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Criminal charges against Black Colorado ranchers dropped

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The Twitch Exodus: Why Streamers are Jumping Ship

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Montana Republicans Vote to Stop Their First Trans Colleague from Speaking, Ever

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Breonna Taylor’s death: Four current, former Louisville police officers federally charged – CNN

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Dr. Monica Webb Hooper Honored for Scientific Work

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Disillusionment grips most Zim voters ahead of 2023 – The Zimbabwe Independent

In an interview, political commentator and academic Alexander Rusero noted that elections in Zimbabwe never delivered people’s expression since 1980.“You talk of Zanla’s intimidation of the rural electorate in 1980 that anything outside a Zanu PF victory meant a return to war, the annihilation of Zapu between 1980 and 1987,...

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GOP Candidate: Hypothetical 14-Year-Old Incest Victim Is ‘Perfect Example’ For Abortion Ban

Tudor Dixon, a leading Republican candidate for governor of Michigan, confirmed in a recent interview that her opposition to abortion rights extends even to a minor who is raped by a family member. Source: GOP Candidate: Hypothetical 14-Year-Old Incest Victim Is ‘Perfect Example’ For Abortion Ban

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Texas judge orders LGBTQ book ban titles returned to shelves

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Abortion Fight Needs to Include Transgender People

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Hair Straightening Chemicals Associated With Higher Uterine Cancer Risk – NIH study finds Black women may be more affected due to higher use

Women who used chemical hair straightening products were at higher risk for uterine cancer compared to women who did not report using these products, according to a new study from the National Institutes of Health. The researchers found no associations with uterine cancer for other hair products that the women...

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I first came across Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green on social media during the pandemic. The video claimed that she cured cancer, so I approached the information with healthy skepticism, which I suggest everyone do when receiving information on social media.I could not locate the original video but it was labeled something...

Women who bake delicious homemade bread in Iran | homemade bread video

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#BiWeek: why is bisexual visibility important?

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Power of touch: how blind women are helping detect breast cancer in India | Global development | The Guardian

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Why Ghana’s LGBTIQ community needs your help | openDemocracy

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Lupita Nyong’o Surprises 40 Students with KSh 1.1m Scholarships: “Learners Change the World” – Tuko.co.ke

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Hibo’s Story

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For decades, patients warned Columbia about the behavior of obstetrician Robert Hadden. One even called 911 and had him arrested. Columbia let him keep working. Source: The Columbia OB-GYN Who Sexually Assaulted Patients for More Than 20 Years — ProPublica

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Romi Abergil on using Onlyfans to finance gender matching analysis: “All means are kosher”

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Tina Turner Talking About Ike’s Domestic Abuse Helped Other Survivors – Rolling Stone

Ruth Glenn remembers the first time she read I, Tina, the powerful 1986 autobiography in which Tina Turner details the extensive abuse she suffered at the hands of her husband, Ike.Glenn, who read the book when it was first published, was “moved and encouraged” by Tina’s personal accounts; they were...

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Missouri high school student suspended 3 days after recording teacher using racial slur in class

A high school sophomore in Missouri was suspended three days after she recorded her teacher last week using a racist slur in class, prompting the teenager’s lawyer and mother to demand that the district apologize and expunge the suspension from her record.The incident occurred May 9 in a geometry class...

Abortion Rights Still Matter

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How the Black Family Was Colonised (& How It Made You Hate Black Single Mums) | Black in Britain

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Herbs to Avoid During Pregnancy With Notes From The Dean – Witch University

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Seattle becomes first U.S. city to ban caste discrimination

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Psychology experts urge social media giants to increase transparency around algorithms to protect users’ mental health

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The Birth Story Project

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NIMH » 2023 James S. Jackson Award Winner Announced

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After Years Of Painful Sex, This 23-Year-Old Mom Discovered She Was Once Given A “Husband Stitch” Without Her Consent

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Norplant: A New Contraceptive with the Potential for Abuse | American Civil Liberties Union

In 1991, 1992, and 1993, legislators in more than a dozen states introduced measures that, had they passed, would have coerced women to use Norplant. Some of these bills would have offered financial incentives to women on welfare to induce them to use Norplant. Other legislation would have required women...

Cornel West Is Running For President… Let’s Talk About It

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The New York metropolitan region is thriving, but its neighborhoods are experiencing many different forms of displacement. Wages of low-income residents—as well as housing policies—have not kept pace with the acceleration of housing prices, resulting in significant demographic shifts in the 31-county, tri-state region. Source: New York – Gentrification and...

All Water Has a Perfect Memory – The Paris Review

All Water Has a Perfect Memory by Jordan Amirkhani (theparisreview.org) A landscape has come into being through a constellation of resistances to these strategies of control. In the upper left quadrant of Minnesota, a small winding brook and its bubbling waters form the beginnings of a journey from north to...

Photos: 100s rally in Downtown Tucson for Transgender Day of Visibility

Hundreds of Tucsonans gathered at El Presidio Plaza in front of City Hall and marched through Downtown Tucson on Friday as part of this year’s nationwide Transgender Day of Visibility.Carrying signs and waving flags, many blocked traffic on West Congress Street as part of a demonstration against a wave of...

Knock Down The House | FULL FEATURE | Netflix – YouTube

Four female candidates — each driven by personal experience and hardship — enter the 2018 race for Congress, challenging powerful incumbents for a spot at the table and a voice in government. This emotional documentary follows their campaigns.

Jury finds Trump sexually abused and defamed E. Jean Carroll: 5 key moments from the trial

NEW YORK CITY — A jury in a civil trial held in lower Manhattan found that former President Donald Trump sexually abused the writer E. Jean Carroll in a dressing room in a Bergdorf Goodman department store in the mid-1990s, and defamed her after she went public about the incident...

The American Brand of Racism

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Spanish-language disinformation growing with escalating political rhetoric | The Hill

Lea este artículo en español aquí.Communists. Election fraud. Great replacement. With just days to go before the midterms, the tone of political rhetoric is rising and bringing a heavy dose of disinformation with it, including in Spanish, where false claims are percolating among one of the fastest-growing electorates.Much of it...

Endometriosis may be caused by a common gut bacteria, small study suggests | Live Science

A bacteria commonly found in the mouth and gut could be what triggers endometriosis, a small new study suggests. And the early research hints that antibiotics could combat the painful and chronic disease that causes tissues lining the uterus to grow outside of it. Scientists in Japan discovered the link...

Greta Thunberg’s Twitter Takedown Inadvertently Leads to Andrew Tate’s Arrest for Human Trafficking

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Revealed: leaked video shows Amy Coney Barrett’s secretive faith group drove women to tears

A leaked video of a recent private People of Praise event, marking its 50th anniversary, shows Dorothy Ranaghan explaining how some female followers of the faith group cried intensely in reaction to the group’s early teachings on “headship” and the “roles of men and women”, in which men are considered...

Daycare Owner Shoots Husband Over Molestation Accusations

Weems explained to investigators that she and her husband had been married for five years and lived together in Baltimore. She learned about the molestation accusations against her husband after several children from her daycare, Lil Kidz Kastle, told her he was molesting them. Weems reported her husband to the...

The painful truths about motherhood exposed – BBC Culture

Happily, breaking these taboos is something that’s become especially prevalent of late. While classic films like Rosemary’s Baby, The Omen and Mommie Dearest looked at the experience of motherhood as a horrifying one, the stereotype of a mother on screen has traditionally been a beatific, selfless stay-at-home wife, happily wedded...

ANALYSIS: Social media can change actions that drive gender-based violence

In 2021, almost half of South African adults – over 25 million people – used social media. Twitter had an estimated nine million users, over 80 per cent of whom were aged between 15 and 44. And social media is widely used for accessing news and current affairs.This powerful medium...

Oklahoma Could Force Trans People Under 26 Years Old To Detransition Medically

Oklahoma Could Force Trans People Under 26 Years Old To Detransition Medically by Erin Reed (Erin In The Morning) A new bill has been filed in Oklahoma that would ban gender affirming care under age 26. Republican states are moving towards banning transition entirely. A terrifying new bill was released...

Women’s final, not men’s, will conclude Olympic soccer tournament in Paris | CBC Sports

The Olympic soccer competition at the 2024 Paris Games will conclude with the women’s final — instead of the men’s — for the first time.FIFA announced the Olympic soccer competition schedule on Wednesday. The governing body also said there will be no double-headers in France, making each match a standalone...

Opinion: Asheville Jewish congregations affirm women’s rights in NC, denounce abortion ban

Local Jewish clergy affirms support for Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of SB 20, a bill that imposes a 12-week limit to abortion access. While abortion remains legal in North Carolina, the bill and its multiple restrictions conflict with Jewish values. Since the fall of Roe v. Wade, two synagogues in...

Cybersmile and Urban Decay Launch “Words Hurt IRL” Campaign featuring Ava Michelle in Honor of Stop Cyberbullying Day

Cybersmile and Urban Decay have announced their latest initiative, “WORDS HURT IRL” launched in support of Stop Cyberbullying Day as part of our long-term partnership to address online bullying and abuse. The anti-cyberbullying campaign features a powerful, call-to-action video starring “Tall Girl” actress, Ava Michelle. Source: Cybersmile and Urban Decay...

FBI executes search warrant at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago – CNNPolitics

(CNN)The FBI executed a search warrant on Monday at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, the former President confirmed to CNN.Trump declined to say why the FBI agents were at Mar-a-Lago, but the former President said the raid was unannounced and “they even broke into my safe.””My beautiful...

20% Off Sale on Maaternal.com Logo Items

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Anti-Abortion Republicans Block Bill To Give Pregnant Workers Basic Accommodations

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) speaks at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Sept. 28, 2021. He recently opposed a vote on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. Three Senate Republicans who oppose abortion blocked a bipartisan bill that would afford pregnant people basic workplace accommodations, such as a water bottle, a...

I Debunked the Entire Manosphere – YouTube

Well this time I decided to investigate the Manosphere. The cult mentality of Red Pill think, how they monetise it, the narrative they are selling to their followers, and how this can result in some young men being funnelled into the alt-right pipeline.

Pregnant Anita Nderu poses completely naked in artistic maternity shoot : K24 TV

Kenyan media personality Anita Nderu who is expecting her first child posed in an artistic maternity shoot while in her birthday suit.The former Capital FM presenter shared jaw-dropping photos of her maternity shoot which show her entire body painted in white colour.Anita said the artist took three long hours to...

Texas Claims Black Prison Guard’s Fetus Had No Right To Life | Crooks and Liars

Eventually, two and a half hours after the pain started, the expectant mother said she was allowed to leave the Middleton Unit. As quickly as the pain would allow her, Issa drove to a nearby hospital, where doctors rushed her into emergency surgery after being unable to find a fetal...

ABM Statement on Shortage of Breastmilk Substitutes

The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) recognizes that the shortage of breastmilk substitutes (infant formula) has reached critical levels in some areas and recommends the following in order to help support the safety and health of mothers, infants, and children until such a time as the crisis averts: Source: ABM...

Harvey Weinstein found guilty in second sex crimes trial – BBC News

Former Hollywood film mogul Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty by a Los Angeles jury of raping a woman.The two-month trial heard how Weinstein used his influence to lure women into private meetings before attacking them.The 70-year-old Oscar winner is facing up to 24 years in prison when he is...

Are Police Overdosing By Touching Fentanyl? Experts Say It’s Unlikely.

Accidental overdose by skin exposure “is chemically and physically implausible,” said Dr. Ryan Marino, a medical toxicologist and addiction medicine specialist who serves as an assistant professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.Dr. Andrew Stolbach, an emergency physician and medical toxicologist at Johns Hopkins Hospital, said, “It’s not...

Being a Black Woman Psychologist: Highlights and Challenges! – YouTube

Hi y’all! I’m back with another gem courtesy of one of my subscribers. I was recently asked to discuss the highlights and challenges of being a Black Woman psychologist and I decided to share my response with all of you. Let me know what you think!

Students Demand Action

We’re fed up with lawmakers offering only thoughts and prayers. Fed up with them ignoring the voice of the “mass shooting generation” and refusing to reinstate the bipartisan Assault Weapons Ban to save lives. Join us for our Day of Action on May 13th. Source: Home | Students Demand Action

Former Republican candidate arrested in shootings targeting Democratic politicians’ homes – Albuquerque Journal

Former Republican candidate arrested in shootings targeting Democratic politicians’ homes by Elise Kaplan, Ryan Boetel and Jessica Dyer / Journal Staff Writers (abqjournal.com) Albuquerque SWAT officers take a man into custody Monday afternoon in Southwest Albuquerque. (Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal) Albuquerque police on Monday arrested the man they say is...

Pregnant woman trying to drive into hospital delayed by police officer – YouTube

A South Florida couple expecting a child had a recent uncomfortable experience with a police officer outside a Miami-Dade hospital.

From the Mouths of Babes: What Can Research on Babies, Moms, Stress, and Substance Use Tell Us About Resilience? | NCCIH

Stress and adversity experienced during early development can exert a profound and persistent imprint on our physiology, brain, and health across the lifespan. This imprint can lead to long-term health outcomes ranging from substance use and depression to obesity and cardiovascular disease. There is also emerging evidence that stress and...

Eczema itch relief – a rollerball to scratch the skin without hurting it – CNA Lifestyle

Her bad encounter with two severe eczema flare-ups left such an indelible memory that when the time came for her final-year thesis at the National University of Singapore (NUS), she decided to design a product to solve the itch. Koh Bei Ning, 23, a graduate of Industrial Design at NUS,...

Mihambo wins second straight long jump world title | Reuters

EUGENE, Ore., July 24 (Reuters) – German Olympic champion Malaika Mihambo continued her dominance in the women’s long jump by soaring to a second successive World Championship gold with a final leap of 7.12 metres in Eugene, Oregon, on Sunday. Source: Mihambo wins second straight long jump world title |...

Marie Kondo ‘Gives Up’ on Tidying, Prompting Twitter to Devolve Into Mess

Marie Kondo ‘Gives Up’ on Tidying, Prompting Twitter to Devolve Into Mess by Kady Ruth Ashcraft (Jezebel) The conversation around Marie Kondo and her embrace of mess reveals just how touchy a subject domestic labor is. Conversations about domestic labor—cleaning, child rearing, cooking—carry a lot of emotional baggage and inherently...

Video: Med Students Leave Ceremony Over Anti-Abortion Keynote Speaker

University of Michigan medical students walked out of their white-coat ceremony on Sunday as an anti-abortion professor was about to give the keynote speech.More than 340 current and incoming students had signed a petition before the ceremony that said Dr. Kristin Collier, an assistant professor at the school, should not...

How divorced Muslim women in the US are fighting for what they’re owed | Middle East Eye

Eman* was 24 years old when her husband divorced her. She described him as an abusive, manipulative man and said the only thing he ever did right was when he uttered the words “I divorce you” three times. Both Eman’s and her now ex-husband’s families wanted them to save...

Matthew Cortland Hosts Twitter Space: Is it safe to ____?

Disability activist and inspiration for term adaptive PPE, Matthew Cortland is hosting a Twitter space to help people learn how to manage air quality in indoor spaces and generally protect themselves as the pandemic continues. Join the conversation!

See 6 Things I Wish They Told Me When I Became a Software Engineer at Google Developer Groups Women Techmakers Global

Join us for a personal conversation with Kim Swennen, Senior Software Engineer at Google, as she shares the 6 things she wishes she had known when she first started her career in engineering. Kim will discuss topics such as knowing when to black-box things, the fact that things will break,...

Near total abortion ban with no rape, incest exceptions advances to SC House floor

A Republican-led House panel advanced legislation Tuesday that would outlaw nearly all abortions in South Carolina but make an exception for the life and health of the mother.The House Judiciary Committee voted 13-7 largely along party lines Tuesday to send H. 5399 to the House floor for what is expected...

Pharmacies risk violating civil rights laws if they deny access to drugs that can be used for abortion, HHS says

“The Department is committed to improving maternal health — including for individuals who experience miscarriages — and vigorous enforcement of our civil rights laws is one way in which we plan to do so,” HHS said in guidance issued to the nation’s 60,000 retail pharmacies.The Affordable Care Act prohibits recipients...

Women’s Health Awareness Conference

Over the past decade, The Women’s Health Awareness (WHA) Community Engagement Program has organized an annual conference for women living in Durham, North Carolina, and the surrounding areas. This FREE event provides health and environmental health education, screenings, advocacy, and services to attending participants. Issues covered in the conference often...

Iran Protesters Refuse to Back Down as 15,000 Face Execution

Nationwide protests continue in Iran for the 53rd straight day, despite nearly 15,000 Iranians having been arrested in connection to the demonstrations and who are now facing the death penalty.As thousands continue to rally across Iran’s capital city of Tehran, defying a brutal crackdown by Iranian forces, on Tuesday, the...

Life in a matriarchal society – On this island, women are in charge! – YouTube

In southwestern Guinea Bissau there are some islands where a very special people live, the Bissago. What is it that makes them so special? It is not the fact of living in balance and harmony with the spectacular nature that surrounds them, taking from the land or the sea only...

We’re Still Missing the Mark on Black Trans Issues.

We’re Still Missing the Mark on Black Trans Issues. from YouTube20 minutes 2 seconds Homo/Transphobia in the African American community, and how Black Trans women face exponentially more violence and discrimination because of it.

How to Use Mastodon, the Social-Media Platform Blocked by Elon Musk’s Twitter – WSJ

Mastodon is a decentralized (aka “federated”) approach to social media. Here’s what that means. Source: How to Use Mastodon, the Social-Media Platform Blocked by Elon Musk’s Twitter – WSJ

Here’s why Substack’s scam worked so well • Buttondown

Substack’s Blog Monetisation Scam Lured Writers Into Funding Racists and Misogynists Substack has become famous for giving massive advances — the kind that were never once offered to me or my colleagues, not up front and not after the platform took off — to people who actively hate trans people...

Tennessee’s abortion ban takes effect Thursday. Why these women are now giving up on the state

“I can’t stay here,” she said. “I’m sick and heartbroken over it.”Brown purchased a condo in East Nashville last year. But that didn’t stop her from signing a lease earlier this month for an apartment in Washington, D.C.At the end of September, she’ll be leaving her home state. After the...

There Once Was A Troll Who Hated Fat Women – Origins of the Manosphere

Once upon a time, there was a place called Usenet. Fast forward 20 years, and now armies of millions of online personas can be launched to promote or harass anyone their handlers are paid to. This is important history for anyone doing anything important that might trigger someone’s fragility online....

Texas Anti-Trans Laws Target Intersex People, Too – The Texas Observer

At the same time that these bills ban gender-affirming care for trans kids, they carve out exceptions to allow doctors to continue to perform medically unnecessary treatments on intersex infants intended to make them fit into the categories of male and female—long before they are old enough to express any...

VLOG: Attending a ball in Lagos, Nigeria | police harassment. car accident. did I find a boyfriend? – YouTube

VicWonder’s adventurous night at #Pride2022 in Lagos, Nigeria He takes us with him to a pop up shop, a film festival, and the ballroom, and explains a bit of the history for those who don’t know. It was an exciting night. Like and Subscribe!

