today is Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s birthday. Born in 1954, Sotomayor has served on the court since 2009. Plus, we will be live blogging this morning beginning at 9:30 a.m. EDT as the court announces opinions in one or more argued cases.
SCOTUSblogJun 25politics
Türkiye: Crackdown Ahead of NATO Summit
Click to expand Image Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at press conference during a NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, June 25, 2025. © 2025 Markus Schreiber/AP Photo (Istanbul, June 25, 2026) – The arrest of at least 209 people in the Turkish capital, Ankara, ahead of the July 7-8, 2…
Human Rights WatchJun 25activism
PRH Announces New Five-Year Strategic Plan
Press Release PRH Announces New Five-Year Strategic Plan June 25, 2026 Share https://prh.org/press-releases/prh-announces-new-five-year-strategic-plan/ Click to print Print Icon Share this page via Email Mail Icon Rectangle in the shape of an envelope Share this page on Pinterest Share this page on …
Physicians for Reproductive HealthJun 25choice
Meet The ‘Ice Cream Queen’ Telling Black Stories One Scoop At A Time
Thinking back to her first memory of ice cream . Lokelani Alabanza recalls the Neapolitan flavor as a staple in her grandmother’s freezer. “I did not want [the flavors] touching, so I ate them separately. I didn’t want to eat them together,” she shares with a laugh.
EssenceJun 24global
Trump Says 'No Women In The Crowd, Which Is Nice' At Rally — And That's Just the Beginning
Trump apparently made the remark in reference to the dearth of women at his White House UFC Freedom 250 event.
HuffPost WomenJun 24empowerment
Keeping Score: Abortion Bans Cost $140B Per Year; Federal Courts Protect Trans Youth and Incarcerated Trans Women; Feminists React to FBI Raid on Ohio Voting Rights Organization
In every issue of Ms., we track research on our progress in the fight for equality, catalogue can’t-miss quotes from feminist voices and keep tabs on the feminist movement’s many milestones. We’re Keeping Score online, too—in this biweekly roundup. This week: —Rep.
Ms. MagazineJun 24choice