FICTION AND NONFICTION INTRODUCTIONS TO THE PATRIARCHY
The transition to adulthood is disorienting for both sexes but it can be especially challenging for girls. The middle school years mark an increase in bullying, dieting, and self-censorship as girls adjust to unfamiliar bodies and societal pressures. Fortunately, books can be great...
THE WOMEN’S MARCH GOES VIRTUAL
“How do you build, orient, and train a massive base of women to work together and transform the fabric of this society?” To Organizing Director Kate Shapiro, this question laid the foundation for the first Women’s March Feminist Organizing School.
The Feminist Organizing School (FOS) consisted...
ONE YEAR SINCE CALABASAS
On January 26, 2020, basketball star Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna Bryant, were killed in a helicopter accident in Calabasas; they were forty-one and thirteen, respectively, at the time of the crash.
Surviving Kobe and Gianna are Mrs. Vanessa Bryant and her daughters Natalia, Bianka, and...
EPSTEIN AND PEDOPHILE CULTURE
With early December came updates on Jeffrey Epstein and the “Lolita Express,” a plane nicknamed for its underage passengers. With an interior resembling a brightly colored playground, Epstein’s plane carted girls to and from his private island where he sexually abused them. On the plane itself,...
DERRICK DAVIS ON THE POINT OF NO RETURN
Does art mimic life, or does life mimic art? Generations have explored this question as it pertains to society, culture, and emotional expression. In 2020, however, the Phantom of the Opera’s reclusive lifestyle and modest face gear reach a new level of...
THE STIGMATIZATION AND ROMANTICISM OF WOMEN'S MENTAL HEALTH ACROSS RACE
When we examine America’s views on women, especially Black women, and mental health, we might see condescension and fascination before any real empathy. America’s response is both a result and reinforcer of male dominance and white supremacy. Thus, it is...
THE STIGMATIZATION AND ROMANTICISM OF WOMEN'S HEALTH ACROSS RACE
When we examine America’s views on women, especially Black women, and mental health, we might see condescension and fascination before any real empathy. America’s response is both a result and reinforcer of male dominance and white supremacy. Thus, it is crucial...
IDA B. WELLS INSPIRES US TODAY
This summer, Luxe Kurves chose Ida B. Wells to represent our feminist vision. Through our magazine’s Ida B. Wells section, we hope to honor her legacy.
Ida B. Wells was born into slavery six months before the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Her family deeply...
SOCIAL MEDIA COVERAGE DISTRACTS FROM OPEN RACISM IN PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE
Tuesday’s presidential debate was painful to watch. America saw its president ignore facts, propriety, and even the debate moderator. Hardly five minutes in, social media had already blown up.
Throughout the debate, Trump took false credit for reopening the NFL, suggested...
