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January 8, 2016
Edited by Mara Meyers This week we’re sharing a new series on Medium, how Queen Bey continues to change all the games, and a moving editorial from President Obama. What we’ve been checking out… We’re appalled (but not totally surprised) that expert women’s opinions still aren’t being valued. It’s time to pass the mic. White supremacy […]
November 20, 2015
Edited by Mara Meyers In this week’s edition, Twitter gets called out (again), freedom in our Constitution is not one size fits all, and a champion for diversity retires. What we’ve been checking out… This woman was only trying to get back into her house when 19 cops showed up. We’re sad to see a […]
November 6, 2015
In this week’s reFRESH we’ve got a series that has us in our pre-teen feels, a check on allyhood, and one conversation that fulfills all of our feminist fangirl dreams. What we’ve been checking out… The only black engineer in a leadership role leaves his position at Twitter and everyone’s left wondering how a company […]
October 30, 2015
This week, we’re sharing a new conference we love, disappointments in SXSW, and a hard look at the meaning of the word “diversity.” What we’ve been checking out… If no one can decide what “diversity” really means, we can’t expect to throw around the word and have good things magically happen. Check out this terrific […]
October 23, 2015
This week’s reFRESH includes a fight against the gender pay gap in Hollywood, the pros and perils of public speaking, and some scary stats about the state of violence against black women in America. What we’ve been checking out… Teachers of color comprise just 17% of the total teaching workforce. Why that stat is not […]