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Evette Dionne writes and edits digital and print magazine stories about race, feminism, and culture. Below are links to selected works.
Features
The Fragility of Body Positivity
BITCH
Black women are more visible than ever.
Now what?
ANDSCAPE
La La Anthony on Her Heart Condition, Co-Parenting With Carmelo, and Finally Putting Herself First
SELF
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Young MA: ‘Music is where I’m going to speak about my sexuality, The Guardian
R&B Artist Sevyn Streeter Isn’t Staying Silent About Her Depression, SELF Magazine
#SayHerNameLives: Andrea J. Ritchie On Being “Invisible No More”, Bitch
The Self-Care Revolution, SELF Magazine
Insecure’s Yvonne Orji Talks Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, Bitch
commentary
We Can Only Process Kobe Bryant's Death by Being Honest About His Life
TIME
It’s Never Been About R. Kelly.
It’s Always Been About Black Girls
BITCH
Our Response to Adele’s Weight Loss Says More about Us Than Her
BITCH
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Why PDA Is So Important To Fat Women Like Me, Cosmopolitan
Police Kill Black women All the Time — We Just Don’t Hear About I, Bustle
No One Can Escape Diet Culture—Even Lizzo, Bitch
Breonna Taylor, the Figurehead, the Martyr, the Product, Bitch
Why Are White Men Obsessed with Michelle Obama’s Posterior?, Mic
The Strange Trend of “Black Woman Face” Is Ruining Black Comedy, Mic
Hip-hop is Not Run by Iggy Azalea, but It Sure is Run by White Privilege, Bustle
Wealthy Reality Stars Humanize Black Women, The New York Times
I don’t want to see Black women on the Bachelorette, The New York Times
Barbie Anniversary: Over 50 Years Later, Mattel Is Still Marketing Sexism to Children, Mic
Why President Obama’s presidency means so much to Black people, Teen Vogue
Sisters in Cinema: Where are the Black women film directors?, The Feminist Wire
Why Ebony’s new Cosby cover nailed it, Bustle
Beyoncé’s Grammys outfit was stunning, but here’s why we should really be talking about it, Bustle
reviews
“She’s Gotta Have It” Butchers Polyamory and Queerness
BITCH
What 'Being Mary Jane' Gets Right
BITCH
“One to Watch” Imagines a Fat Bachelorette
BITCH
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“Get Out” Reveals a startling truth about white women’s role in racism, Bustle
Fat Girls Deserve Fairytales Too: The Rejection of Tropes in This Is Just My Face: Try Not To Stare, Bitch
Big Little Lies’ biggest flaw is its treatment of Bonnie, Bustle
Shots Fired confronts police shootings in the way that TV needs, Bustle
We Are More Than Tragedy: Fat Girls Deserve Better Than This Is Us, Bitch
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is talking about mental illness in a way you never see on TV, Revelist
On TV, one character can’t represent an entire culture, Bitch
Why Taraji P. Henson’s golden globe win is a smaller success than you think, Complex Life
Girl’s Trip Is the Ode To Black Women’s Friendships That We’ve All Been Missing, Bitch
Beyoncé’s “Formation” video is a call to arms for Black women, Bustle
We All Fall Short: The Problem with Stereotypical Characters in Dear White People, Bitch