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During the first of six Democratic presidential primary debates on Tuesday in Las Vegas, the five candidates on stage fielded an important question from a viewer: “Is it ‘black lives matter,’ or 'all lives matter?’” Only one candidate stood for “all lives matter.”

Rihanna, no. Your point — that Dolezal framed being a black woman desirable — might be well-taken if it weren’t for the fact that actual black women have been doing the same thing for millennia. Including you.

I’m Gonna Be Proud Of My Children No Matter What

Viola Davis has never shied away from harsh truths. On Tuesday, Davis spoke to the Stuart House (a nonprofit for sexually abused children) about trauma in her own family.  Through her speech, she explained how abuse changes survivors’ lives and what she wishes she could say to her sister now: “I wish I could tell my sister …”

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