Men are from Mars & Women don’t understand, The grift of Gender Essentialism Khadija Mbowe

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Pick me! Choose me! Roast me! The plight of the “pick me” unpacked | Khadija Mbowe

Khadija goes in on the #pickme issue. On the one hand, women’s choices shouldn’t be overly scrutinized, but when it stops being individual and becomes an avenue for grifters, we need to deal with that with our eyes open.

Black Diversity Officers Needed to Help Doctoral Candidate and Activist: Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management

I am a Ph.D. candidate in the higher education program at Florida State University. This study aims to understand the experiences of Black Chief Diversity Officers (CDOs) at Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs) during the anti-Critical Race Theory (CRT) movement. My research focuses on how CDOs experience racism at PWIs, how...

Trump Lawyer Sued For Calling New York’s AG Letitia James A “Black Bitch”

The suit was filed by Na’Sayia Drayton, who is identified in court documents as a legal assistant and the only African-American woman who worked at the law firm of Habba Madaio & Associates. Drayton claims that in April of this year, the firm’s managing partner, Alina Habba—who is described in...

Why Are Prescription Drug Take-Back Events Important to Indian Country Communities? – Catawba Nation

Prior to the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day initiative, started by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration in 2010, American households did not have access to an organized and safe way to dispose of unused and unwanted medications. This often led to unsafe disposal in one of two ways: throwing...

Tell Congress: Railroad workers deserve fair pay and time off

Railroad workers have rejected a tentative agreement that continues to put the profits of the railroad industry ahead of the rights and wages of its workers.More Perfect Union’s exclusive reporting shows just what would happen if 115,000 railroad workers across the country went on strike this year. Grocery store shelves...

UK’s Rwanda asylum seeker deportation plan is lawful, court rules | Reuters

LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Britain’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda is lawful, London’s High Court ruled on Monday, in a victory for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who has made a high-stakes political promise to tackle the record number of migrants arriving in small boats.The policy, which was announced...

Women in Cybersecurity

According to a 2013 study conducted by growth strategy consulting and research firm Frost and Sullivan, women made up only 11% of the global cybersecurity workforce. While that research was rather narrow in terms of the job roles and types of cybersecurity it included, everybody concurred that female representation in...

Link to the Full article: Explaining the positive relationship between state-level paid family leave and mental health

As of April 2021, nine states and the District of Columbia had enacted state-specific paid family leave (PFL) programs, offering partial wage replacement to parents after the birth of a child. The Biden Administration also proposed the development of a national solution through the American Families Plan. Despite these advances,...

Colorado nightclub shooter revealed as grandson of MAGA politician

The gunman who opened fire inside of a Colorado gay club Saturday night, killing five and injuring 25 others, was not only previously arrested for threatening to bomb a neighborhood last year, but is the grandson of California State Assemblyman Randy Voepel – a Trump-supporting MAGA who compared the Jan....

You Don’t Need a Key if You Can Change the Locks | It’s Going Down

On Friday morning, August 5th, we threw a party for our neighbors and community outside of a yellow slat-board 4-bedroom on a quiet residential block. An anticipatory buzz was in the air as about 35 people: radicals from homeless encampments, anarchist affinity groups, Maoist pre-party formations, organizations like Chicago Union...

Cooking in a CARDBOARD BOX? | 1909 Fireless Cookery Recipe – YouTube

This old method of cooking conserves fuel and uses insulation to trap in heat to slowly cook a meal. Let’s build a haybox, cook a meal and see how it tastes.

Excitement As Wakanda Forever Premieres At AFRIFF | The Guardian Nigeria News

Ahead of the theatrical release of Marvel Studio’s Black Panther, Wakanda Forever, celebrities, filmmakers, movie lovers and media practitioners gathered for the African Premiere of the blockbuster on the opening night of the African International Film Festival (AFRIFF).The event which was held at Filmhouse Cinemas IMAX, Lekki in Lagos was...

Her daughter died in Uvalde shooting. How she will cope this Mother’s Day

“She’s such a smart little girl, because that’s a pretty big word,” she says. “So I asked her: ‘What does this mean to you?'”She says her daughter explained: “It means that when I’m sad you hug me, when I’m scared you’re there for me and I feel safe with you....

Bilingual in sarcasm y solidaridad – Scalawag

“We needed a space for Latinos, Black folk, Native folk, Asian people—anybody—to exist and not just be traumatized groups that get exploited,” Arreguin explained.When the pandemic hit, the founders paused the podcast to deal with job furloughs, mental health, and advocacy work in the wake of George Floyd’s murder. But...

How Egyptian police hunt LGBT people on dating apps – BBC News

How Egyptian police hunt LGBT people on dating apps (BBC News) The BBC has seen evidence of how officers pose as dates online to seek out and arrest their targets. There is no explicit law against homosexuality in Egypt, but our investigation has found that the crime of “debauchery” –...

Neo-Colonialism and African Development – YouTube

The independence of some African countries from the European Nations did not bring about total freedom.There were still areas of restrictions where the Europeans maintained controls in Africa.In some cases, they connived with some low performaning leaders in Africa.

Websites Selling Abortion Pills Are Sharing Sensitive Data With Google — ProPublica

Websites Selling Abortion Pills Are Sharing Sensitive Data With Google by an author (propublica.org) Some sites selling abortion pills share information with Google. This data could be used to prosecute people who end their pregnancies with medication. These third-party trackers, including a Google Analytics tool and advertising technologies, collect a...

Thousands of nurses go on strike at 2 of NYC’s largest hospitals

What caused 7,000 NYC nurses to walk off the job (NBC News) Thousands of nurses from two of New York City’s largest hospitals went on strike after failed contract negotiations over staffing issues and pay. NBC News’ Vaughn Hillyard explains the details of negotiations thus far and how long the...

Five Women Sue Texas Over the State’s Abortion Ban

Five Women Sue Texas Over the State’s Abortion Ban (Yahoo News) Five women who say they were denied abortions despite grave risks to their lives or their fetuses sued the state of Texas on Monday, apparently the first… Five women who say they were denied abortions despite grave risks to...

Aborting the sun: the facts, the feels, and the action | Khadija Mbowe – YouTube

Welcome to SEASON 1 EPISODE 1 of You can Always Change your Mind! This one…was a doozy… Watch on YouTube

This Is Your Permission To Do What You Love | Gabrielle Ledet X Intimate Acts of Creativity

“In the second episode of our new series, ‘Intimate Acts of Creativity,’ created in partnership with Free People, artist Gabrielle Ledet (@the.eleventh.eyelash) reveals how painting is as natural and normal for her as brushing her teeth, and carves the path forward for us all to express ourselves freely without waiting...

ORWH Announces Formation of New Office of Autoimmune Disease Research | Office of Research on Women’s Health

“The congressional charge for ORWH to establish the Office of Autoimmune Disease Research is a cross-cutting effort,” Dr. Clayton notes. “ORWH is enthusiastic about the opportunity to lead the next chapter of autoimmune disease research at NIH, leveraging our ORWH perspective to complement, synergize with, and catalyze NIH Institute, Center,...

Teen Raises $214,000 For Abortion Funds In Two Days After Being Body Shamed By Matt Gaetz on Twitter | IFLScience

After the speech, a number of articles were written about the speech. An article by Newsmax was accompanied by the social media caption “Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz blasted abortion activists in a rant sure to raise dander of his political opponents”.Gaetz quote-tweeted the article with a picture of 19-year-old activist...

Captain Preet Chandi: South Pole trekker receives honorary degree – BBC News

An Army officer who made history by trekking to the South Pole has received an honorary degree.Preet Chandi, from Derby, is thought to have become the first woman of colour to complete solo and unaided a 700-mile Antarctic journey.She was given the degree during a ceremony at the University of...

Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. is Releasing this Notice Due to Recalled Infant Formula Being Distributed to its Nashville Division Retailers after the Initial Recall Notice was Published | FDA

On March 17, 2023, the Perrigo Company issued a voluntary recall of certain lots of Gerber® Good Start® SootheProTM Powdered Infant Formula in the U.S., that were manufactured at the Company’s Gateway Eau Claire, Wisconsin manufacturing facility from January 02, 2023 to January 18, 2023. This product was recalled out...

Man guilty of the murder of Bennylyn Burke and her daughter Jellica | Daily Mail Online

CCTV footage captures Andrew Innes purchasing hammer at B&Q by By Henry Martin Jamie Phillips For Mailonline (Daily Mail) CCTV footage released by the Crown Prosecution Office shows the moment Andrew Innes purchases a hammer at a B&Q. In a joint statement, they said: ‘Bennylyn had bright ideas and big...

Right Wing Women The Politics of Domesticated Females – Andrea Dworkin

Andrea Dworkin, an oft misinterpreted and sometimes rightly interpreted but misunderstood feminist author, goes in on right wing women. In the 2020’s it is prudent for all feminists of all stripes to give her a re-read even though maternal feminists, especially those of richer complexions, may have fundamental disagreements with...

Indiana becomes 1st state to approve abortion ban post Roe

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana on Friday became the first state in the nation to approve abortion restrictions since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, as the Republican governor quickly signed a near-total ban on the procedure shortly after lawmakers approved it.The ban, which takes effect Sept. 15, includes...

Kansas City Police Called Reports of Serial Killer Targeting Black Women ‘Unfounded.’ Then a Woman Escaped.

Timothy Haslett Jr., 39, was arrested Friday in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, and charged with first-degree rape, aggravated sexual offense, first-degree kidnapping, and second-degree assault, according to reports, after a Black woman he’d allegedly kidnapped, whipped, raped, and tortured escaped and ran to neighbors for help, saying he’d already murdered two...

Recovering the African Feminine Divine in Literature, the Arts, and Practice … – Google Books

Recovering the African Feminine Divine in Literature, the Arts, and Performing Arts: Yemonja Awakening provides context to the myriad ways in which the African feminine divine is being reclaimed by scholars, practitioners and cultural scholars worldwide. This volume addresses the complex ways in which the reclamation of and recognition of...

A Minute With: R&B singer H.E.R. inspired to see women grab guitars | Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/minute-with-rb-singer-her-inspired-see-women-grab-guitars-2023-01-10/ LONDON, Jan 10 (Reuters) – American singer-songwriter H.E.R., whose Grammy-winning hit “I Can’t Breathe” became an anthem of the Black Lives Matter movement, says she is still amazed at the power of music to inspire, and likes to see young women of color pick up guitars.Fresh from starring as...

The Ease To Walk Around FREELY in GHANA and Not Be Judged by your skin color is beyond BELiEF!!

The Ease To Walk Around FREELY in GHANA and Not Be Judged by your skin color is beyond BELiEF!! from YouTube17 minutes 53 seconds In this video, Vanessa Williams talked about touching base with her Ancestors and the ease to walk around freely and not being judged by your skin...

The Day the U.S. Mail Died

The problem affects hundreds to potentially more than a thousand people in our zip code. Service has been down since late April, and all mail for the zip code is supposedly being held at a postal annex facility miles away from the neighborhood in the meantime, according to postal workers...

‘Fighting for justice’: Indonesian domestic worker’s abuse highlights lack of legal protection

“A couple in Indonesia have been jailed for abusing their domestic worker, who suffered months of abuse under their employment. The case has underscored the lack of laws to protect vulnerable domestic workers in the country, according to one lawmaker, who said the case is merely the tip of the...

Doctor Explains Roe vs Wade – What Overturning Means for Health & Autonomy in Pregnancy – YouTube

We’re discussing Roe vs Wade, what it protects, and what an overturn of abortion protection could mean for the state of health and autonomy in pregnancy. Like and Subscribe!

LadySpeech Sankofa: The Thriving King – OUT FRONT

That’s when I was like, ‘You can’t ever go back; you can’t ever not tell your truth; you can’t ever not speak your story. No matter what it cost you. Both my parents have suffered their own abuse, and didn’t focus on their healing, and that awarded me with some...

“What Will The Neighbours Say?” | Exhibitions | Haifa City Museum

The history of Haifa’s gay community is long and fascinating, yet despite its importance on both the local and national level, it has largely remained concealed. In the study of queer history in Israel, as a field addressing the plight of sexual and gender minorities, it is the history of...

Toward Decolonizing Gender: Female Vision in the Upper Paleolithic on JSTOR

This interpretive essay examines McDermott’s hypothesis that the earliest known images of the human body from the European Upper Paleolithic (so-called Venus figurines) were self-representations by women. The authors ask why it took so long to consider the possibility that these figurines were made by women and suggest that the...

Christopher Luxon initially ‘not sure’ if women face more abuse in politics, later admits they do | Newshub

It's no secret the Prime Minister faced vitriolic, often sexist, comments, but Jacinda Ardern denies misogynism fed into her decision to quit. When he was asked about it Christopher Luxon said he didn't believe women in politics face more abuse than men, but then quickly conceded that wasn't true.

Inside the Wellness Industry’s Controversial Supply Chains – YouTube

VICE News travels to Somaliland to investigate the frankincense supply chain, one of the world’s oldest traded commodities, used in the growing market for essential oils and finds everything may not be as ethical as one company wants you to believe.

New York’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Center Turns 40 – WWD

On Thursday evening, New York’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, known as The Center, celebrated 40 years with its annual Center Dinner. Held at Cipriani Wall Street, 2023’s dinner raised more than $1.7 million in support of The Center’s programs and services, which benefit New York’s LGBTQ communities....

Hyundai subsidiary has used child labor at Alabama factory

A subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co has used child labor at a plant that supplies parts for the Korean carmaker’s assembly line in nearby Montgomery, Alabama, according to area police, the family of three underage workers, and eight former and current employees of the factory.Underage workers, in some cases as...

GLAAD gives social media giants poor grades over lack of LGBTQ protections : NPR

LGBTQ social media users say social media is neither a welcoming nor a safe place for them, a new GLAAD report shows.In a survey, 84% of LGBTQ adults said not enough protections are on social media to prevent discrimination, harassment or disinformation, according to the report. Additionally, 40% of LGBTQ...

The suspicious sincerity of public (and private) apologies | Khadija Mbowe

Are they sorry or just sorry they’re being called out?

When Your Best Friend Becomes Convinced She Has Reptilian DNA

When Your Best Friend Becomes Convinced She Has Reptilian DNA by Courtney Heard from Godless Mom She lost her best friend to QAnon after she found out they believed they had reptilian DNA. When I spoke to Lisa, who is in the Netherlands, and she told me her best friend...

Millions of Dead Genders: A MOGAI Retrospective – YouTube

A deep dive into Tumblr’s MOGAI community, and the transmedicalist (or “truscum”) movement that sought to bring it down. Looking beyond validation, and on to… something new. Best comment:

5th Annual African Yoga Fest – September 24, 2022

For the 5th year in a row, we will gather on the beautiful grounds of H.E.R. Living Campus with yogis and energy workers from various disciplines to share our love for yoga in a natural setting. This… Source: 5th Annual African Yoga Fest

Why Maaternal.com No Longer Links to Quora

We no longer link to due to their knowing promotion of neo nazis. We believe their site may be a scam run by “white” supremacists to legitimize racism under the cover of it being an academic site. They recruit and then piggyback on the traffic generated by legitimate scientists and...

Woman tells New York Times Herschel Walker asked her to have second abortion | CNN Politics

CNN — The woman who said Georgia Senate hopeful Herschel Walker paid for her 2009 abortion, setting off a controversy that has rocked his campaign, told The New York Times that the Republican nominee asked her to terminate a second pregnancy two years later.She refused the request, and their relationship...

Siaya: 2 Teachers Who Assaulted Schoolboy Filmed Crying in Viral Video Arrested – Tuko.co.ke

According to the police report, the two teachers, Paul Osogo and Maurine Otieno, are being held at Yala Police Station as the police continue their investigation.Gem Sub-County Police Commander Charles Chacha explained that it was reported that the teachers caned the 14-year-old boy for attaining ‘poor grades.’ Source: Siaya: 2...

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Virginia governor blocks bill banning police from seeking menstrual histories

Virginia governor blocks bill banning police from seeking menstrual histories (Yahoo News) Glenn Youngkin essentially kills bill passed in Democratic-led state senate to ban search warrants for menstrual data on tracking apps The Republican governor of Virginia, Glenn Youngkin, appears to have thwarted an attempt to stop law enforcement obtaining...

ALTERNATIVES TO POLICING Panel Discussion, Dec 6, 2022

ALTERNATIVES TO POLICING Panel Discussion, Dec 6, 2022 from YouTube1 hour 49 minutes 57 seconds Detroit, Michigan -Wayne State Law School – December 6, 2022Alternatives To Policing – live and virtual event0:00 Welcome1:44 Jeffrey Edison reads “Come Just… Detroit, Michigan -Wayne State Law School – December 6, 2022 Alternatives To...

Why we’re leaving our beloved Texas home in search of freedom from anti-LGBTQ attacks

In late February, the Texas governor issued a directive ordering the Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate parents for child abuse who provide medically necessary gender-affirming care to their transgender children.Officials already have vowed to introduce a bill in the upcoming session that, like Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay...

NO BRÁ DAY: SOME INTERESTING VIEWS – YouTube

Global ban needed on bogus ‘conversion therapy’, argues UN rights expert | | UN News

“Conversion therapy” is built on the false premise that it can alter the sexual orientation of gender diverse people, and many more countries around the world need to recognize its “dehumanizing” and deeply corrosive impact, according to a UN report that’s before the UN Human Rights Council this month. Source:...

What Can Ex–Abortion Doctor Yashica Robinson in Alabama Do?

A year ago, the patients in the waiting area at the Alabama Women’s Center on Sparkman Drive in Huntsville were separated into two rooms. In one, the staff put people whose abortion procedures had already begun through taking a dose of misoprostol. In the other were the ten or 15...

Contradictions and Convictions: Megan Thee Stallion and why abolition can’t wait – Scalawag

Contradictions and Convictions: Megan Thee Stallion and why abolition can’t wait by Da’Shaun Harrison (scalawagmagazine.org) After jokes like ‘abolition can wait’ resounded in the wake of the Tory Lanez conviction, a course correction: ‘I don’t care to condemn folks who celebrate Tory’s conviction, I do care about abolition being misrepresented....

The $125 Climate Hack That Electrified My Gas Stove | Time

My husband already has compromised lungs, so it was enough of a push to rethink my submission to the realities of rental apartments. One article I read hosted a cleverly placed banner ad for cheap, plug-in, countertop induction burners. For about $100 I could get a two-top. Tempting. Was I...

High-profile murder trial shines light on Argentine discrimination

High-profile murder trial shines light on Argentine discrimination (Yahoo News) The shocking story of a teenager beaten to death by eight young rugby players has opened old wounds and shed light on class, race and gender discrimination… The racial aspect of this murder is also forcing Argentine society to confront...

Michaela Coel Wanted to Play A Queer Warrior Character in Wakanda Forever to Make a Point

In the film, Coel’s character, Aneka, is a combat instructor of the Dora Milaje, the all-around badass female special forces unit of Wakanda. The Black Panther comics portray Aneka as queer. And in an interview for the cover story of the November issue of Vogue, Coel says that is one...

Brittney Griner news: White American woman arrested in Russia for THC released after two months | Marca

In 2019, a white American woman was arrested in Russia for trying to enter the country with 19 grams of THC, much more than WNBA star Brittney Griner had at the time of her detention.The story of Audrey Lorber has resurfaced amid Griner getting sentenced to nine years in a...

