Serious women still get an ugly label that perpetuates the idea that women exist for men. Women must address tyranny of B-word culture.

Women. We’re curvy, skinny, hood, pretty, cute, ethnic, bad, dime pieces, unicorns, babes, pieces of tail, juicy, fine, sexy, foxes, sultry, voluptuous… The list ...

These women are admirable, but it’s important to notice the words we use to describe them. A simple turn of phrase, for example, can turn a #GirlBoss into a girl working under a boss.

From 19th century author Anna Julia Cooper, who saw the agency of black women as central to gaining equality in America, to actress and singer Zendaya, who urges all women to let their voices be ...