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Hello, My Name Is Marijuana Pepsi! (Ep. 387)

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Marijuana Pepsi Vandyck was a failing student at age 15. Thirty-one years later she earned her Ph.D., analyzing the impact of distinctively black names on students’ classroom experiences. (Photo: University of Wisconsin-Whitewater) Research shows that having a distinctively black name doesn’t affect your economic future. But what is the day-to-day reality of living with such
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I’m 28 & This Is How Much I Spent On My 5-Day Trip To An Anime Convention

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Welcome to Travel Diaries, a Refinery29 series where we tag along as real women embark on trips around the world and track their travel expenses down to the last cent. Here, we offer a detailed, intimate account of when, where, and how our peers spend their vacation days and disposable income: all the meals, adventures,
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