The Carolina Abortion Fund: A lifeline for Southern women, struggles to meet demand amid state bans – Reckon

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Halfway through every month, the Carolina Abortion Fund runs out of money.The fund, which helps pay for abortions and related expenses, never has been able to aid all the people who request support. Before the Supreme Court overturned nearly 50 years of abortion rights last June, the...

A Rutherford County juvenile judge illegally arrested and jailed children. Now two candidates for her seat have to rebuild trust. | WPLN News

For two decades, Judge Donna Scott Davenport oversaw the illegal arrests and detentions of more than a thousand children in her Rutherford County courtroom.Her actions eventually caught up with her — the county settled a multi-million dollar lawsuit, and an investigation by WPLN News and ProPublica brought to light what...

M2KaNE – MaDlamini (Official Music Video)

M2KaNE – MaDlamini (Official Music Video) from YouTube5 minutes 51 seconds This song is proudly dedicated to Phindiwe Edna Mbatyoti, my mother. Ndyabulela MaDlamini, you have raised a good man. I’m here to pander to a heart that has been vilified That’s always pampered me and harvested my inner fire...

Quick Georgia abortion restrictions send some patients home

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s abortion law changed so abruptly Wednesday afternoon that some patients who were in an office waiting for abortions were told that what had been legal that morning was no longer legal in the state and sent home.Melissa Grant, chief operating officer of Carafem, a Washington, D.C.-based...

‘Black Panther’ Jewelry Designer Says Her Goal Is To Help People Feel Strong : NPR

It is the piece at the scene at the very end of the film, Black Panther, and then it also makes another appearance at the very end of Avengers which was exciting for me because I didn’t know that it was going to be filmed. When I saw it in...

RFA-OD-23-004: Advancing Gender Inclusive Excellence (AGIE) Coordinating Center (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH), in collaboration with the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), intends to promote a new initiative by reissuing RFA-OD-21-010, “Advancing Gender Inclusive Excellence (AGIE) – Coordinating Center (U54 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)” to...

Australian woman who was detained and asked by a US border official if she had an abortion says she’s shocked by the response: ‘a lot of people who’ve read this story are most horrified at that and I can see why’

After being detained and asked whether she had an abortion by a US border official, Madolline Gourley told Insider she’s shocked by the response she’s received to her story going viral.The 32-year-old was traveling from Brisbane, Australia, to Canada where she planned to house- and cat-sit in exchange for accommodations....

Brittney Griner testifies she signed documents without understanding what they said after being stopped at Moscow airport – CNN

Initially, Griner said, she signed some documents but was using Google translate on her phone and barely knew what was in them. She was later taken to another room, she said, where her phone was taken away and she was made to sign more documents without an explanation.No attorney was...

National Women’s Health Week | Office on Women’s Health

Prioritizing women’s health, physical, psychological, emotional, and social wellbeing, has never been more important. During National Women’s Health Week (NWHW), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health (OWH) is encouraging women and girls to reflect on their individual needs and take steps to improve and...

Camp des filles leaders de Ouidah: L’ONG Femme et Développement promeut le leadership féminin

“La 5ème édition du camp des filles leaders est lancée ce mardi 8 Août 2023 et prendra fin le 11 Août prochain. Cette initiative de l’ONG Femme Développement, permet aux jeunes filles sélectionnées dans les lycées et collèges de Ouidah, d’être outillées la santé sexuelle et reproductive, mais également sur...

Fred Guttenberg chastises Nikolas Cruz defense attorneys during sentencing hearing – YouTube

Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter was among those killed in the Parkland school shooting, decides to speak during Nikolas Cruz’s sentencing hearing, praising the judge and prosecutors while berating the defense attorneys and Public Defender Gordon Weekes.

Meet the Mother of Orisha followers (Iyaosa) of Ogun State Nigeria as she Explains Orishas Priestess – YouTube

Meet the Mother of Orisha followers (Iyaosa) of Ogun State Nigeria as she Explains Orishas Priestess Like and Subscribe on YouTube!

Sri Lanka to finally decriminalise homosexuality

Sri Lanka to finally decriminalise homosexuality by Sophie Perry (thepinknews.com) The Sri Lankan government has expressed support for a bill which would see same-sex relationships decriminalised. On Thursday (9 February) the Sri Lankan government’s minister of foreign affairs Ali Sabry told The Daily Morning: “There is a Private Member Bill...

Debunking Deadliest Craft Hack, 34 Dead

Aside of warning against trying the wood fractal thing, she confirms that videos shared outside of your YouTube page’s hits do not get counted. So if you share, link to the video and remind people to go to the original and like and subscribe and also share the original link....

When the Lights Went Out in Moore County

I want to be very clear: we are witnessing a coordinated campaign of violence and intimidation against LGBTQ people, and if it is substantiated that anti-LGBTQ assailants attempted to cut power for 40,000 people in order to have a drag show cancelled–and I suspect it will be–that is the definition...

Female Israeli soldiers subjected to sexual harassment – report

A new report by the Israeli State Comptroller has revealed a third of Israeli female soldiers conscripted in the Israeli forces were sexually harassed at least once in 2021.

Shein: When Public Image No Longer Matters | Corporate Casket – YouTube

Shein took the world by storm starting in 2012. As the newest hit in fast fashion, the company appealed to every demographic, offering trendy styles at incredibly affordable prices. Every day, someone posts a tiktok or youtube video, showing off treasure chests full of clothes. But the bright colors that...

What It’s Like to Lose Water in Jackson, Mississippi

Mississippi is the Blackest state in the Union, with a population that is 37.8 percent African American. Jackson is no different; 82 percent of the city’s population is Black. The neglect of the city’s water supply is part of a much longer, older story of the state government’s abandonment of...

LOVE IS LOVE (Kenyan short film) – YouTube

A FILM THAT TELLS A STORY OF THE STRUGGLES THAT MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY FACE IN SEARCH OF LOVE

Brianna Grier: An autopsy finds cause of death consistent with severe blunt force trauma – CNN

(CNN)Weeks after a Georgia woman fell from a police car while in police custody and later died, an autopsy commissioned by her family says her cause of death is consistent with severe blunt force trauma.Speaking on Monday with attorney Benjamin Crump, Dr. Allecia Wilson, the director of autopsy and forensic...

Thread by @equalityAlec on Thread Reader App – Thread Reader App

THREAD. Late last night, something alarming happened. House Democratic leadership shocked everyone and is trying to force through billions for 100,000 more cops and big expansion of surveillance by *coupling that bill with the assault weapons ban.* Vote is now at 10am.I previously explained why the push by corporate Democrats...

Identifying Risks and Interventions to Optimize Postpartum Health

Maternal health research efforts have generally focused on pregnancy. However, the first year after the end of pregnancy, also referred to as the first year of the postpartum period, is an especially vulnerable time for people who give birth. The majority of maternal deaths (from all causes, including health conditions...

A swimming cap made for Black hair gets final approval after Olympic ban : NPR

A swimming cap made specifically for natural Black hair has received official approval from the worldwide governing body for competitive swimming.Soul Cap is a covering made especially to protect hair that’s thick, curly, braided or otherwise textured — which is often difficult to fit into smaller swim caps. Source: A...

Girl, I Guess Progressive Voter Guide 2022 Primary – Google Docs

If you’re in Illinois, and you want to keep up with issues being voted on in your area to ensure that your state stays safe for women, go to Girl, I Guess Progressive Voter Guide 2022 Primary – Google Docs

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce runs world-leading women’s 100m time, her record sixth race under 10.7 seconds this season – CNN

(CNN)Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ran a blazing, world-leading 10.62 seconds in the women’s 100-meter final at the Monaco Diamond League on Wednesday.The five-time 100m world champion, who raced to victory by a full meter, has now become the first woman to break 10.7 six times in one season.Her compatriot Shericka Jackson set...

Companies sharing clients’ reproductive data to be probed by US House – The Jerusalem Post

Do apps share reproductive health data with third parties?A June study by The Journal of Medical Internet Research found that 87% of the 23 most popular women’s health apps shared user data with third parties, yet just over half requested consent from their users, according to the committee. Source: Companies...

Why It’s So Hard to Sue Doctors for Sexual Assault in Utah — ProPublica

Why It’s So Hard to Sue Doctors for Sexual Assault in Utah by an author (Pro Publica) 94 Women Allege That a Utah OB-GYN Sexually Assaulted Them. Their Case May Change Utah Law. Filing their case, which alleged the Utah County doctor sexually assaulted them over the span of his...

Over 57,000 US Sites Likely Contaminated With “Forever Chemicals” | Technology Networks

A new study has mapped over 57,000 sites in the US that are likely contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – also known as “forever chemicals”. The study is published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters. Source: Over 57,000 US Sites Likely Contaminated With “Forever Chemicals” | Technology Networks

How are women faring as Afghanistan’s problems deepen? | The Stream – YouTube

The future for women and girls in Afghanistan remains uncertain after a Taliban-convened grand assembly of religious elders ended without any changes to a ban on girls attending high school.More than 3,500 clerics and scholars joined the “Loya Jirga” that began on June 30 and concluded with an endorsement of...

B.C. budget: Province becomes first in Canada to offer free prescription contraception | Globalnews.ca

B.C. budget: Province becomes first in Canada to offer free prescription contraception by Amy Judd (globalnews.ca) The B.C. budget revealed a measure to cover prescription birth control products, copper IUDs and Plan B emergency contraceptives starting April 1, 2023. With the release of the provincial budget on Tuesday, B.C. will...

Self-reported Sexual Harassment and Subsequent Reporting Among Internal Medicine Residency Trainees in the US | Medical Education and Training | JAMA Internal Medicine | JAMA Network

Self-reported Sexual Harassment and Subsequent Reporting Among Internal Medicine Residency Trainees in the US by Elizabeth M. Viglianti, MD, MPH, MSc (JAMA Network) This study uses survey data to describe the types of sexual harassment experienced by internal medicine residents, their knowledge of reporting mechanisms, their reporting intentions and actions,...

None on Record: Stories of Queer Africa | Selly Thiam | Talks at Google – YouTube

In 2004, FannyAnn Eddy, an LGBT activist from Sierra Leone,West Africa was murdered in the offices of the Sierra Leone Lesbian and Gay Association. The news of her murder circulated around the world and was a turning point for Selly Thiam, a Senegalese lesbian living in the United States. To...

HHS Innovation Challenge to Prevent Human Trafficking Among Women and Girls | Challenge.Gov

OWH is creating a national competition to identify existing innovative programs that address human trafficking prevention (e.g., at the primary, secondary, and/or tertiary levels) among women and girls in the United States. The goal of this competition is to identify and award existing programs that demonstrate effectiveness in preventing human...

The Manosphere men are liars. (And so are the women who love them.)

Yep. They lie and make you regret being nice to them at all. I am vetting people much more carefully now. Next brother who claims to be Afroscientific or Kemetic is going to be quizzed on the practical application of the Affirmations of Ma’at. No more of these “pastor says”...

The FDA’s rule change requiring providers to inform women about breast density could lead to a flurry of questions

What is breast density and why does it matter?All breasts are made up of a mix of fat, milk glands and ducts. The glands are supported by fibrous tissue and ligaments, collectively called “fibroglandular tissue.” The more fibroglandular tissue a woman has, the “denser” her breast tissue.When a woman has...

‘They’re Just Going to Let Me Die?’ One Woman’s Abortion Odyssey

She recalled that she went quiet, her body went still. What did they mean, they couldn’t do the abortion? Just two weeks earlier, she and her fiance had learned her fetus had a condition that would not allow it to survive outside the womb. If she tried to carry to...

Sam Brinton on becoming the first openly genderfluid person in federal government

Most people don’t think much about the waste created by the energy we use to power our homes. But for nuclear engineer Sam Brinton, it’s been the focus of an entire career.After years of looking into nuclear energy and the best ways to dispose of the radioactive waste and nuclear...

Domestic Abuse Survivor Who Won Landmark Supreme Court Case Is Found Dead in Her Home

Golan’s sister, Morin Golan, told Jezebel via Zoom that those seeking to respect Golan’s family, her young son, and her legacy as an advocate should refrain from speculating about her death at this time. “We want to make sure the right information is shared, and that we’re all respectful about...

Stochastic Terrorism, Egregore, The Will to Power, and Hate Speech – YouTube

Stochastic T3rr0rism, Egregore, The Will to Power, and H@te Speech from YouTube54 minutes 1 second Why I don’t believe that hate speech is truly done due to actual belief. These are people trying to gain money, clout, and either social or spiritual power through blood sacrifice. Why I don’t believe...

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week | Office on Women’s Health

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services) It is estimated that over 28 million Americans will have an eating disorder in their lifetime. Eating disorders affect Americans of all ages, racial/ethnic backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations, body shapes, weights, and socioeconomic statuses. While eating disorders can...

Exporting Prejudice: How the West promotes homophobia in Africa

Africa is undergoing a swell of attacks on gay and non-binary people, often instigated by religious and political leaders. Some of these figures are prominent presidents and preachers, but others are less well known because they promote homophobia from abroad, including right-wing evangelical figures from the US. Source: Exporting Prejudice:...

PETA’s A, B, C’s: Abuse, Beastiality, and Controversy | Corporate Casket – YouTube

PETA claims they care about the ethical treatment of animals, yet their radical campaigns have diminished their message for decades. They’re considered the world’s largest kill shelter, yet they’re also known for being one of the largest animal advocates. Which one are they? We’ve talked about PETA multiple times before,...

The Sex Scandal Rocking Japan’s Catholic Church | Violation – YouTube

In Japan, Catholics make up less than 1% of the population. Despite the small numbers, allegations of sexual abuse have surfaced against Catholic clergymen in recent years. Mrs Harumi Suzuki is one of the first few in Japan to speak out against the sexual abuse she experienced when consulting with...

Hearing on Treatment of Women in Immigration Detention | C-SPAN.org

A woman who was held in immigration detention for six months in 2020 at a Georgia federal facility gave emotional testimony at a Senate Homeland Security subcommittee hearing. She detailed and accused a doctor of performing gynecological procedures against her will. Her complaint and others along with a 2020 whistleblower...

Ghana’s LGBTQ: How a US group with links to the far-right may have influenced a crackdown on the community | CNN

“The same people they claim to have brought homosexuality to Africa are the same people who told them to have this hate they are using against us,” he says. “There have always been queer Ghanaians.”Bediako says the anti-LGBTQ “family values” coalition has long been a loud presence in Ghana, but...

What you need to know about Ifa & Orisa Initiation. – YouTube

Rise into your Power with Ifaremi Olosun talks about myths and truths around Ifa initiation, especially as it relates to women, and good reasons if you’re going to do it, to do it in Africa.

Have You Faced Barriers to Getting Gender-Affirming Care? Help Us Investigate. — ProPublica

We are interested in talking to transgender individuals who have faced barriers when seeking quality gender-affirming care; we want to hear about obstacles you’ve faced in any part of the process, from struggling to find providers to limitations in insurance coverage. Documents, such as health bills or insurance denial letters,...

Water warriors: the Indian women fighting to save rural communities from drought – YouTube

Jal Saheli or “Friends of Water” is a group of around 1,000 women dedicated to rehabilitating drought-stricken villages in the Bundelkhand region of central India. Members have been building dams, ponds and embankments to collect and store monsoon rains, which account for about 75 per cent of the nation’s annual...

The Horrifying Phenomenon of Hospitals Detaining Pregnant People

On Monday, eight more women joined a massive lawsuit against the state of Texas to clarify when someone can receive emergency, potentially life-saving abortion care. All the women say ambiguities in the state’s abortion ban placed their lives at risk as they were experiencing life-threatening pregnancy complications. And Kiersten Hogan,...

Moving the Maasai: Tanzania is repeating Kenya’s colonial past

Images of distressed members of the Maasai community being forcibly moved from their homes, beaten and harassed by police and the army in northern Tanzania in June set social media alight with concern. Activists have since voiced their anger over land and human rights, and they have good reason to...

GLAAD CEO blasts anti-LGBTQ pols, social media companies after Club Q shooting

Sarah Kate Ellis shares her thoughts on the Colorado Springs massacre with GMA3 and called out rising anti-LGBTQ rhetoric. Source: GLAAD CEO blasts anti-LGBTQ pols, social media companies after Club Q shooting

THE EXALTATION OF INANNA in Sumerian

THE EXALTATION OF INANNA in Sumerian from YouTube6 minutes 4 seconds THE EXALTATION OF INANNA was written in Sumerian by the daughter of Sargon The Great, the High Priestess of Inanna in the city of Ur, a woman by the name of Enheduanna. What you hear in this video, are...

FDA Encourages Importation of Safe Infant Formula and Other Flexibilities to Further Increase Availability | FDA

The U.S. normally produces 98% of the infant formula it consumes, with the primary source of imports coming from trading partners in Mexico, Ireland and the Netherlands. However, given the production and distribution issues that have led to reduced supplies of infant formula in some parts of the country, the...

Kuwait suspends new visas for Philippines workers in rights row

KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait has suspended all new visas for Philippine nationals indefinitely, the interior ministry confirmed this week, in an escalation of a row between the oil-rich Gulf state and Manila over worker protections and employer rights.Philippine nationals make up around 6% of Kuwait’s 4.7 million population, government data...

One of Scholastic’s Best-Selling Authors Tells Publisher: “I Need You To Be Braver”

Last week author Maggie Tokuda-Hall revealed that Scholastic required her to omit all mentions of racism in her book to complete a licensing deal for her (and Yas Imamura’s) book, Love in the Library. A Scholastic license deal is a big freaking deal as they are the world’s biggest children’s...

Kimpa Vita of the Kingdom of Kongo: Embodiment of Resistance | The New York Public Library

Kimpa Vita of the Kingdom of Kongo: Embodiment of Resistance | The New York Public Library (The New York Public Library) Kimpa Vita's life exemplifies resistance to Europeans’ invasion and colonization of Africa. Kimpa’s work to liberate and restore the kingdom was multidimensional. It was spiritual, political, and moral. According...

How to build a zero-waste economy | Grist

It wasn’t until Sarah Paiji Yoo became a new mother that her journey into plastic-free living really began. Specifically, it was the switch to baby formula that changed her worldview. Yoo had been breastfeeding her son for a few months and was looking to transition him to a dissolvable formula...

Spelman College Alumni: Cop City represents an existential threat – Scalawag

An open letter to Spelman College: Denounce Cop City Now by Eva Dickerson (Scalawag) While the HBCU boasts a commitment to Black gender-oppressed people, alumni say that destroying a critical ecosystem to invest millions in police terror is the highest degree of antiblackness. Cop City, as it has been dubbed...

Rigid concepts of masculinity are pushing Black men to suicide – New African Magazine

There is a problematic Zulu adage that says ‘indoda ayikhali’, which means “a man doesn’t cry”. I’ve witnessed men, and women, say this to little boys whenever they shed even the slightest tear. This illustrates the type of masculinity that Black men are encouraged to not only espouse but also...

The Illegal Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom Government | NEA

In 2001, the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s arbitral tribunal, in Larsen v. Hawaiian Kingdom, declared “in the nineteenth century the Hawaiian Kingdom existed as an independent State recognized as such by the United States of America, the United Kingdom and various other States, including by exchanges of diplomatic or consular...

Community Remembrance Project

As a law office, the Equal Justice Initiative has been dedicated to representing clients sentenced to death and condemned to die in prison, challenging inhumane conditions of confinement, and working to expose racial bias in the criminal justice system for more than 30 years. This work has provided a first-hand...

