Aja Barber

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I refuse to write some sort of inane rubbish about how sweatshirts are the new sweatshirt.

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

If Lena Dunham wants to be a part of the movement in a constructive way, I’d recommend stepping down and quietly supporting women of color with dollars.

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

It’s going to be a very frugal holiday season in 2017. Let’s get crafting and make homemade holiday presents for everyone!

When I help people clean out their wardrobes, the items I come across that hang in the back closet never seeing the light of day are usually pieces purchased in a frenzy — out of necessity instead of joy.

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

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

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.