Renee Hudson / Los Angeles Review of BooksSep 13, 2019
As Latinx authors contend with Trump’s anti-immigration rhetoric, their work has become a site of resistance, of hope, of sorrow. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
WAYNE PARRY / The Associated PressJun 5, 2018
The event began nearly 100 years ago as a bathing beauty contest, but it has run into resistance to the swimsuit, and to a lesser extent, evening gown competitions, which have come to be seen as outdated. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
The Associated PressJan 1, 2018
The new leadership comes less than two weeks after leaked emails showed CEO Sam Haskell and others disparaging the appearance, intellect and sex lives of former Miss Americas. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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WAYNE PARRY / The Associated PressDec 23, 2017
The resignations come after The Huffington Post published emails showing pageant officials ridiculing past Miss Americas, including making crass and sometimes vulgar comments about them. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigSep 22, 2014
The "Last Week Tonight" team does some investigative reporting about Miss America's alleged annual $45 million in scholarships for women and, with the help of comedian Kathy Griffin, highlights why beauty pageants are "horrible" and should cease to exist immediately. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Marcia Alesan Dawkins / TruthdigSep 16, 2013
The danger of online racism is that people seem to get away with it and public disapproval in the form of reports like this one do not appear to have the same effect in lessening racist speech as disapproval does in face-to-face encounters.The danger of online racism is that people seem to get away with it and public disapproval is less effective. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigSep 16, 2013
Nina Davuluri isn't just American, she's from New York, the country's front door, but her brown skin has inspired some reprehensible tweets, including one from a Fox Newser. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 17, 2010
Donald Trump's Miss USA pageant represents yet another bizarre cultural spectacle involving the conflation of capitalism, sexism and nationalism topped with a sparkly tiara, but this time, the winner's story is slightly less predictable. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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