Forced Birth Extremist __, Indiana Republican congresswoman, is killed in car accident – CNNPolitics

(CNN)Indiana Republican Rep. [May Their Name Die With Them] has died in a car accident that also killed two of [their] staffers, House Republican leaders announced Wednesday.The news came as a major shock on Capitol Hill and immediately sparked an outpouring of grief and remembrances from lawmakers and aides who...

The Kwek Society Bridges Period Poverty Gap for Native American Students | Health

When 13-year-old Gia Mendoza began seventh grade last year at Ignacio Middle School in southwest Colorado, she noticed something was missing from the bathrooms.Gia Mendoza. (courtesy photo)While the school regularly provided toilet paper, soap and paper towels, free and comfortable period products were noticeably absent. “Our school didn’t really talk...

“Bogus Charge”: FBI Raids African People’s Socialist Party; Group Dismisses Russian Influence Claims – YouTube

The rabbit hole of Russian intelligence is very deep, and the truth is that you wouldn’t know if you had operatives in any movement. Hopefully the investigation will vindicate the organizers, though I don’t trust the U.S. government much in this regard. Just understand that spies will play both sides....

How A Ugandan Woman Empowered 300 Domestic Abused Women!

How A Ugandan Woman Empowered 300 Domestic Abused Women! from YouTube27 minutes 31 seconds The Image of AFRICA has been DISTORTED around the WORLD & We are CHANGING the NARRATIVES via YOUTUBE videos One Country At Time.Until the HISTORY of AFRICA … Read more and learn how you can help...

NIAID’s VRC, S. Africa’s Afrigen Kick Off Vaccine-Sharing Efforts | NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

A team of vaccine production experts from South Africa recently finished training in Maryland as part of a global mRNA vaccine collaboration. The experts are working with scientists at NIAID’s Vaccine Research Center (VRC) to produce vaccines against a list of troubling infectious diseases. Source: NIAID’s VRC, S. Africa’s Afrigen...

Ben Crump calls for an end to Memphis Police SCORPION Squads | localmemphis.com

Attorneys for Tyre Nichols’ family call for an end to Memphis Police SCORPION Squads (localmemphis.com) Attorney Ben Crump said the SCORPION units and similar around the country incite more violence than they prevent. “Pro-active policing” or “saturation unit policing,” whether the officers are in unmarked cars wearing tactical vests or...

Mama Irene, Healer of the Andes – Trailer on Vimeo

Mama Irene, Healer of the Andes – Trailer of a documentary about a medicine woman in the Pervuian altiplano, “highlighting her healing methods and passion to serve each patient who knocks on her door: from local women who travel hours or days by foot through the Andes, to a medical...

Parents want workplace flexibility | McKinsey

[…]managers who are parents, and in particular women, provide much of the social support in organizations. Our Women in the Workplace 2021 report revealed that women managers have supported employee well-being throughout the pandemic at a higher rate than their male counterparts (Exhibit 2). Losing these women could erode an...

Mothering is not masochism | All Mothers Work

It was described as a report by Hadley Freeman about Attachment Parenting and alleged maternal masochism. The article may have presented itself as a report about the rise in popularity of attachment parenting, but it was actually just a highly subjective opinion piece which rehashes tired clichés, unhelpful stereotypes, myths,...

Markey, Merkley, Jayapal Lead Colleagues on Legislation to Ban Government Use of Facial Recognition and Other Biometric Technology

Markey, Merkley, Jayapal Lead Colleagues on Legislation to Ban Government Use of Facial Recognition and Other Biometric Technology | U.S. Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts (markey.senate.gov) Washington (March 7, 2023) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and...

Steal nonbinary wedding inspiration from this elopement shoot | Offbeat Bride – OFFBEAT WED

Ashley Peters of The Stylist Abroad described this nonbinary elopement shoot as “If Prince Harry crossed over with Travis Barker” and needless to say, we are OBSESSED. The goal was to showcase that you can be heavily tattooed and still exude sexy and sophisticated “high society” vibes. We were delighted...

‘Not Even Allowed to Raise Her Voice’: Black Woman Jailed For Months In Dubai After Yelling at Rental Car Agent Who Tried to Force Her to Pay to Retrieve Her Items Left In Wrecked Vehicle

When Allen stopped by the business to retrieve items like her ID and credit card, an agent told her she had to pay an undisclosed fee to reclaim them.Allen’s mother, Tina Baxter, told local news outlets that the encounter escalated after the agent got aggressive and started yelling at her...

Schoolgirls without headscarves chase male official from campus as protests continue in Iran

A video circulating on social media shows schoolgirls without hijab chasing a man thought to be an education official out of their campus at Gohardasht near Iranian capital Tehran, reportedly on October 3, 2022. Officials have been visiting schools lately to meet girls following widespread protests over the custodial death...

Mother, Three Children Gunned Down After Protective Order Denied, Suspect In Custody

According to police, the mother’s former boyfriend, Jonah Adams, 35, was arrested in connection to the deaths of 39-year-old JoAnna Cottle and her three children, Kaelyn Parson, 13, and 4-year-old twins Kinsey and Jayson Cottle.Chesterfield police say the bodies of the mother and her three children were found at a...

Women in Africa: Spirituality, Health, and Healing, Mercy Amba Oduyoye, Madeleva Lecture 2018

Mercy Amba Oduyoye was honored as the 2018 Madeleva Lecturer. Her lecture, “Women in Africa: Spirituality, Health, and Healing,” took place on April 19, 2018 at Saint Mary’s College. Oduyoye is the director of the Institute of Women in Religion and Culture at Trinity Theological Seminar in Legon, Ghana. Affectionately...

At SpaceX, we’re told we can change the world. I couldn’t, however, stop getting sexually harassed.

A few weeks after my start date, a fellow intern approached me in our intern housing and grabbed my butt while I was washing my dishes. I reported the incident to a superior and another colleague, but the matter was never brought to HR. I had to continue living in...

The US is leaving millions behind: American exceptionalism needs to change by 2030

The concept of “American exceptionalism” has a long history. The Encyclopedia Britannica defines American exceptionalism as the “idea that the United States of America is a unique and even morally superior country for historical, ideological, or religious reasons.” What if American exceptionalism has a different meaning when compared with other...

Slavery is on the ballot for voters in 5 US states | AP News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — More than 150 years after slaves were freed in the U.S., voters in five states will soon decide whether to close loopholes that led to the proliferation of a different form of slavery — forced labor by people convicted of certain crimes.None of the proposals would...

Alabama inmate ‘baked to death’ in prison cell ‘hotter than three hells,’ federal lawsuit says

The suit said that inmates in the T Unit had complained of “excessive heat” all weekend prior to Rutledge’s death.In the T Unit, inmates were confined to their cells “around the clock, including for eating and bathing,” meaning there was no respite from the heat, according to the lawsuit.Some inmates...

A Postpartum Page-Turner

Austin author Szilvia Molnar’s debut novel The Nursery, a memoir-looking work about a new mother suppressing baby-harming thoughts, is an engaging experiment in uncomfortable empathy that finds its tonal antecedents in cerebral body horror movies like David Cronenberg’s The Brood and David Lynch’s Eraserhead, and its stylistic sisterhood in the...

BEES, DREAMS & MEDICINE | collegeofthemelissae

Inspired by the queen bee who calls forth the swarm with honey and hope, ten luminaries will share stories of how they have pushed boundaries, connected deeper with Nature, learned from ancestral wisdom, gained inspiration from within, and/or sought to affect systemic change. From indigenous cultures to integrated psychedelia, from...

Lawmaker Horrified By Consequences Of Abortion Ban Votes For Even Stricter One

Rep. Neal Collins (R), who recently made national headlines when he told his colleagues he didn’t sleep for a week when he learned that a six-week ban he’d helped pass last year could lead to the deaths of miscarrying patients, voted Tuesday night to pass an even stricter abortion ban...

Christian Mission Ousted from Pine Ridge Indian Reservation after Distribution of Hate Materials | Currents

On Friday, July 22, the Oglala Sioux Tribe and its President, Kevin Killer, issued a statement demanding that the Jesus is King Mission leave the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation after pamphlets were distributed that promoted that Jesus, not Tunkasila (a Lakota word for Creator), is the “true god.” “This week...

Laphonza Butler Sworn In to Replace Dianne Feinstein | TIME

(WASHINGTON) — Former union leader and Democratic insider Laphonza Butler was sworn in as the newest member of the Senate on Tuesday, replacing California Sen. Dianne Feinstein after her death and becoming only the third Black female senator in history.Butler was appointed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday, just...

For these Black activists, abortion isn’t just a woman’s issue. It’s about race, too

“If it’s obliterated,” Simpson said of the right to abortion, “then we’re not only dealing with an access issue. In a bigger way, we’re also dealing with criminalization possibilities. And that’s a very scary thing in particular for Black folks in this country who are already over-criminalized in so many...

Biden calls white supremacy ‘most dangerous terrorist threat’ in speech at Howard – POLITICO

President Joe Biden denounced white supremacy as the “most dangerous terrorist threat” to the nation in his commencement address to Howard University’s graduating class Saturday.“White supremacy … is the single most dangerous terrorist threat in our homeland,” Biden said. “And I’m not just saying this because I’m at a Black...

Florida School District Pulls ‘Ruby Bridges’ Movie After Complaint

Did you ever notice how virtually all of these “woke” and/or “critical race theory” controversies center around how white people are perceived and affected by these lessons? It’s always about how white kids might be made to feel ashamed about their own skin, or how they feel about their traditionally...

A Firehose of Insanity and The Republican Cycle of Radicalization – Teri Kanefield

We are essentially being hit with a firehose of insanity. I could spend a full blog post on any one of the above, but I think it’s better to back up and take a bird’s eye view to ask how has the Republican Party became so unhinged and radicalized. Source:...

The Women Deans of Howard University | Howard Magazine

“When I became president in 2014, there was only one fully-appointed woman dean,” says President Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick, MD, MBA. “I was determined to change that.”Howard gave Black women a chance to lead as deans at a time when other universities did not. Lucy Diggs Slowe was Howard’s...

The Gisoo Tree – Longreads

The teenage girl stands at her mother’s grave, a middle-aged woman who was killed by the Iranian police during recent unrest in the nation. A white veil hangs around her neck. Her eyes shine with the same rage I’ve seen in the eyes of people who have lost a loved...

3 Organic Period Panties That Are Actually PFAS-Free — The Good Trade

3 Organic Period Panties That Are Actually PFAS-Free by Written By Our Editors (thegoodtrade.com) PFAS-Free Period Underwear For Your Next Cycle When Thinx launched in the 2010s, the brand brought reusable period underwear to the mainstream. Just a few years later, it was revealed that the highly wicking material contained...

Kinitra D. Brooks, ‘The Roots of Black Southern Religious Traditions’

Kinitra D. Brooks, ‘The Roots of Black Southern Religious Traditions’ from YouTube1 hour 7 minutes 28 seconds Kinitra D. Brooks, Literary Studies, Michigan State University Part of the W. E. B. Du Bois Research Institute Alumni Fellows Virtual Reading SeriesIn conver… Kinitra D. Brooks, Literary Studies, Michigan State University Part of...

Did plastic straw bans work? Yes, but not in the way you’d think.

Plastic straws used to be “environment enemy number one.” Source: Did plastic straw bans work? Yes, but not in the way you’d think.

Currently Seeking Submissions: Resonance | University of California Press

Resonance: The Journal of Sound and Culture is an interdisciplinary, international peer reviewed journal that features research and writing of scholars and artists working in fields typically considered to be the domain of sound art and sound studies. These fields may include traditional and new forms of radio, music, performance,...

Claudine Gay to be Harvard’s 1st Black president, 2nd woman | AP News

BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University announced Thursday that Claudine Gay will become its 30th president, making her the first Black person and the second woman to lead the Ivy League school.Gay, who is currently a dean at the university and a democracy scholar, will become president July 1. She replaces...

Criminal charges against Black Colorado ranchers dropped

Charges against CW and Nicole Mallery, including felony stalking, tampering with a utility meter and petty theft, were dismissed on Thursday, May 11 after months of disputes with a neighbor and local law enforcement.All criminal charges brought against two Black ranchers in El Paso County, Colorado amid claims of facing...

Black mother blasts Catholic school over students shouting n-word

According to the mother, who decided she would not disclose her name, the class began to act up when the “n-word” was read. Not only were the kids allowed to saw the word, but the teacher also encouraged it, according to what the woman said. While the kids were overusing...

Why I carried my baby in a tikinagan – Today’s Parent

As I tied, I whispered prayers, surrounding her, protecting her. I imagined the generations of Indigenous mothers before me who similarly laced babies up in mossbags with love and prayers, knowing that colonialism could never take our traditional child-rearing and kinship practices away. I picked my daughter up, supporting her...

Martha’s Vineyard migrants: Donations poured in and volunteers rushed to help – CNN

(CNN)In the hours after roughly 50 migrants touched down on Martha’s Vineyard in two planes sent by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the island’s community — still jarred by the unexpected arrival — rushed to help the newcomers.”We received food, we received clothes, we received … different things, so much so...

Decades of racial disparities revealed in National Science Foundation funding patterns

“What we saw in the data was striking,” said Alegado, a faculty member in the UH Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST).”These data force all of us within the academy to confront the uncomfortable reality that the system that we call meritocracy has instead perpetuated disadvantage....

Brittney Griner’s wife details call from Russian prison – YouTube

Brittney Griner’s appeal of her nine-year prison sentence in Russia has been scheduled for October 25. “CBS Mornings” co-host Gayle King sits down exclusively with her wife, Cherelle Griner, for her first interview since Brittney Griner’s sentencing. Cherelle shares what happened on a phone call with Brittney from Russia that...

There Is No Such Thing as a ‘White Ally’ — “TNSWA” Part I. | by Catherine Pugh, Esq. | CIVIS ROMANUS | Medium

I never use the term “White Ally” when I talk with family and friends. That’s because I detest it. A little twang of dissonance echoes every time it comes my way. My rage is not directed at the name, but its attending mentality. And the sobriquet itself implicates one of...

How abortion is mobilizing young voters beyond midterms elections – Scalawag

The week of March 22, Governor Greg Abbot issued an order stopping medical procedures that weren’t deemed “medically necessary,” a COVID-era measure supposedly intended to preserve medical equipment that effectively banned abortions in the state. (At the same time, Abbott consistently refused to implement safety precautions or shelter-in-place orders to...

Akothee painfully recalls how Swiss baby daddy threw her out when she was 9 months pregnant : K24 TV

Most airlines allow pregnant women to travel through their eighth month. Travelling during the ninth month is usually allowed if there is permission from the health care provider.Akothee was forced to lie that she was six months pregnant so that the airline could allow her to fly back home to...

Intro to Perkins Gilman and Feminism by Paul Carron

Three Metaphors, Three Concepts”It is equally possible for a race, a nation, a class, to become accustomed to the most disadvantageous conditions, and fail to notice them. Take, as an individual instance, the wearing of corsets by women. Put a corset, even a loose one, on a vigorous man or...

arXiv is hiring! – arXiv info

We are looking for a community engagement manager, a few good developers, a program manager, a tech writer/documentation specialist and more. Source: arXiv is hiring! – arXiv info

Los Angeles Sheriffs Raid the People Legally Tasked With Investigating Police Corruption

Really dangerous moment in Los Angeles that we should all be paying attention to. After lengthy investigations in to Sheriffs gangs, which have a long history of violence and corruption, the Sheriffs have searched the homes of the people charged with overseeing them. https://t.co/GQH7OsH0A5 — Thomas B. Harvey (@tbh4justice) September...

Diary of a Nun’s Abundant Kitchen – NHK Documentary – YouTube

The life of a Buddhist nun, Goto Mitsuei living at a remote mountain temple is full of blessings, where she uses the bounty of her garden to prepare vegetarian cuisine for visitors.

Braids and Bowlers: Indigenous Bolivian Women Skateboard in Style in Celia D. Luna’s Empowered Portraits — Colossal

Braids and Bowlers: Indigenous Bolivian Women Skateboard in Style in Celia D. Luna’s Empowered Portraits by Kate Mothes (thisiscolossal.com) Against the pastels and earth tones of a skate park in Bolivia, Miami-based photographer Celia D. Luna captures the vibrant energy and determination of women who express solidarity and strength through...

Landmark Law for Fast-Food Workers Passes on Labor Day | KQED

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a nation-leading measure giving more than a half million fast-food workers more power and protections, despite the objections of restaurant owners who warned it would drive up consumers’ costs.California Lawmakers Pass Bill to Improve Conditions for Fast-Food Workers’We Made History’: Bill Gives Fast-Food Workers...

Opération «Wuambushu» à Mayotte I Le Comité Maore appelle à l’arrêt du projet à Mayotte – (Ethnic cleansing operation planned for Mayotte, an African island under French colonialism)

Des représentants de la société civile ont organisé une conférence de presse hier au Palais du peuple pour dénoncer l’opération «Wuambushu» à Mayotte. Le Comité Maore a appelé les responsables étatiques à se joindre à leur cause pour empêcher cette opération. La présidente de l’Ong Hifadhu a mis l’accent sur...

The Twitch Exodus: Why Streamers are Jumping Ship

For a while, Twitch seemed untouchable. They were the king of streaming and without real competition. However, as time has worn on, creators have become exhausted with their policies and hypocrisy. More streamers have left the platform and joined alternatives, like Youtube, leaving Twitch to catch up or die. Is...

Wisconsin Supreme Court rules in favor of sex trafficking victim Chrystul Kizer in 2018 murder case | Daily Mail Online

A woman accused of killing a man can argue at trial that she was justified because he was sexually trafficking her, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a decision that could help define the limits of legal immunity for trafficking victims nationwide.The justices ruled 4-3 that a 2008 state law...

Discrimination Weakens Tool for Reducing New York Homelessness, Lawsuit Says – NewsBreak

NEW YORK — A voucher program designed to reduce homelessness in New York City has been hamstrung by the discriminatory practices of landlords and real estate agents who have turned away people relying on subsidies to pay rent, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday. Source: Discrimination Weakens Tool for Reducing...

How Kansas City Police Ignored Warnings a Killer Targeted Black Women, Until One Escaped

Black residents in Kansas City, Missouri, say police ignored their warnings that a murderer was targeting Black women, until one of his captives escaped earlier this month. A 22-year-old Black woman in Excelsior Springs, just outside Kansas City, said she broke free from the basement where a white man held...

Newest Michigan Supreme Court member is a young Black mom. How it’s historic ｜ The Detroit News

The Democratic governor said Bolden, a Southfield Democrat who’s 34 years old and a new mom, will bring a unique perspective that has been left out of the court’s decision-making for too long. But some Republicans criticized the appointee for having inadequate legal experience for Michigan’s highest court.At one moment...

Women’s Health Awareness

Women’s Health Awareness (WHA) is an initiative within the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Clinical Research Branch (CRB), Office of Human Research and Community Engagement (OHRCE) that: Provides evidence-based community interventions to promote wellness, environmental health literacy, and environmental public health Increases community health resiliency Advances health equity...

Former Minister Admits to Murder of Detroit Trans Woman Kelly Stough

A former minister in Michigan pleaded guilty to the 2018 murder of Black transgender woman Kelly Stough, who was active in the local Detroit ballroom scene, authorities announced.Albert Weathers, 50, a former pastor at the Logos Church in Detroit, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and a felony firearm count in...

