Shonda Rhimes

American and Nigerian flags fly next to each other in the center of Abuja August 24, 2000.

Don’t take being American for granted

November 28, 2017Culture

There is a reason why Western Europe’s loud acceptance of equality hasn’t yet made a significant difference in much of the world: because of the US. Like civil rights and the women’s suffrage movement, it is only when America declares the debate closed that it will finally be closed in much of the world. If not legally, then at least culturally.

Issa Rae built an empire of awkward, but she’s still not satisfied

November 1, 2014Arts

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