Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Gloria Steinem talks learning feminism from women of color, Boeing patents a "force field," The X-Files returns and more in this week's look at the web

1. Gloria Steinem on Black Women and Feminism Feminist, journalist and activist Gloria Steinem told Black Enterprise that she thinks black women invented the feminist movement. The Medal of Freedom award winner further discusses the role black women played in her 50-year career, explaining that they were actually twice as likely to support feminist issues compared with white women. When asked what she has to …

A Rare Interview with Massimo Vignelli

In an excerpt from his book “Helvetica/Objectified/Urbanized: The Complete Interviews,” filmmaker Gary Hustwit reveals an exclusive conversation he had with legendary designer Massimo Vignelli. In the interview—which took place nearly a decade ago—Vignelli discusses the story behind is iconic subway map and signage, his biggest regret in design, the impact computers had on typography and what he thinks the future of design looks like. Read …

Gloria Steinem on Black Women and Feminism

Feminist, journalist and activist Gloria Steinem told Black Enterprise that she thinks black women invented the feminist movement. The Medal of Freedom award winner further discusses the role black women played in her 50-year career, explaining that they were actually twice as likely to support feminist issues compared with white women. When asked what she has to say to African American women who feel the …