I’m a pediatric nurse and my daughter was airlifted due to RSV. What I want other parents to know

A pediatric nurse from Nebraska is speaking out to share her daughter’s experience with RSV, a respiratory virus that is spiking among children, leaving many pediatric hospitals across the country reaching capacity.Hannah Brand said her daughter Paitynn was just 2 months old when she developed what seemed like a cold.Over...

Montana Republicans Vote to Stop Their First Trans Colleague from Speaking, Ever

The targeting of trans people is a part of a larger war against bodily autonomy. While trans people might be the victim of the current Republican wins, everyone loses when bodily autonomy is restricted. By allowing anti-trans policies to go into effect, we open the door for laws further curbing...

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Webmatron’s Notes on Say Goodbye To Macy Gray — She Outed Herself As A TERF

On July 4, a day when selective freedom was celebrated in America, it was only fitting that Macy Gray chose to go on known bigot Piers Morgan’s show Uncensored and reveal herself as a transphobe on national television. After all, trans women in the U.S. are still fighting for their...

Trinity Rodman Is The Highest Paid National Women Soccer League Player – VIBE.com

Trinity Rodman, the daughter of NBA veteran Dennis Rodman, is a force to reckon with in the soccer world.The 19-year-old recently signed a four-year contract extension with the Washington Spirits, worth $1.1 million, Sportico reports—making her the highest-paid player within the National Women’s Soccer League. She will make an estimated...

Mayo Clinic threatens to kill billions in state investment, if two health care bills pass

The Minnesota Nurses Association, which supports the Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act, is pushing back against what it describes as Mayo Clinic’s “blackmail tactics.””This desperate move by executives at Mayo Clinic Health System makes clear exactly why this bill is needed at Mayo facilities, and at every hospital in...

This Hanukkah, learn about the holiday’s forgotten heroes: Women

The eight-day Jewish festival of Hanukkah commemorates ancient Jews’ victory over the powerful Seleucid empire, which ruled much of the Middle East from the third century B.C. to the first century A.D.On the surface, it’s a story of male heroism. A ragtag rebel force led by a rural priest and...

Louisiana hospital denies abortion for fetus without a skull | Health care/Hospitals | nola.com

Even after doctors at the hospital said they would provide an abortion once she got the diagnosis of acrania, a rare and fatal condition, from a specialist, the hospital called to tell her it would not be able to do it, she said. The hospital directed her to a Florida...

Many families don’t have resources to the heat wave engulfing the nation – CNN

Fearing the scorching Texas heat could only get worse, Lisa Vogt stopped buying meat and drove her pickup truck as little as possible to save money for two months to purchase window air-conditioning units.The air conditioner at the home that Vogt, 32, her three children and teenage nephew rent in...

Breonna Taylor’s death: Four current, former Louisville police officers federally charged – CNN

(CNN)Four current and former Louisville police officers involved in the deadly raid on Breonna Taylor’s home — including detectives who worked on the search warrant and the ex-officer accused of firing blindly into her home — have been charged with civil rights violations and other counts, Attorney General Merrick Garland...

Why marathons should include a gender non-binary category, says this athlete

“We’re choosing to run in this category because it’s what feels authentic for us, and everyone deserves to have that experience of authenticity when they’re doing things that they love,” Calamia tells Yahoo Life.On Oct. 9, Calamia, 26, competed and placed second in the non-binary category at the Bank of...

PAR-23-298: Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to support research on interventions to improve health in Native American populations. This includes 1) etiologic research that will directly inform intervention development or adaptations, 2) research that develops, adapts, or tests interventions for health promotion, prevention, treatment, or recovery,...

Who Gets Accepted and Who Gets Rejected? Status in the Production of Social Science | RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences

This article considers science as a stratified social system that may reflect and reproduce broader social patterns of stratification. Analyses are based on a unique data archive with more than ten thousand published and unpublished manuscripts and the associated peer reviews, all submitted between 1990 and 2010 to the American...

FDA Announces New Mammogram Standards for People With Dense Breasts – SheKnows

Women with dense breast tissue are more likely to develop breast cancer, yet most of us aren’t educated by our doctors about this risk factor. A new regulatory measure from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeks to change that.The FDA is planning to implement new mammogram standards to support...

Photos: Abortion rights activists protest outside the White House : The Picture Show : NPR

A day after President Biden signed an executive order that takes incremental steps to protect abortion services, hundreds of protesters sat outside the White House.The Women’s March protesters said they want the White House to do more to support abortion rights around the country.At least nine states have banned abortion...

Woman shows up at Western Wall in her underwear – Israel News – The Jerusalem Post

Woman shows up at Western Wall in her underwear (The Jerusalem Post) A woman showed up at the Western Wall wearing only underwear on Sunday according to an Israel Police Spokesperson.Photos posted online showed the woman wearing only a bra and underwear with the word “Bibi” written on her thigh,...

The ‘Capitalized Womb’: A Review of Ned and Constance Sublette’s The American Slave Coast | AAIHS

The Sublettes have managed to coin the brutal economic system that kept the institution of slavery alive as the “capitalized womb” (p. 24). They argue that the “capitalized womb” illustrates how enslaved women’s bodies served as the engine of the slave breeding industry and powered a global economy for cotton...

Bernardette J. Brooten – Love Between Women. Early Christian Responses to Female Homoeroticism : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

E arly Christianity emerged in a world in which people from various walks of life acknowledged that women could have sexual contact with women. Close textual analysis of several early Christian writers demonstrates that they knew more about sexual relations between women than previous scholars have assumed, which accords with...

Vulva Power

Patriarchy surrounds the vulva with silences and coverings, violence and wounds, taunting and shame: “You cunt!” and “Your mother’s cunt!”Yet many cultures have believed in the vulva’s sacredness, which gave it supremely protective powers. Attackers would flee rather than face its primordial force, and it even had the power to...

Bay Area Doctor Plans to Offer Abortions Via Boat Off the Gulf of Mexico – NBC Bay Area

A Bay Area OB-GYN is organizing an effort to bring abortion services and reproductive healthcare to several southern states bordering the Gulf of Mexico via a ship sailing on federal waters.Dr. Meg Autry, who also works as a professor at UCSF, had already been working to bring this effort to...

Why Bigots are Protected and Defenders are Punished in Social Media

https://twitter.com/ironwynch/status/1558170988327624704?s=20&t=wB4bkS0E_K16s1-43f482A For those who don’t understand why people who harass and threaten Black women are promoted on Twitter (and other social media) while people are banned for defending themselves and others against bigotry, gather ’round. #SocialMedia #Racism #Misogyny #Bigotry #Homophobia #SMM Normal Twitter Link…

As a doctor, being Māori is my superpower – E-Tangata

Over the last 50 years, Māori and Pasifika students with their eyes on a career in medicine have had the chance of getting a hand from MAPAS at the University of Auckland’s School of Medicine.That’s the Māori and Pacific Admissions Scheme which was set up to help ensure that New...

People Are Boycotting The BLACK PANTHER Movie Over This Historical Revelation

The original Black Panther was a woman, Sarrounia Mangou. The stories for the comic and movie were grafted from essays and stories publicized by Baba Credo Mutwa. Because they’re about traditions and legends that are cultural property, Hollywood gets away with rewriting and packaging them in a way that is...

Male Contraceptive Gel Proves 100% Successful In Monkey Trials | IFLScience

A gel that can act as an alternative to the reversible vasectomy has been trialed in monkeys and found to be 100 percent successful as a long-term and reliable male contraceptive.The product, Vasalgel™, has been previously trialed in rabbits and now with the success of the trial on rhesus monkeys,...

Explaining The History Of Non-Binary Identity And Living A Non-Binary Life – YouTube

There are now more than 1 million Americans who do not identify as male or female. According to a Pew Research survey, 56% of Americans believe your gender can’t change after you’re born and 41% say it can. Tatevik Aprikyan explores the history of non-binary identities and what it’s like...

How Black play can protect our children from Cop City – Scalawag

Remix, as a child, your only obligation to this work is to take up space shamelessly through the Black joy and play inherent to your body and spirit. Through play, centered within and informed by your kinship network, you are learning and practicing self-definition. Play is teaching you mutual aid—how...

Meme: I Promise to Teach My Babies to Love Your Babies

The text is: I promise to teach my babies to love your babies. There is an illustration of a series of hands of varying colors giving a peace sign. Artist: as yet unknown, but feel free to credit in the comments if I don’t find them before you do.

BYU Student Pranks Mom Into Thinking He Got Stripper Pregnant: VIDEO – Comic Sands

A BYU student was paid $500 to prank call his Mormon pro-life mother and try to convince her he got a stripper pregnant.It didn’t take long to convince her of that part—she didn’t seem to have any issue believing her conservative Mormon son would have sex with strippers.Instead, she immediately...

Serena Out: The GOAT’s Career Ends With Epic U.S. Open Battle

It was drama, then agony.The tennis career of Serena Williams, the greatest player ever in her sport, if not the most dominant professional athlete ever, ended tonight after a laborious three sets at the U.S. Open inside Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, N.Y.Serena Williams finally succumbed, 7-5, 6-7, 6-1, after...

Empowering & Mobilizing Girls & Young Women Climate Entrepreneurs

Empowering & Mobilizing Girls & Young Women Climate Entrepreneurs live presentation and chat.

Supreme Court’s selective reading of US history ignored 19th-century women’s support for ‘voluntary motherhood’

Suffragists argued that legalizing birth control and abortion would hurt women, who already had few legal rights at the time. They said that men would then use these legal freedoms to further abuse and control women.Instead, suffragists embraced an idea they termed “voluntary motherhood.” This meant that women had the...

Blackhall Intensifies Destruction of Weelaunee People’s Park in Atlanta Forest – UNICORN RIOT

Blackhall Intensifies Destruction of Weelaunee People’s Park in Atlanta Forest (unicornriot.ninja) Atlanta, GA – One week after a multi-agency raid on those camping out in the Atlanta Forest, the company behind the land swap of 40 acres of Weelaunee People’s Park (aka Intrenchment Creek Park), Blackhall Real Estate Phase II,...

Everything I Never Dreamed | Book by Ruth M. Glenn | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster

The raw, uplifting, and unforgettable memoir from the CEO and president of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence chronicling her personal battle against abuse, violence, and even a murder attempt.Ruth M. Glenn wasn’t surprised the first time her husband beat her. She was hurt and disappointed but after a childhood...

Behind the Glitter: Child Labour in Mica Mining | Secrets of the Cosmetics Industry Documentary – YouTube

Unknown to its hundreds of millions of consumers is that most of it is filled with “dirty mica”, extracted using antiquated methods, close to slavery, in one of the poorest regions of the world: Jarkhand, India. Here, under the constant threat of landslides and toxic dust, children dig through the...

‘A living hell’: Former federal inmates describe years of sexual abuse by prison officers

WASHINGTON – Three survivors of sexual assault in federal prison described years of horrific abuse by prison staffers who used their unfettered access to vulnerable inmates and threatened them with retaliation if they reported the attacks.All three former inmates, their voices cracking with emotion, told a Senate investigative panel Tuesday that...

The resilience of Henrietta Wood, a former slave who sued her captor after 25 years and won – Face2Face Africa

Her son, Arthur, was in the courtroom. Wood had two days earlier told the court that she was born enslaved in Kentucky and was freed in Cincinnati in 1848. However, five years later, Ward kidnapped her and sold her. She was subsequently enslaved on a Texas plantation until after the...

Wei Ho Is Drawn to Algebra, Geometry and the Human Side of Math | Quanta Magazine

Like many people who would go on to become mathematicians, Wei Ho grew up competing in math contests. In eighth grade, she won the Mathcounts state competition in Wisconsin, and her team took third place at nationals.Unlike many future mathematicians, she wasn’t sure she ever wanted to become one.“I wanted...

Mazaher Lyrics, Song Meanings & Music Videos

Mazaher is an ensemble in which women play a leading role.The musicians of Mazaher, Umm Sameh, Umm Hassan, Nour el Sabah are among the last remaining Zar practitioners in Egypt. The music is inspired by the three different styles musical styles of the Zar tradition practiced in Egypt. One of...

58th Meeting of the NIH Advisory Committee on Research on Women’s Health | Office of Research on Women’s Health

NIH Advisory Committee on Research on Women’s Health – April 2023 from NIH The 58th Meeting of the NIH Advisory Committee on Research on Women’s Health will be held to discuss relevant information contributing to the advancement of research non the health of women The 58th Meeting of the NIH...

Mom fighting abortion bans after her daughter’s death points to her homeland as a cautionary tale

On the eve of the anniversary of her daughter’s death Tuesday night, Rosa Hernández was having trouble falling asleep. She said she could still feel the presence of her 16-year-old child Rosaura “Esperancita” Almonte Hernández, who died a decade ago when she had leukemia. Doctors had delayed giving Rosaura chemotherapy...

‘She was thin as a rake, her teeth had been knocked out’: Meet the victims of Britain’s modern slave trade

Carmen was recruited by a clothes factory in the East Midlands, for which she had done some freelance work from her home in Spain. When she arrived, barely able to speak a few words of English but expecting the best due to her natural optimism, the factory owners forcibly took...

NIH HDIG Workshop 2023

You’re invited to a workshop featuring a multidisciplinary panel of experts to discuss the different dimensions of race and ethnicity and how they are measured, which will include time for open dialogue with the panelists. Source: NIH HDIG Workshop 2023

IUD perforation is rare, but women should still know about it

Women who choose to use an intrauterine device, or IUD, for birth control should be aware of the very small possibility that the device could puncture their uterus. They should know how to recognize that circumstance if it occurs, according to a new study published in The Lancet. Source: IUD...

Black-owned grocery opens to serve small Delta town – Mississippi Today

WEBB — Marquitrice Mangham didn’t just want to create the grocery store her hometown desperately needed. She wanted to bolster the Delta’s long-struggling food system. Enter Farmacy Marketplace: A neighborhood grocer that isn’t just the first store in decades to offer Webb shoppers fresh meat and produce, but also a steady...

Olympic Medalist Kim Glass Suffers Facial Fractures After Being Attacked With a Pipe by a Homeless Man • EBONY

Kim Glass, a professional volleyball player who won a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics, suffered facial features after being brutally attacked with a metal pipe by a homeless man, reports CNN.Glass posted a video on her Instagram describing the incident and the footage shows her right eye swollen, a...

‘I’m Worth It’: How An Unhoused Woman Learned To Live Out Loud | LAist

Sumaiyya Evans loves the studio apartment she’s lived in for a few months. On a blistering sunny day when temperatures in downtown reached 90 degrees, it’s a comfortable 77 degrees and breezy in the Venice neighborhood, a 15-minute walk from the beach. Source: ‘I’m Worth It’: How An Unhoused Woman...

In Ohio, Trans Students Triumph Against the Odds

Going into the next several months, many states will begin their legislative cycles anew. Activists I have spoken to are afraid that 2022–23 will feature even more anti-transgender bills than previous record-breaking cycles. Republican governors have taken to bypassing the legislative process after legislative defeats of banner anti-trans legislation. In...

Indigenous Tribes Push Back Against Evangelical Missionaries

For decades, evangelical missionaries have come to Brazil’s Amazon in search of new Christians – but indigenous tribes are fighting back. VICE News went to the border of the Javari Valley to find out why it’s so hard to keep missionaries out – and why some tribes want them back...

Dr. Monica Webb Hooper Honored for Scientific Work

Dr. Monica Webb Hooper, Deputy Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), recently received two accolades for her leadership and influence across biomedical and behavioral research.In April, Dr. Webb Hooper was recognized as one of the Most Influential...

Ron DeSantis requested the information of trans students who sought care at Florida’s public universities. Now students are planning a statewide walkout.

Ron DeSantis requested the information of trans students who sought care at Florida’s public universities. Now students are planning a statewide walkout. (Yahoo News) DeSantis told all public universities to hand over the medical data about all trans students. Students are calling it a breach of trans rights. Students across...

Young Latinas are using their quinceañeras to get Texans to vote

A group of young Latinas donned their quince gowns on Oct. 29 and led their families and friends along the streets of San Antonio, urging them to harness their electoral voice and vote in the upcoming midterm elections. The event was part of Ride to the Polls, a national campaign...

Opinion | An Open Letter to Bill Gates on Food, Farming, and Africa | Community Alliance for Global Justice/AGRA Watch

There is no shortage of practical solutions and innovations by African farmers and organizations. We invite you to step back and learn from those on the ground. At the same time, we invite high profile news outlets to be more cautious about lending credibility to one wealthy white man’s flawed...

Uganda’s nondiscrimination assurances won’t protect queer people from prosecution – Washington Blade: LGBTQ News, Politics, LGBTQ Rights, Gay News

I was part of a Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International team that investigated violence and discrimination in the wake of the Anti-Homosexuality Act. We found that LGBTIQ people were facing arbitrary arrests, police abuse and extortion, loss of employment, evictions, homelessness, forced displacement, violence and denial of health services....

Alabama Woman Was in Jail to ‘Protect’ Her Pregnancy & Wasn’t Pregnant – SheKnows

“It’s just not even thinkable you could go off somebody’s word to make an arrest of somebody being pregnant,” Freeman’s attorney Martin Weinberg told Newsweek. “You know, you’re criminalizing pregnancy, then you find out they’re not even pregnant.”Freeman was booked into the Etowah County Detention Center for 36 hours, where...

The Two Sides of Women’s Rights in Bahrain – The Borgen Project

Bahrain, a small Middle-Eastern country off the coast of the Arab Peninsula, consists of Bahrain Island and 30 smaller islands. Due to its coastal location, Bahrain has greater access to ocean travel and, in consequence, a wider range of influences than its Arab-Islamic neighbors. These influences have made Bahrain a...

This company is turning mounds of plastic trash into construction building blocks – CNN

Imagine taking heaps and heaps of earth-polluting, unusable plastic waste and actually transforming it into something constructive?Plastic pollution is a proliferating and increasingly overwhelming problem. By 2040, estimates indicate that as much as 710 million tons of solid plastic waste will clog up the earth’s ecosystem, in oceans, rivers and...

Indigenous Women Make Up Nearly Half of Canada’s Incarcerated Population; New Legislation Seeks to Change That | Currents

The Canadian Government has proposed new legislation that, if passed, would work towards dismantling “systemic racism in Canada’s criminal justice system”—particularly impacting Indigenous women, who are disproportionately represented in the criminal justice system. Source: Indigenous Women Make Up Nearly Half of Canada’s Incarcerated Population; New Legislation Seeks to Change That...

Woman jailed over illegal abortion loses appeal

A woman imprisoned for more than two years for taking abortion pills outside of the legal time-limit has had an appeal against her sentence rejected.Carla Foster, a mother of three, from Barlaston, Staffs, took abortion-inducing drugs when rules were relaxed during the first Covid lockdown, when she was between 32...

Microplastics Detected in Human Breastmilk | Polymers | Raman Microspectroscopy Detection and Characterisation of Microplastics in Human Breastmilk

AbstractThe widespread use of plastics determines the inevitable human exposure to its by-products, including microplastics (MPs), which enter the human organism mainly by ingestion, inhalation, and dermal contact. Once internalised, MPs may pass across cell membranes and translocate to different body sites, triggering specific cellular mechanisms. Hence, the potential health...

