Aja Barber

“I love my husband President Barack Obama and our children, Sasha and Malia,” ”

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.

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

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

Can women have it all? Just kidding! I hate that question!

Marc Jacobs claims he doesn't "see" color, but people of color beg to differ. Whether he recognizes it or not, Jacobs is part of the cultural appropriation problem, turning black natural hair into his own "trend."

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

Recently I went through another round of unfriending on Facebook. It keeps things tidy, the arguments thoughtful and my head from exploding. This time around I just got rid of any white person that felt passionate about "certain political topics," but wasn't showing up for people of color, as we watch the meteoric rise of fascism in America and police violence. I’m not obligated to educate anyone for free, especially if they don’t appear to be absorbing what I’m saying or having the tough conversations on their wall with their peers.

I may not be thrilled to vote for her, but I’ll be damned if I’m going to let the misogyny and toxic masculinity we fight so hard against control the campaign narrative of the first major woman presidential candidate.

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