Joyzel Acevedo

9/30/21

The Powerful Civil Rights Legacy of Fannie Lou Hamer

She joined the movement at 44 and helped secure the Voting Rights Act of 1965

9/21/21

Inside the True Story of the Escape Tunnel Beneath the Berlin Wall

8/11/21

The Tulsa Race Massacre, as Told by the Great-Granddaughter of a Survivor

Anneliese M. Bruner speaks about the atrocities her great-grandmother, journalist Mary E. Jones Parrish, experienced…

7/22/21

Don't Call Them "Riots," Says Historian Elizabeth Hinton—They're Black Rebellions

In her new book "America on Fire," Hinton chronicles decades of Black protest, from 1960s Harlem all the way to…

7/16/21

Someone Please Tell Us Who Gave the Greenlight to <i>Man vs. Beast</i>, And Why

Someone Please Tell Us Who Gave the Greenlight to Man vs. Beast, And Why

A look at the most absurd, ridiculous, and wild competition television show that pitted men against animals

6/30/21

<i>Zola</i> Is a Spectacle, But Taylour Paige Says It Captures Something Real About Race, Gender, and Sex Work

Zola Is a Spectacle, But Taylour Paige Says It Captures Something Real About Race, Gender, and Sex Work

“To be a woman is to constantly be exploited. To be a Black woman is to constantly be exploited–and gaslit.”

6/23/21

Director Taylor Garron Wants to Let People of Color Be Mediocre on Screen

"Everyone deserves the right to be represented as like, the truly average people that most of us are"

6/3/21

How Three Unlikely Friends Worked Together to Rechart the Course of Abolition and Suffrage

In Rummaging Through the Attic, we interview nonfiction authors whose books explore fascinating moments, characters,…

5/21/21

The Trailblazing Women Who Created Television as We Know It

In Jezebel’s newest series Rummaging Through the Attic, we interview nonfiction authors whose books explore…

5/14/21

The Forgotten Women Reporters Who Changed the Face of Journalism

In Jezebel’s newest series Rummaging Through the Attic, we interview nonfiction authors whose books explore…

4/26/21

The Oscars Were Full of 'Firsts'

This year’s Academy Awards were necessarily different than years past and studded quite liberally with “firsts.”…

4/21/21

How Octavia Butler, the Person, Created Octavia Butler, the Writer

In Jezebel’s newest series Rummaging Through the Attic, we interview nonfiction authors whose books explore…

3/17/21

The Worst (And Not-So-Bad) Video Game Movies

More often than not, video game movies take something we know, love, and obsess over and transform it into an…

3/12/21

The Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells, As Told by Her Great-Granddaughter

In Jezebel’s newest series Rummaging Through the Attic, we interview nonfiction authors whose books explore…

3/5/21

The Women Who Changed the Way We Look at War

In Jezebel’s newest series Rummaging Through the Attic, we interview nonfiction authors whose books explore…

2/2/21

Brilliant Singer/Songwriter Sevyn Streeter Explains How She's 'Evolving Backwards'

Singer-songwriter Sevyn Streeter has been in the music business for more than two-thirds of her life: From competing…

1/14/21

Inside the World War I Hospital Run and Staffed by Women

In Jezebel’s newest series Rummaging Through the Attic, we interview nonfiction authors whose books explore…

12/30/20

Celebrity Breakups in 2020 That Proved Love Is Dead

Is anyone genuinely shocked to find out that love is still dead in the year of our lord 2020? Probably not. In a…

11/26/20

Exploring the First Few Zones of <i>World of Warcraft: Shadowlands</i>

Exploring the First Few Zones of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is the newest expansion in the online WoW universe—its eighth, to be exact. It picks…

10/31/20

A New Horizon of <i>Animal Crossing </i>Conspiracy Theories

A New Horizon of Animal Crossing Conspiracy Theories

Look, we already know how great, amazing, blissful, etc. life in the Animal Crossing universe can be, especially…

Joyzel Acevedo's posts

The Powerful Civil Rights Legacy of Fannie Lou Hamer

Inside the True Story of the Escape Tunnel Beneath the Berlin Wall

The Tulsa Race Massacre, as Told by the Great-Granddaughter of a Survivor

Don't Call Them "Riots," Says Historian Elizabeth Hinton—They're Black Rebellions

Someone Please Tell Us Who Gave the Greenlight to Man vs. Beast, And Why

Zola Is a Spectacle, But Taylour Paige Says It Captures Something Real About Race, Gender, and Sex Work

Director Taylor Garron Wants to Let People of Color Be Mediocre on Screen

How Three Unlikely Friends Worked Together to Rechart the Course of Abolition and Suffrage

The Trailblazing Women Who Created Television as We Know It

The Forgotten Women Reporters Who Changed the Face of Journalism

The Oscars Were Full of 'Firsts'

How Octavia Butler, the Person, Created Octavia Butler, the Writer

The Worst (And Not-So-Bad) Video Game Movies

The Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells, As Told by Her Great-Granddaughter

The Women Who Changed the Way We Look at War

Brilliant Singer/Songwriter Sevyn Streeter Explains How She's 'Evolving Backwards'

Inside the World War I Hospital Run and Staffed by Women

Celebrity Breakups in 2020 That Proved Love Is Dead

Exploring the First Few Zones of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands

A New Horizon of Animal Crossing Conspiracy Theories