Mexico prosecutors withdraw case against woman sentenced to prison for killing man raping her

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican prosecutors announced Saturday night that they are withdrawing a case against a woman who was sentenced to six years in prison for killing a man as he raped and attacked her.In a ruling last week that touched off a public outcry, a court in Mexico...

Impacts of the Roe v. Wade Decision on Native American and Alaska Native Women Sexual Violence Victim-Survivors | Health

The June 24 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court overturning the constitutional right to an abortion will adversely impact Native American and Alaska Native victim-survivors of sexual violence in several ways. The ruling paves the way for national criminalization of abortion. A number of states, including Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, North...

Underreported Sexual Harassment Gives False Impression That the Situation Is Better Than It Is | JAMA Internal Medicine | JAMA Network

To the Editor I was surprised to read in the Research Letter by Dr Viglianti and colleagues1 that only 24.8% of female internal medicine residents reported any sexual harassment during their training. Frankly, it would be amazing if so few women experienced sexual harassment—a triumph of progress toward gender equity...

in Grief – Scalawag

there is no one-size-fits-all coping mechanism for grief or trauma. what phrase, song, prayer or ritual may work for one person may not work for another. the phrase that many lean into in times of deep sorrow that absolutely does not provide me with any comfort is “healing isn’t linear.”...

Call for Proposals Year 2: Consortium Development Projects to Advance Health Equity

The Consortium Development Projects to Advance Health Equity program seeks to fund multi-disciplinary research projects that use or develop novel AI/ML algorithms to address health disparities and inequities in alignment with the AIM-AHEAD North Stars in populations that experience health disparities in the US. Applications for this solicitation will use...

Royal Portrait: The Regality of Indigenous Women | Arts & Entertainment

At the Metal Museum in Memphis, Tennessee, a new exhibit just opened that features an Indigenous artist’s exhibition, Royal Portrait, emphasizing the importance of Indigenous matriarchs through reimagining royal regalia and portraiture. Source: Royal Portrait: The Regality of Indigenous Women | Arts & Entertainment

Iranian Climber Who Ditched Hijab Receives Hero’s Welcome

Elnaz Rekabi, the Iranian climber who appeared without hijab in the finals of competitions in South Korea was greeted by a welcoming crowd as she returned home.However, the vehicle carrying her didn’t stop and passed through the large crowd of well-wishers who were shouting her name. Source: Iranian Climber Who...

What Florida Stands to Lose From its War on Books and Black History – Legal Defense Fund

What Florida Stands to Lose From its War on Books and Black History by Mariel Fernandez (NAACP Legal Defense Fund) What Florida Stands to Lose from Its War on Books and Black History By Ishena Robinson Deputy Editorial Director Public education has been taken hostage in Florida. And the state...

[Article] The Final Lap of ModernTraditional.com – It All Ends February 2024 – Modern Traditional

As some of you who’ve been reading us awhile already know, this is the final year of ModernTraditional.com [which includes Maaternal.com] unless it somehow starts paying for itself. This would mean everyone who’s benefited from having us around chipping in to make sure they keep doing so, but I don’t...

‘Horrendous’: Company accused of employing dozens of children in slaughterhouses – Raw Story

One child interviewed by DOL investigators reported that they worked for PSSI starting when they were 13, cleaning machinery on the “kill floor” at one of the plants. The 14-year-old worked more than 18 hours per week during overnight shifts, and suffered a burn injury from the cleaning chemicals they...

South Carolina GOP lawmaker chokes up describing teen who was at risk of losing her uterus due to an abortion ban he voted for: ‘That whole week I did not sleep’

The doctor told Collins that the woman would likely pass the fetus in the toilet and that “she’s going to have to deal with that on her own.” The doctor also said there was a 50% chance the teen would lose her uterus and a 10% chance she would develop...

Whether or not a man convicted of abusing African ‘orphans’ is exonerated, the missionary system that brought him to Kenya was always deeply flawed

As a historian who studies evangelical missions in Africa, including missionaries’ efforts to “save” African children, I have spent much of the last five years trying to make sense of this case. Any way you look at it, both the initial allegations against Durham and the new claims of abuse...

Toot.lgbt Needs Support

Toot.lgbt Also Needs Support (patreon.com) Help Toot.lgbt stay online. Toot.lgbt is a Mastodon instance and Matrix chat for all women and/or LGBTQ+ identifying people. Admins and mods are all drawn from within their membership, and all sign-ups are approved by a moderator. Please donate to them so that they can...

Typical Orisha Osun Prayer and Appeasement for Blessings – YouTube

Orisha Osun Prayer and Appeasement for Blessings. Orisa Osun is an Orisha who loves people both men and women. Like and Subscribe!

IDAHOBIT 2022: “Our Bodies, Our Lives, Our Rights” – Kenita Placide – YouTube

What does “Our Bodies, Our Lives, Our Rights” mean for LGBTI communities on the ground? Hear more from Kenita Placide of the Eastern Caribbean Alliance for Diversity and Equality!

Real Alternatives to YouTube for People in Marginalized Communities – Africans Live

We expect that in a platform with people of many nations and backgrounds, there will be some friction, but when it gets to the point that users are rewarded for being criminally hateful, a line has to be drawn. We are not slaves who must cling to services that don’t...

The School Helping Trans Muslims in Indonesia | Transnational

The School Helping Trans Muslims in Indonesia | Transnational from YouTube24 minutes 4 seconds In this episode of Transnational, Rana Thamrin embarks on a spiritual journey to Indonesia’s only Islamic school in Yogyakarta where transgender Muslim women are finding ways to reconcile their faith and trans identity.

A man who extorted Amanda Todd, a 15-year-old who posted a viral video about being blackmailed with compromising photos before committing suicide, was sentenced to 13 years in prison

Aydin Coban, a 44-year-old Dutch man who extorted Amanda Todd before she committed suicide ten years ago, was sentenced to 13 years in prison on Friday.Amanda Todd was a 15-year-old Canadian girl who posted a viral video to YouTube in 2012 detailing her experience of being cyberbullied and harassed after...

Are doctors in Texas afraid to say ‘abortion?’ : Shots – Health News : NPR

3 abortion bans in Texas leave doctors ‘talking in code’ to pregnant patients (npr.org) This past fall, when Lauren Miller of Dallas was 13-weeks pregnant with twins, she got horrible news. One of the twins had trisomy 18, a genetic abnormality that causes about 90% of fetuses to die before...

NIMH » Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity Webinar Series: Addressing the Risk for Persistent Effects of Trauma in the Mental Health of Women Across the Lifecourse

So, when we think about trauma-related psychiatric disorders such as PTSD and depression, we understand that they affect more than twice as many women than men. And that women are also more likely to experience chronic illness that persists for more than a year. Despite the evidence of sex differences...

‘Never again, never forget’, torture victim urges amid fears Philippines’ Marcos will repeat father’s human rights atrocities | South China Morning Post

Human rights activists on Thursday launched a new campaign in the Philippines to prevent a repeat of the abuses and plunder of the martial-law era that began 50 years ago under the father of the country’s new president, Ferdinand Marcos Jnr. Source: ‘Never again, never forget’, torture victim urges amid...

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Google Isn’t [Automatically] Deleting Users’ Abortion-Related Data, Despite Post-Roe Promise

A spokesperson for Google told the Guardian that the company’s promised policy change has taken effect, without confirming exactly when it began. The spokesperson noted that “users can turn Web & App Activity off at any time, delete all or part of their data manually, or choose to automatically delete...

Women Burn Hijabs in Iran as Protests Escalate over Killing of Mahsa Amini by “Morality Police” – YouTube

Protests in Iran continue after the death of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman in custody of the so-called morality police. Mahsa Amini died last week after being detained for allegedly leaving some of her hair visible in violation of an Iranian law requiring women to cover their heads. Witnesses said Amini...

Child labor laws are under attack in states across the country: Amid increasing child labor violations, lawmakers must act to strengthen standards | Economic Policy Institute

At a time when serious child labor violations are on the rise in hazardous meatpacking and manufacturing jobs, several state legislatures are weakening—or threatening to weaken—child labor protections. The trend reflects a coordinated multi-industry push to expand employer access to low-wage labor and weaken state child labor laws in ways...

AMINA | Official Trailer

Queen Amina comes to Netflix on November 4, 2023. For more information about Queen Amina, click here.

My Take on the Naked Education Hype

I’m seeing a lot of (mostly fake) outrage about the _Naked Education_ show in Europe wherein some people appear naked and answer kids’ questions about the body, sex, etc. I wonder how these people who are so outraged would fare in cultures wherein nudity, full or partial, is normal. Probably...

How Jordan Peterson Became a Pseudo-Intellectual Hack

Once upon a time, Jordan Peterson was a highly respected psychologist focusing primarily on studying and understanding personalities. His research was studied across the world, and no one seemed to bat an eye at his lectures. That is until he decided to make the jump from well-respected professor to youtube...

Q&A: Southern abortion providers on what the media’s getting wrong – Scalawag

This is something I’ve been stressing with media a lot: moving away from the narrative of exceptions. Stop talking about exceptions. Exceptions are a false conversation because exceptions do not work in reality. When you give in to this conversation about how, “Oh, well, this bill doesn’t even have exceptions...

Students Pay as Texas School Districts Violate ‘Threat Assessment Law’ – The Texas Observer

Conroe ISD is not the only school district that seems to be violating the 2019 school safety law. The Observer found that after three years, only 10 percent of school districts are fully implementing required threat assessment protocols and providing required counseling and referral programs to students of concern. While...

Ina Oloju MERINDINLOGUN OSUN OSOGBO FESTIVAL 2022 – YouTube

DISCLAIMERGET A BETTER LIFE TV ON YOUTUBE & CREW ARE NOT PART OF ANY DEAL YOU MAY HAVE WITH OUR GUESTS ON THIS CHANNEL. PLEASE, BEWARE OF SPENDING AN EXORBITANT AMOUNT OF MONEY ON IFA READING, EBO AND OTHERS.

Clarence Thomas Secretly Accepted Luxury Trips From GOP Donor — ProPublica

In late June 2019, right after the U.S. Supreme Court released its final opinion of the term, Justice Clarence Thomas boarded a large private jet headed to Indonesia. He and his wife were going on vacation: nine days of island-hopping in a volcanic archipelago on a superyacht staffed by a...

Starbucks workers plan 3-day walkout at 100 US stores, including 10 in Oregon – oregonlive.com

Starbucks workers around the U.S. are planning a three-day strike starting Friday as part of their effort to unionize the coffee chain’s stores.More than 1,000 baristas at 100 stores are planning to walk out, according to Starbucks Workers United, the labor group organizing the effort. Among them are two stores...

Breaking the Cycle? Intergenerational Effects of an Anti-Poverty Program in Early Childhood | Andrew Bar and Chloe R. Gibbs | Head Start Intergen_1_31_2022.pdf

Despite substantial evidence that resources and outcomes are transmitted across generations, there has been limited inquiry into the extent to which anti-poverty programs actually disrupt the cycle of bad outcomes. We leverage the rollout of the United States’ largest early child-hood program, Head Start, to estimate the effect of early...

The Charleston Market: Enslaved Black Women Take Control

The Charleston Market was a place of tremendous activity. Farmers brought their produce in from the countryside. Fishermen hawked their catch. Peddlars sold bread and cakes. And at the heart of it all were the expert traders, who always got the best goods, knew how to corner the market on...

Mourning after the death of trans man Malte C.: “The hatred is increasing” – News in Germany

BERLIN taz | There were several thousand people who gathered on the Prinzipalmarkt in Münster on Friday evening. “The hatred is increasing” complained one speaker. A second was combative: It will be shown “that we are not intimidated by threats and violence”. The reason for the rally was Death of...

Practical Baby Formula Substitute Advice For Emergencies

I’ve seen the videos of desperate moms crying. Out here on the other side of the Atlantic, we’re mostly in shock to see one of the world’s richest nations running out of baby formula because one company screwed up and didn’t have a backup plan. Capitalism as an ideology lesson...

Introducing Mela: A Black, Women-Owned Wine Brand 15 Years in the Making • EBONY

This spring, Mela, a new, Black and women-owned wine label and lifestyle brand, announced the launch of its inaugural releases, two distinctly delicious California wines made using trusted traditional methods with a modern twist. The essence of the brand is meant to embody themes of of friendship, longevity, and quality....

Pharmacist did not fill morning-after pill prescription because it violated his beliefs, lawsuit alleges – CNN

(CNN)A pharmacist in McGregor, Minnesota, refused to fill a woman’s morning-after pill prescription because it violated his “beliefs,” a lawsuit alleges.When Andrea Anderson’s first contraception method failed in January 2019, she turned to ella, otherwise known as the “morning after pill” or emergency contraception, to prevent a possible pregnancy, the...

WIT Venture Studio — WITGBG

From being a neglected field for too long, the Femtech industry is now about to enter a stage of exponential growth. We are working on connecting the global Femtech community, with the purpose of ensuring the quality, ethical standards and sustainable development of the innovations brewing within this field. Source:...

Innovator to Entrepreneur Program (ITEP) Webinar December 6, 2023

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), in association with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), is launching a new program to provide training and resources for the new Innovator to Entrepreneur Program (ITEP). This program is being administered by Foresight Science and Technology. An ITEP...

Jules Blames NB Folks For Transphobic Legislation?

Hunter Schafer, the actress behind the character Jules from Euphoria liked a post that some are describing as “transmedicalist”.

Comparison of US Firearm-Related Deaths Among Children and Adolescents by Race and Ethnicity, 1999–2020 – PMC

Comparison of US Firearm-Related Deaths Among Children and Adolescents by Race and Ethnicity, 1999–2020 (PubMed Central (PMC)) An analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) mortality data found that firearm-related deaths surpassed motor vehicle collisions as the leading cause of mortality for US children and adolescents aged 1...

So Identity Politics has been Bastardized… – YouTube

How identity politics has been bastardized, and why to be careful since “not all skinfolks are kinfolks”.

In Court-Ordered Family Reunification Camps, Kids Allege More Abuse — ProPublica

Family courts are increasingly using programs like Turning Points for Families to treat the disputed psychological theory of parental alienation. But little is publicly known about the programs’ controversial methods. Content warning: Report mentions abuse, self harm, and suicide. Source: In Court-Ordered Family Reunification Camps, Kids Allege More Abuse —...

The Men of the Manosphere Are Looking for Daddies (Interview Reaction and Discussion)

The Men of the Manosphere Are Looking for Daddies (Interview Reaction and Discussion) from YouTube1 hour 41 minutes 43 seconds Get some merch 💕 https://www.kimberlynfoster.com/merchJoin the Patreon 💕 https://www.patreon.com:443/forharrietFollow me on Pinterest 💕 https://www.instagram.com… For Harriet interviews fans and former fans of the late Kevin Samuels, who died as he...

Question Time descends into chaos over trans rights

Question Time descends into chaotic shouting match over Scotland’s gender bill and trans prisoners by Sophie Perry (thepinknews.com) An episode of BBC Question Time descended into a chaotic shouting match over Scotland’s recently blocked gender reform bill and trans offenders in women’s prisons. The topical debate show was broadcast from...

Fundraiser by CeeJay Johnson : Help Indigenous Artist Escape Abuser

My name is CeeJay and I’m an Indigenous (Lakota/Dakota/Lingit) Artist and Commun… CeeJay Johnson needs your support for Help Indigenous Artist Escape Abuser Source: Fundraiser by CeeJay Johnson : Help Indigenous Artist Escape Abuser

The truth about Samsung’s horrifying factories

News media across the globe have been heaping praise on Samsung’s cool new Galaxy S9 and S9+ smartphones. But amid all the raves about the tech innovations and fancy features of these devices, the lives of the mostly female workers who make them have been virtually ignored.Few consumers or reporters...

20-yr-old Sudanese woman sentenced to death by stoning over adultery charge | Home

The 20-year-old Ms Tiyrab was arrested last month after she separated from her husband and returned to her parentsThe world is stunned by the verdict of a High Court in Sudan which sentenced a 20-year-old woman to death by stoning for adultery.The woman, Maryam Alsyed Tiyrab, was arrested on June...

Rose City Antifa Exposes Local White Supremacist Group

Rose City Nationalists started in the spring / summer of 2022 as a small group of white supremacists. They are antisemitic, openly racist, misogynist, advocate for the genocide of queer and trans individuals, and embrace Nazi imagery and ideology. The group models themselves as an “active club” that focuses on...

Enheduana

Now celebrated as the first known author in literary history, Enheduana was a princess and priestess who lived more than four thousands years ago. Source: Enheduana

Black maternal deaths and disparities increase in Mississippi

Black maternal deaths and disparities increase in Mississippi by The Associated Press (NBC News) Deaths from pregnancy complications have become more prevalent in Mississippi, and racial disparities in the health of those who give birth have widened. The Mississippi Maternal Mortality Report shows that the maternal mortality rate increased by...

Monday Live Part 3: Living in Israel as a Black Woman Practicing an ADTR – YouTube

Tried this live thing again since it’s Monday. Join me again next Monday or maybe some time in between depending how the week goes. Like and Subscribe!

Where Did The Public Option Go?

While pundits frequently raise questions about how much money a single-payer health care system would cost, no one in Washington ever seems to consider the cost of the subsidies being used to prop up the health insurance industry. The total cost of the ACA subsidy scheme would likely exceed $800...

How One Mom Fought Washington’s Special Education System — and Won — ProPublica

How One Mom Fought Washington’s Special Education System — and Won by an author (propublica.org) The state’s failure to monitor private special education schools forces parents to take extraordinary and sometimes expensive measures to get their kids into the best programs— or keep them out of the worst. Cummings had...

Talking Postpartum Depression | Office on Women’s Health

Postpartum depression (PPD) is a common mental health condition that can affect anyone. While it can feel hard or lonely, healing from PPD is possible. About 1 in 8 women report symptoms of PPD in the year after giving birth. Everyone experiences PPD differently. Feeling sad, anxious, or overwhelmed are...

COVID-19 Vaccination and Boosting During Pregnancy Benefits Pregnant People and Newborns | NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

The researchers found that pregnant people who received the COVID-19 vaccines generated antibodies against specific types of SARS-CoV-2. These included antibodies against the D614G variant (which the vaccines were designed to protect against), as well as the Delta and Omicron subvariants. The antibodies effectively crossed the placenta and were also...

When Tribal Nations Expel Their Black Members | The New Yorker

In 1979, an Oklahoma woman named Johnnie Mae Austin stopped getting mail from the Muscogee Nation. There were no more announcements of meetings, notices of elections, or news of monetary settlements. The problem wasn’t postal. Austin’s Muscogee citizenship had been erased by a new Muscogee constitution in which citizenship was...

Reddit Applauds Mom Of Five Who Stood Her Ground & Left Sleeping Dad Behind

In a viral Reddit post, a mom of five shared that she had enough of her partner not helping in the morning, so she left him behind. Source: Reddit Applauds Mom Of Five Who Stood Her Ground & Left Sleeping Dad Behind

13 RSV Symptoms in Babies All Caregivers Should Be Aware of Right Now | SELF

Thanks to the pandemic, you’re probably a lot more aware of infectious diseases than you ever thought you would be. We wouldn’t be surprised if you can recite the symptoms of COVID-19 in your sleep and know all about the importance of getting your annual flu shot (especially this year)....

