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Josie Mayor fled Fern Grove after a scandal that rocked the town, turning her back on her friends and family. She disappeared with no contact, no forwarding address and abandoned the only life she knew. Now she's back and has to confront what she left behind. When Josie runs into her...

Exposes the new generation of whiteness thriving at the expense and borrowed ingenuity of black people—and explores how this intensifies racial inequality. American culture loves blackness. From music and fashion to activism and language, black culture constantly achieves worldwide influence...

Welcome to “Out of Frame,” the film podcast for aspiring filmmakers and film fanatics. In each episode, hosts Jackson and Lauren will delve into the world of film production by shining a spotlight on talented individuals who work tirelessly behind the scenes. Jackson and Lauren will act as your guides, asking the questions you’ve always wanted answers to.“Out of Frame” will provide you with an abundance of tips, advice, and inspiration to help you succeed in the film world. So grab your popcorn and your notepad, and join us every week as we pull back the curtain on Hollywood and ...

Who is that, you ask? That’s Jackson and Lauren bringing you Masked Singer commentary, rumors, and predictions. Tune in every week of the season to hang out with us while we discuss the performances, guess the stars, and rate Nick Cannon’s outfits.

The power of hashtag activism became clear in 2011, when #IranElection served as an organizing tool for Iranians protesting a disputed election and offered a global audience a front-row seat to a nascent revolution. Since then, activists have used a variety of hashtags to advocate, mobilize, and communicate. In this book, Sarah Jackson, Moya Bailey, and Brooke Foucault Welles explore how and why Twitter has become an important platform for historically disenfranchised populations, including Black Americans, women, and transgender people.

Acclaimed New Yorker contributor Lauren Michele Jackson delivers an essay collection devoted to the back—and the conflicting ideas we load onto it. Moving across literature, film, sport, visual art, and U.S. history, Jackson probes how the back has carries powerful ideas about beauty, gender...