Russell Simmons, R. Kelly, and Why Black Women Can’t Say #MeToo

There’s an intersection in almost every hood that teaches young girls lessons about power, racism and sexism. In the projects, where I grew up, I had to pass it almost every day to get home from school. This intersection is where some of the guys from the neighborhood...

Tax Bill Would Curb Breaks For Sexual Abuse Settlements

The sexual misconduct allegations against the former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly and the Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein — and the confidential settlements arising from those accusations — have prompted a provision in the final tax bill that aims to stem the use...

How to Stop the Predators Who Aren’t Famous

Watching high-powered sex offenders fall like dominoes recently has involved plenty of schadenfreude for women in many fields. Those of us in the media and the arts have been glad to watch the downfall of previously untouchable editors, producers and comedians who...