Black Ranchers Arrested After Accusing White Neighbors of Racist Harassment | Complex

Black Ranchers Arrested After Accusing Their White Neighbors of Racist Harassment by Joshua Espinoza (Complex) Courtney Wayne Mallery and his wife Nicole were taken into custody Monday and charged with stalking, petty theft, and tampering with a utility meter. Two Black ranchers were arrested this week after accusing white locals...

WATCH: Women and girls are still protesting in Iran. Here’s why – YouTube

WATCH: Women and girls are still protesting in Iran. Here’s why from YouTube8 minutes 22 seconds Seven months after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was killed at the hands of Iran’s so-called morality police in September, protests across the country calling for the rights of women and girls continue.Amini’s death after she...

Abortion rights win protection in midterm elections in California, Michigan, Vermont

The first major election of the post-Roe era yielded new protections for abortion rights, as voters in three states approved measures to add constitutional protections guaranteeing access to the procedure.Driving the news: California, Michigan and Vermont backed ballot measures that effectively make it impossible for state lawmakers to enact bans....

An Australian woman was detained by a US border official who asked, ‘Have you recently had an abortion?’

After being photographed, patted down, and interrogated twice, Gourley was asked whether she was pregnant. As she moved from one detention room to the next, she was asked again by an agent if she was pregnant. When she said she wasn’t, she was asked whether she had had an abortion....

Shaila Scott Files Lawsuit Against MediaCo Citing Ageist Dismissal – VIBE.com

The initial announcement, naturally, warranted outrage among fans and those closest to Scott. However, it appears the relationship between Scott and MediaCo was far worse than expected as the 59-year-old cites that her dismissal was ageist, and violated several New York City and State Human Rights Laws including “the equal...

The Oblates have turned against Joannes Rivoire

The Oblates of Mary Immaculate say aging priest Joannes Rivoire should turn himself in and face his accusers in Canada.The Catholic order made the comments in a written statement sent to news media before Pope Francis arrived in Iqaluit Friday.The Pope apologized to Indigenous Peoples in Canada this week for...

Mamalawo? The Controversy over Women Practicing Ifa Divination | Ayodeji Ogunnaike – Academia.edu

As the tradition of Ifa divination has gained increasing popularity and membership around the world, the previously male-dominated composition of its priesthood has become challenged. This article traces the origins of women who have sought the highest levels of Ifa initiationÑprimarily in Cuba and the USÑengages the various arguments, concerns,...

Ruth Ellis Clairmont Center provides housing for LGBTQ+ youth

Calling it a “beacon” for LGBTQ+ at-risk youth who may not have a safe place to live or get health care, Detroit officials on Friday officially cut the ribbon on the city’s newest mixed-use affordable housing development which will provide a “safe haven” for those who need it.The $16 million...

Long-time HIV/AIDS Survivor Rae Lewis-Thorton Shares Her Deeply Personal Journey in New Memoir

Rae Lewis-Thornton has been living with HIV for 36 years and AIDS for 26, and she is a living, breathing symbol of strength, courage and determination. Throughout her life, she’s overcome abuse, neglect and a devastating diagnosis to become a political influencer and outspoken activist for HIV and AIDS in...

This School Calls the Police on Students Every Other Day — ProPublica

Administrators at the Garrison School call the police to report student misbehavior every other school day, on average. And because staff members regularly press charges against the children — some as young as 9 — officers have arrested students more than 100 times in the last five school years, an...

A woman was injured after the patrol car she was placed in was struck by a train in Colorado – CNN

Another “hands free” police brutality incident: (CNN)A Colorado woman was placed in the back of a patrol car before it was hit by a train, leaving her with serious injuries, authorities said Monday.The incident first unfolded when Platteville police on September 16 responded to a call about a road rage...

Salary transparency laws are picking up steam in the U.S.

This year, salary transparency laws went into effect in California and Washington state, requiring companies with 15 or more employees to post pay ranges in all job posting and to provide that information to any employee who seeks it out. This comes on the heels of a similar law adopted...

Nursing union leader calls on Sunak to intervene as biggest NHS walkout in history begins | UK News | Sky News

A nursing union leader is calling on the prime minister to intervene as the biggest NHS walkout in history gets under way.Royal College of Nursing’s director for England, Patricia Marquis, told Sky News that so far there has been no “direct contact” with Rishi Sunak despite four previous strike days....

I survived on boiled rice and water while working in Middle East | Tuko TV – YouTube

Rosemary Buyanzi travelled in search of greener pastures in the middle east. She had been promised a hotel job but that was not to be. For one year she struggled with harsh working conditions and only one meal a day. She tells her story of how she escaped a tragedy...

Inside the Secret Working Group That Helped Push Anti-Trans Laws Across the Country – Mother Jones

Inside the Secret Working Group That Helped Push Anti-Trans Laws Across the Country by Damian Carrington (Mother Jones) On a Saturday afternoon in August 2019, South Dakota Republican state Rep. Fred Deutsch sent an email to 18 anti-trans activists, doctors, and lawyers with the text of a bill he planned to...

Shattered Dreams: Sex Trafficking in America – YouTube

Shattered Dreams is a comprehensive documentary that examines the pervasive, dark underworld of sex trafficking in America. Heart wrenching personal stories from survivors of the illicit sex trade and leading experts reveal how vastly misunderstood and disregarded this important human rights issue has been. Like and Subscribe!

How a Murder Mobilized Detroit’s Ballroom Community – YouTube

In “Love Us in the Light,” the first episode of Transnational, VICE News correspondent Eva Reign travels to Detroit to tell the story of Kelly Stough, a Black trans woman who was killed by a Detroit pastor in 2018 in what he claims was self defense. But Stough’s community paints...

Cost-of-living crisis: Nurses leaving for better-paid jobs in shops because ‘they can’t afford to work for NHS’ | UK News | Sky News

Senior figures within the health service say “huge numbers” of staff are taking second jobs outside of the NHS.And the report also warns some nurses are skipping meals to feed and clothe their children – with frontline staff finding it difficult to make the journey to work because of rising...

In Israel, TV’s dystopian ‘Handmaids’ is protest fixture

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — It’s become an ominous fixture of the mass anti-government protests roiling Israel: a coil of women in crimson robes and white caps, walking heads bowed and hands clasped. They are dressed as characters from Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel, “The Handmaid’s Tale,” and the eponymous TV...

A Midwife is like a Mother by USAID publications – Exposure

During her personalized check-ups, Adama encourages women to receive their COVID-19 vaccine. If a woman refuses, Adama takes down her information and follows up by phone. Often, these women are amazed that Adama takes the time to call at all. If the patient still declines, Adama continues to follow up,...

Woman who allegedly helped arrange migrant flights to Martha’s Vineyard identified by CNN as former Army counterintelligence agent Perla Huerta | CNN

A migrant previously told CNN he had been living on the streets of San Antonio for nearly a month when he met a woman named “Perla” who offered him clothes, food and money in exchange for finding other migrants who’d take Massachusetts-bound flights, he told CNN.She gave him $10 McDonald’s...

Wishma Sandamali: The siblings suing Japan over their sister’s death – BBC News

Wishma was the 18th foreigner to die in Japanese immigration detention since 2007, according to media reports. The country has one of the lowest refugee acceptance rates in the world and her death has increased pressure on officials to reform how people held in such centres are treated.She lost 20kg...

America is facing a diaper crisis, and the anti-abortion movement may not be helping

In 2019, Heartbeat International, an AAC giant, claimed to have provided 1.85 million individuals with free baby supplies, including more than 2 million baby clothing outfits, more than 19,000 strollers, and more than 1.2 million packs of diapers. However, data from Equity Forward, an accountability organization that produces investigative research...

How U.S. Evangelicals Helped Homophobia Flourish in Africa – Foreign Policy

A made-in-the-USA movement and ideology is polarizing African countries and harming and endangering LGBTQ+ people. Source: How U.S. Evangelicals Helped Homophobia Flourish in Africa – Foreign Policy

Winnipeg: A daughter’s quest to find her mother’s remains

Police believe the remains of four indigenous women murdered by a serial killer were dumped in a landfill. But officials have yet to recover their bodies, leaving it up to the victims’ family members to keep the search alive, reports Brandi Morin. Source: Winnipeg: A daughter’s quest to find her...

Afghan couple accuse US Marine of abducting their baby | AP News

The young Afghan couple raced to the airport in Kabul, clutching their baby girl close amid the chaotic withdrawal of American troops last year.The baby had been rescued two years earlier from the rubble of a U.S. military raid that killed her parents and five siblings. After months in a...

Missouri Woman Denied Emergency Abortion Called a State Senator for Help. He Sent Her to an Anti-Abortion Clinic.

Farmer and her partner consulted with doctors and experts across several states and made “countless phone calls,” with—in her words—“a baby dying inside me.” They learned there was no way for their wanted pregnancy to be viable or even last another six weeks, since Farmer’s cervix was already open. If...

Kansas woman and son with disabilities told to leave restroom, as controversial law looms

Library staff didn’t make explicit reference to Senate Bill 180, the law enacted earlier this year, but Wild said she recalled the new measure during the exchange and believed it helped prompt the incident.At the very least, she added, the ongoing controversy about restroom usage nationally seemed responsible for the...

Hospital-acquired pneumonia is killing patients. There’s a simple way to stop it.

Four years ago, when Karen Giuliano went to a Boston hospital for hip replacement surgery, she was given a pale-pink bucket of toiletries issued to patients in many hospitals. Inside were tissues, bar soap, deodorant, toothpaste, and, without a doubt, the worst toothbrush she’d ever seen.“I couldn’t believe it. I...

Allyson Felix comes out of retirement for one final race at world | kens5.com

EUGENE, Ore. — Enjoying retired life, Allyson Felix was eating hot wings and sipping on a root beer float in Los Angeles when the phone rang.She was needed back in Oregon for the prelims of the 4×400 women’s relay. Could she return to world championships? She was on her way.The...

Nigeria’s female bouncers show their strength fighting stereotypes

Nigeria’s female bouncers show their strength fighting stereotypes (reuters.com) Thomas’s newfound confidence has transformed her social and family life in the city of Uyo, where the 37-year-old lives with her two children. She no longer considers herself and introvert or shies away from events. The Dragon Squad has also led...

Over 4,000 young girls between ages of 12 – 17 in Western Region are already married or living with men

Speaking on the Jolly Breakfast Show on Skyy Power 93.5FM on Wednesday, October 12, 2022, she noted that the policymakers can be partly blamed for this development.According to her, the consenting age before a girl can engage in sexual activity with a man is 16 years.She said, “The legal age...

Jackson dissents in abortion case

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented Monday as the Supreme Court wiped out a federal appeals court ruling that upheld the right of a minor to go to court to obtain permission to seek an abortion without parental notification.That lower court decision, issued last April by the St. Louis-based 8th U.S....

Georgia’s six-week abortion ban could impact medical treatment for women who miscarry

Following the reversal of Roe v. Wade, there have been reports of patients in the U.S. experiencing hurdles in receiving standard surgical procedures or medication for miscarriage care. The increased risk of criminal penalties means physicians may turn women away who seek treatment for a miscarriage.”A lot of people don’t...

This Week in Fascism #133: Communities Continue to Mobilize Against Anti-LGBTQ Attacks as New Fascist Formations Emerge | It’s Going Down

This Week in Fascism #133: Communities Continue to Mobilize Against Anti-LGBTQ Attacks as New Fascist Formations Emerge by This Week in Fascism (It's Going Down) photo: Kurtz Frausun Welcome fellow antifascists! Since our last column, much has happened. After Elon Musk took over Twitter and quickly moved to align with...

UH Task Force Detects Fuel In Navy Water After It Was Deemed Safe – Honolulu Civil Beat

Samples taken from the Navy water system tested positive for jet fuel after the military and the state health department declared it was safe to drink, according to testing by University of Hawaii researchers.The findings – contradicting the stance of the Navy and the Hawaii Department of Health, which have...

Intact America 2023 New Year’s Message from Founding Executive Director, Georganne Chapin

This year, there will be a system to report circumcision and foreskin retraction pressure.

The Queue: Rachel David | American Craft Council

Heating and hammering steel into a record of environmental devastation.Rachel David lives and works in Waynesville, North Carolina, and employs a social justice framework to create sculpture, furniture, and architectural work around the themes of landscape, human impact on the environment, and the body. A founding member of the Society...

Canada’s healthcare system requires further improvement towards treating black patients | The Silhouette

A mountain of evidence has displayed a lack of health research concerning the black population. This has led to their care being inaccurate since it is based on research conducted on individuals of European descent. Instances like these have created a space for the healthcare system to make inferences on...

Accessibility Specialist job posting | Careers | W3C

The W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) is seeking a full-time staff member to work on digital accessibility standards and supporting materials. The Accessibility Specialist will be an integral part of the highly-collaborative international WAI team integrated in W3C. Source: Accessibility Specialist job posting | Careers | W3C

Fears of extremist campaign after attack on US power substations

Fears of extremist campaign after attack on US power substations (Yahoo News) Vandalism at four power substations in the western US state of Washington over the weekend added to concerns of a possible nationwide campaign by right-wing … Vandalism at four power substations in the western US state of Washington...

Opinion | Georgia’s new anti-trans law also disparages autistic people like me

Behind Georgia’s new attack on transgender minors is a dismissal of autistic people’s ability to think for themselves. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill last week that prohibits multiple types of gender-affirming care — including sexual reassignment surgeries and hormone replacement therapies — for those younger than 18. On the...

Being Black & Giving Birth in Japan (Black in Japan) – YouTube

Being Black & Giving Birth in Japan. My wife and I recently welcomed our second child into the world. This video detailed our experience, specifically that of my wife’s being a black woman and giving birth in Japan.

Creative writing and ‘institutional solidarity’ with bored white people – Scalawag

I, the unnamed Native American narrator, am taking you on a journey. This journey is not the kind you take when you pay an ungodly amount to take ayahuasca in a rural village beset by criminal tree harvesting, nor is it a vision quest or a smoke lodge cleanse or...

The Pain, Fear, & Anger After Colorado Springs

I need to express my pain, fear and most certainly my ANGER at the events that happened this weekend in Colorado Springs, CO.

Support the Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act – TheHumanist.com

The Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act would prohibit infringing on a person’s right to travel to another state to obtain an abortion, and protect any person, entity, or healthcare provider that assists them in doing so. This bill makes clear that pregnant people should not have to jump...

Black Children Were Jailed for a Crime That Doesn’t Exist. Almost Nothing Happened to the Adults in Charge. | WPLN News

What happened on that Friday and in the days after, when police rounded up even more kids, would expose an ugly and unsettling culture in Rutherford County, one spanning decades. In the wake of these mass arrests, lawyers would see inside a secretive legal system that’s supposed to protect kids,...

Have breast implants? Israeli study warns of autoimmune, mental problems – The Jerusalem Post

The decision in the 1960s by the medical community to allow silicone breast implants for cosmetic surgery and reconstruction was a “historical medical error,” according to researchers at Ariel University, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University’s Sackler Faculty of Medicine and the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation. Source:...

Gender-Affirming Care for Adults Is Now Basically Banned in Missouri

The emergency rule makes it impossible for transgender people of all ages to access gender-affirming care unless they have exhibited a medically documented “long-lasting, persistent and intense” pattern of gender dysphoria for three years. They also have to prove they’ve received “a full psychological or psychiatric assessment” and “15 separate,...

Jemele Hill details watching her mom battle drug addiction as a child

Emmy Award-winning journalist Jemele Hill sat down with her mother, Denise, to discuss their collective childhood traumas and how they navigated their respective healing journeys on Facebook Watch’s Red Table Talk, out Wednesday.Hill, 46, was joined at the red table by her mom Denise Dennard, who raised her as a...

Everybody Gotta Eat: An Afrofuturism of Food Justice

Everybody Gotta Eat: An Afrofuturism of Food Justice by The Happily Natural Day (Happily Natural) A true story about a neighborhood making sure everybody in it is eating. Once upon a time poor people in the city couldnt find places to get healthy fruits and veggies. People were sick and...

Indigenous Midwives in Chiapas Demand an End to Harassment from Doctors and Ask for Freedom to Carry Out their Work | Health

MEXICO–Indigenous midwives from the Mexican state of Chiapas demanded that the state and federal government stop the harassment of them by medical personnel in the health sector. They demanded a new form of connection to be able to carry out their work, since there is a preference towards them by...

El Paso’s new dashboard shows the thousands of migrants it serves, and how many it sends north on buses | CNN

Amid a spike in migrant encounters at the southern border, the City of El Paso, Texas, launched a migrant dashboard Saturday to follow activity at its welcome center.The city has served more than 14,900 migrants since early September and bused thousands to cities further north.More than 8,000 migrants have been...

2022 DOD Insider Threat Virtual Conference

The 2022 Insider Threat Virtual Conference, hosted jointly by the Defense Counterintelligence Security Agency (DCSA), Center for Development of Security Excellence (CDSE), and the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security (OUSD(I&S)), will bring security professionals and policy makers across the U.S. Government and industry together...

Female Teen Bootcamp Survivors SPEAK OUT: Kidnapped, Traumatized by Systemic Corporate Machine – YouTube

Jordan Chariton speaks with several survivors of various teen bootcamps who describe harrowing and troubling stories of being kidnapped, abused, and exploited as teenagers.

NNLM Discovery | Period Poverty

Why do we expect to find toilet paper and paper towels in a public restroom, but feminine hygiene products are considered optional? Period Poverty is the struggle many low-income women and girls face while trying to afford menstrual products, which contributes to increased economic vulnerability due to absenteeism and health...

Rotary Club of Kumasi-East educates schoolgirls on menstrual hygiene | Ghana News Agency

By Florence Afriyie Mensah Atasomanso (Ash), Oct.05, GNA – The Rotary Club of Kumasi-East, has underscored the need for the girl child to be empowered to stay in… Source: Rotary Club of Kumasi-East educates schoolgirls on menstrual hygiene | Ghana News Agency

Woman of Color, Marsha P. Johnson by nefertaueret | Redbubble

This is a drawing I did back in 2004. This year I expanded it beyond the face and neck. It is my tribute to Marsha P. Johnson. I know I could never thank her enough. Source: Woman of Color, Marsha P. Johnson by nefertaueret | Redbubble

110 Years After Her Debut, The Work of A Black Woman Composer Is Heard Once Again

Helen Hagan, (1891-1964) was a Black woman composer, concert pianist, Yale graduate, and the only African American woman to be sent to France to entertain the American Expeditionary Forces during WWI. Her Piano Concerto in C Minor is her only surviving composition, and had only been heard by few, up...

Barbara Smith on Reproductive Justice and Black Feminism: An Interview — Black Women Radicals

It was incredibly difficult and nightmarish because if one got pregnant, and particularly if you were not married, you became like a persona non grata. You were stigmatized. There was incredible shame. I was speaking a few weeks ago, Ithink it was before Roe fell, to a friend who is...

Kanye West Attacks Mother Of George Floyd’s Daughter Over $250M Lawsuit: ‘You Better Get You Some Business’

He compared losing his Adidas partnership and being publicly criticized to the murder of George Floyd.“So when I questioned the death of George Floyd, it hurt my people,” he said. “I want to apologize. Because God has showed me by what Adidas is doing, by what the media is doing,...

Innovative Approaches to Improve Maternal Health Hybrid Workshop Tickets, Mon, May 8, 2023 at 9:00 AM | Eventbrite

On Monday, May 8, and Tuesday, May 9, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. each day, NIH will hold a hybrid event that brings together technology developers, medical device experts, small business innovators, implementation scientists, MMM researchers, and academic, industry, and community-based partners. The goal is to connect the...

Stereotypes about girls dissuade many from careers in computer science

Stereotypes about girls dissuade many from careers in computer science (The Conversation) Could it be that girls aren’t pursuing jobs in computer science and engineering because society has told them that’s not what they want to do? Three scholars weigh in. In our peer-reviewed research – published in November 2021...

Who benefits from all this outrage & division? | Khadija Mbowe

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Telemedicine abortions may begin after judge blocks Kansas law banning procedure

After Value Them Both failed, the Kansas telehealth abortion ban law is now blocked for Wichita clinic Trust Women by a Shawnee County court judge. Source: Telemedicine abortions may begin after judge blocks Kansas law banning procedure

Housekeeper’s claims that Jeff Bezos made staff go ‘without rest or meal breaks’ are without merit, his lawyer says

“Employers discriminated against Plaintiff because of her race, forced Plaintiff to work long hours without rest or meal breaks, exposed Plaintiff to unsafe and unsanitary work conditions, retaliated against and wrongfully terminated Plaintiff’s employment,” according to the lawsuit filed by Patrick McGuigan, an attorney for Wedaa. Source: Housekeeper’s claims that...

Braymar Wines is the New Black-Owned Wine to Add to the Rotation

The California mother of two named the wine after her daughters, Brayli, and Marli. The concept of Braymar Wines was developed during the pandemic in 2020. But the Los Angeles native has been a fan of wine since she opened her first restaurant in 2010 in Playa Del Rey, Calif.“With...

Malnourished Texas twins escaped handcuffs when boy found key and hid it in his mouth overnight, court records say

Two malnourished teen siblings in Texas escaped from handcuffs at their home this week when one of them found the key in his mother’s purse and hid it in his mouth until it was safe to flee, according to court records.The 15-year-old twins, a boy and a girl, said they...

Research News: we now understand more about HPV | The Eve Appeal

Research News: we now understand more about HPV (eveappeal.org.uk) It is unclear what exactly determines who clears an infection and who doesn’t, although certain characteristics like age and whether they smoke play a role. In our recent research, now published in the International Journal of Cancer, we investigated further, how...

San Francisco moves to decriminalize plant-based psychedelics – CNN

(CNN)It was probably only a matter of time before San Francisco made it easier to use magic mushrooms in the City by the Bay.On Tuesday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a motion to decriminalize plant-based psychedelics like psilocybin and ayahuasca, CNN affiliate KPIX-TV reported.The measure, resolution #220896,...

Adrienne Smith, WFA Champion and Harlem Hip-Hop Tours Founder, Racks Up Wins For Women’s Sports & Biz – VIBE.com

Adrienne Smith wants it on record that “football is female.” She is unapologetic and unwavering in her stance. When the current wide receiver for the Boston Renegades of the Women’s Football Alliance is asked about her challenges as a woman playing a male-dominated sport, she instead corrects that notion. “Football...

The Unexpected Women Blocking South Carolina’s Near-Total Abortion Ban

“I don’t think the Republican Party saw us coming, because we didn’t do what they thought we were going to do,” Shealy, the senior member of the group, said in an interview with the other women around a table in her Statehouse office. “They thought we would do just what...

Ukraine families celebrate holiday season despite living in an active warzone

As the war in Ukraine rages on, families try to salvage the holiday season. Ian Lee reports.

Beyond “Bridgerton”: Facing Up to Slavery in Europe – YES! Magazine

Otele, vice-president of Britain’s Royal Historical Society, meticulously reconstructs the lives of forgotten African Europeans, tracing the intercontinental thread of anti-Blackness from Greco-Roman times to the present. African Europeans is arranged more or less chronologically, but I found myself reflecting on how place shapes anti-Blackness, an ideological virus that mutates...

Mitumba Lady Impresses Uhuru With Story of Her Rise to a Factory Owner – Kenyans.co.ke

Revealing the transformation journey of Dada Export Processing Limited, the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces divulged that the firm had employed 150 qualified professionals with a competitive salary and other benefits. Initially, the factory only had three employees. “She now has 150 employees permanent and pensionable; she targets...

Care delivered in hospitals today will be delivered in the community and at home tomorrow | Deloitte Global

What will the hospital of the future look like? How will it operate? Health care leaders agree that hospitals of the future will be…More digital. More innovative. More efficient. More accessible. More integrated. More sustainable. More personalized. The hospital of the future will be a hospital without walls. Source: Care...

Prince William’s godmother quits palace over comments to black charity boss | Monarchy | The Guardian

The late queen’s lady-in-waiting has resigned and apologised after a black guest at a reception hosted by the queen consort was left feeling traumatised and violated after she questioned her repeatedly about where she “really came from”.Ngozi Fulani, the founder of the charity Sistah Space, claimed Susan Hussey moved her...

My abusive relationship with YouTube

How Kat Blaque was disrespected at a recent YouTube event. Turns out it is indicative of a pattern of conveniently using her as a diversity prop or token, while excluding her from the actual goings on.

Women wear less make-up since the pandemic – BBC News

The cosmetics industry is struggling on two fronts. As the squeeze on all our budgets really starts to bite people are looking for ways to cut their spending.But the pandemic has also given some women the self-confidence to try going make-up free, or to let their hair go grey.Skin care...

When You’ve Had Enough of “White” People’s Sh*t

YOU’RE A GUEST HEREand you’ve had your voice for over 400 YEARS!This HERE… is OVER Source: Facebook

Human rights violations against intersex people: civil society urges Human Rights Council resolution

“In most countries, intersex children are routinely subjected to unnecessary medical treatments, surgeries, and other interventions without expressed personal free and informed consent due to stigma and misconceptions about their sex characteristics. “The impacts of these practices – and their framing as human rights violations and abuses – have been...

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL CHILD 2023 – ROTARY CLUB OF LAGOS & HERCONOMY COLLABORATE

“2023 edition of the International Day of the Girl Child came with a difference as Rotary Club of Lagos chose two public schools in the metropolis for her girl child empowerment project. HERCONOMY put its weight behind it.”

I Hate the Senate Bill and We Need It to Pass

It sucks. And it’s our only real option. We have to pass it. Source: I Hate the Senate Bill and We Need It to Pass

Nella NuSpec — Ceek Women’s Health

Nella® is the first reusable speculum designed for ultimate patient comfort. Our motivation is personal and universal. For over 15 years, our founder Fahti Khosrowshahi worked in the healthcare industry, witnessing an impressive commitment to medical advancement in high-need areas. However, she noticed that there was relatively little focus on...

What a pregnancy actually looks like before 10 weeks – in pictures | Abortion | The Guardian

Abortion is now banned or severely restricted in 14 states in the US, the outcome of a decades-long campaign by anti-abortion advocates. In many states, abortion is no longer seen as a health procedure, but a morality issue. Pennsylvania’s Doug Mastriano – once a state senator, now running for governor...

Home is Where my Cat is! The Importance of Pet-friendly Accommodation – Katzenworld

Is your cat part of the family?If you answered yes, then you are not alone! The majority of people consider their pet cat or dog as a family member. The importance of the human-companion animal bond has been demonstrated in relation to physical and mental health, combating loneliness, and facilitating...

Emails reveal Secret Service contacts with Oath Keepers – CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

The internal emails show special agents in close communication with Oath Keepers leader Steward Rhodes. Source: Emails reveal Secret Service contacts with Oath Keepers – CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

Black Trans Woman Tiffany Banks Killed in Miami

Banks is at least the 33rd trans, nonbinary, or gender-nonconforming person to die by violence in the U.S. this year, and the fourth in Florida. The majority of victims have been Black women.A memorial vigil for Banks was held October 12 and a celebration of life October 15.“Tiffany had so...

abortion – What does the internet think?

Ever wondered what the internet thinks about.. Apparently, the whole world isn’t full of frothing hypocrites, and most people would like women to not bleed out in emergency rooms and back alleys. Source: abortion – What does the internet think?

Surprising Creatures Lurk in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch – Scientific American

Plastics floating in a massive “garbage patch” in the Pacific Ocean are home to strange new mixes of coastal and marine species that might increase the odds of biological invasions wreaking havoc on nearby ecosystems. Source: Surprising Creatures Lurk in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch – Scientific American

She was diagnosed with cancer at 28. Her lawsuit blames hair relaxers.

In a federal lawsuit filed last week in the Northern District of Illinois, Mitchell blames the hair products that she’s been using since she was in grade school. Naming five companies as defendants, including L’Oréal, Mitchell alleges that the chemical hair straighteners she had been applying to her scalp for...

Subreddit founder leads discussion about men in feminism movement | News | theshorthorn.com

What was intended to be a Q&A, turned into a roundtable discussion about men and women in the growing feminist movement.The Multicultural Affairs and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning and Ally Program hosted Matthew Hodges, founder subreddit r/MensLib, on Wednesday. The subreddit’s focus is on the role of men’s...

International Day of LGBTQIA+ People in STEM 2022 | Technology Networks

Pride in STEM is a charity with a goal of raising the profile and highlighting the struggles of LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual) people in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). In 2020, the charity selected November 18 as the International Day of LGBTQIA+ People in STEM,...

Many scientist parents travel for work. We need more support | Science | AAAS

We have traveled together as a dynamic duo ever since my baby was 3 months old, when we set off to Brazil to attend a conference and conduct fieldwork. I am a nontenured researcher looking for a permanent academic position, and travel is crucial for building my reputation and CV....

Viking Textiles Show Women Had Tremendous Power – Scientific American

Archaeology has a representation problem. For most of the time that scholars have been probing the human past, they have focused mainly on the activities of men to the exclusion of women. There are a couple reasons for this bias. One is that the kinds of artifacts that tend to...

We’ll see things they’ll never see: Sociological reflections on race, neurodiversity and higher education – Chantelle Jessica Lewis, Jason Arday, 2023

This article offers sociological reflections on race and neurodiversity in UK higher education (UKHE). Using dialogical knowledge production and collaborative autoethnography, the authors discuss their lived experiences of navigating the politics of neurodiversity and neurotypical hegemony in UKHE as Black sociologists. The central argument explores how race and neurotypical hegemony...

The What Women Want . . . at Work Podcast Presents: Women’s History Month 2023

Join moderators Brittney Cardwell and Monique Robinson for an enlightening conversation with Michele Lyons and Dr. Kim Pelis of the Office of NIH History and Stetten Museum about women throughout NIH’s history. Learn how women have been integral to NIH’s important work and why it is essential to commemorate their...

Meet the Lobbyist Next Door | WIRED | #PoliticalSpam #Bots #InauthenticAccounts #RacistTrolls #CubicleTroll

Even though none of the people reading these posts knew it, however, they were all made possible by the same company: Urban Legend, a small ad-tech startup operating out of a loft in Alexandria, Virginia.Launched in 2020 by a pair of former Trump administration staffers, Urban Legend pledges on its...

US appeals court preserves limited access to abortion pill

(Reuters) -The abortion pill mifepristone will remain available in the United States for now but with significant restrictions, including a requirement for in-person doctor visits to obtain the drug, a federal appeals court ruled late on Wednesday.The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals put on hold part of...

Call to ban LGBTQ+ events in Lebanon sparks rights groups’ anger | OPENLY

June 30 (Openly) – Lebanon’s interior minister has been criticised by activists after he told security forces to crack down on LGBTQ+ events during Pride month and said such gatherings would spread “sexual perversion” and run against the country’s religious values.Rights groups have responded with derision and anger to minister...

Women work harder than men – our anthropological study reveals why

Women work harder than men – our anthropological study reveals why (The Conversation) Men in rural China spend more time in leisure or social activities, or just hanging around and resting. For most people around the world, physical work takes up a great amount of time and energy every day. But...

Feds Launch First Investigation into Allegations that Woman Was Denied a Medically-Necessary Abortion

The federal government has launched an investigation after a Missouri hospital allegedly denied abortion services during a medical emergency.In October, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services launched an investigation after doctors at Freeman Hospital West in Joplin, Missouri denied abortion services to a woman, violating the federal Emergency...

Donovan Lewis’s Mother Speaks For the First Time Since Deadly Columbus Police Shooting

No mother should have to bury their child. Especially considering the horrific way Rebecca Duran, mother of Donovan Lewis, found out that her son had been killed. The 20-year-old was shot in his apartment by Columbus police during an arrest warrant attempt. Duran, who says she first heard of the...

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pressures Chuck Schumer to say whether Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch lied under oath about their views on Roe v. Wade

“We request that the Senate make its position clear on whether Justices Kavanaugh and Gorsuch lied under oath during their confirmation hearings,” the lawmakers wrote in the letter. “We must call out their actions for what they were before the moment passes, so that we can prevent such a mendacious...

Homosexuality: Bauchi Shari’ah Court sentences three to death by stoning — Nigeria — The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News

A Sharia Court in Ningi Local Government Area (LGA) of Bauchi State has sentenced three men to death by stoning over homosexuality.While delivering the judgement after hearing the statements by witnesses and admittance of guilt by the three accused persons, the trial Judge, Munka’ilu Sabo Ningi, sentenced them to death...

Ann Coulter tells Nikki Haley to ‘go back to your own country’ in racist rant against new GOP presidential candidate

Ann Coulter tells Nikki Haley to ‘go back to your own country’ in racist rant against new GOP presidential candidate (Yahoo News) Conservative pundit Ann Coulter is under fire for a racist tirade against new Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley. In an appearance on the “The Mark Simone Show” podcast...

Black Pregnant Woman Shares Video Of White Nurse’s Comments

In an interview with TODAY, Jillian explained that the incident occurred at the Philly Pregnancy Center in Norristown, Pennsylvania, where she has been a patient since the start of her pregnancy. On Oct. 6, Jillian said she stopped by the clinic to pick up a doctor’s note that had already...

How Moscow grabs Ukrainian kids and makes them Russians | AP News

Russia claims that these children don’t have parents or guardians to look after them, or that they can’t be reached. But the AP found that officials have deported Ukrainian children to Russia or Russian-held territories without consent, lied to them that they weren’t wanted by their parents, used them for...

The Misconception About Africa And S€xuality – Swiry Nyar Kano – YouTube

S3xuality and Africa. Has Africa always been conservative towards sëxual intercourse? Swiry Nyar Kano shares a greater knowledge and understanding on Africa and S€xuality. Please kindly follow our sister swiry on TikTok: swiry_nyar_kano.

Shanquella Robinson died in Mexico under mysterious circumstances. Now the FBI is investigating

The FBI and Mexican prosecutors have opened separate investigations this week into the mysterious death of a North Carolina woman, who went on vacation late last month with friends in Mexico and returned home in a bodybag.Shanquella Robinson, a 25-year-old woman from Charlotte, traveled to the resort city of San...

Kid Rock Doesn’t Know How to Shoot Straight

You may have missed it in all the Trump indictment hoopla, but late last night, Kid Rock, aka Robert James Ritchie, posted a 35 sec. video on Twitter in which he fired an MP5 submachine gun in the direction of several cases of Bud Light resting on a table next...

Award-winning documentary sheds light on being ‘Black in the Newsroom’

Media 2070’s award-winning documentary Black in the Newsroom gives insight into the hurdles many Black journalists experience. The 15-minute film follows journalist Elizabeth Montgomery as she navigates anti-Blackness in the media and explores its pervasive harm to society. “When Black journalists like Elizabeth are marginalized and pushed out of journalism, the...

Woman explains what’s OK to say to other women and what’s not, and it’s on point

A few years ago, writer Candace Sinclaire called attention to this issue by posting an enlightening Twitter thread about what women should and should not say to each other. “I want y’all to understand something: idgaf if a woman wants to dress conservatively, get married, cater to her husband, and...

Georgina Beyer (Rest in Power) still has a fire in her belly | The Spinoff

Georgina Beyer (Rest in Power) still has a fire in her belly by Alex Casey (The Spinoff) In 2018, Alex Casey spoke to Georgina Beyer, the world’s first transgender mayor and MP, about her extraordinary life. This interview contains references to sexual assault and suicide, please take care. Sex work...

International Women’s Month | Turning the GBV tide through music

International Women’s Month | Turning the GBV tide through music from YouTube9 minutes 15 seconds Artists are joining the fight against GBVF by promoting positive messages in a form of spreading love and peace. Artists are joining the fight against GBVF by promoting positive messages in a form of spreading...

Iconic Image: Indigenous Shadow by Edith Dekyndt | Posted by Azam Ali on Facebook

Throughout history Art has served many different aspirations & sometimes plays a central role in political & social movements. This image “Indigenous Shadow “ created by Belgian artist Edith Dekyndt in 2014 has crossed cultural boundaries & become adopted inside & outside Iran as one of the most iconic visual...

Uncovering the Dark Meat Behind Tyson

Tyson meat says they are committed to attracting and rewarding the best people in the food industry. But, actions speak louder than words and Tyson’s actions scream that they are lying. Over the years they have been accused of running factories ripe with danger and even employing child labor. Their...

The Poison Squad | Full Film | American Experience | PBS – YouTube

By the close of the Industrial Revolution, the American food supply was tainted with frauds, fakes, and legions of new and untested chemicals, dangerously threatening the health of consumers. Based on the book by Deborah Blum, The Poison Squad tells the story of government chemist Dr. Harvey Wiley who, determined...

KENYANS drag the UK to court over colonial-Era A.B.U.S.E. Cameroon bans skin bleaching products!

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Explaining Hunter Schafer’s Transmedicalism (& Why It’s a Problem) – YouTube

Euphoria star and trans activist Hunter Schafer has seemingly supported transmedicalist views, ones which are blaming nonbinary transgender people for recent attacks on transgender health care… which showcases a fundamental misunderstanding of why right wing groups are attacking trans health care. This is a great video, though I’m a bit...

Opele Sisi – Little Girl Learning Ifa With Opele

Ọ̀pẹ̀lẹ̀ ṣíṣí is a stage Ifá learning, where the learner learns how to identify and know each Ifá corpus from Èjì Ogbè to Òfún Méjì.

The #HowManyCampaign | Diary Of A Polyamorous Black Girl

The #HowManyCampaign is a collaborative project between Polyamorous Black Girl (Alicia Bunyan-Sampson) and UrFavFilosopher (Dr. Justin Clardy) Through a series of playlists; disclosures and video analyses, this project will explore content that deals with non-monogamy and/or polyamory among Black Culture in the Americas in both explicit and subtle ways. Source:...

California cops illegally share data with anti-abortion states, civil rights groups say

More than 70 California law enforcement agencies are violating state law by sharing automated license plate reader (ALPR) data with out-of-state agencies, putting out-of-state abortion seekers at risk, according to a trio of civil rights groups.The Electronic Frontier Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union chapters for both Northern and...

Most human embryos naturally die after conception – restrictive abortion laws fail to take this embryo loss into account

…an important biological feature of human embryos has been left out of a lot of ethical and even scientific discussion informing reproductive policy – most human embryos die before anyone, including doctors, even know they exist. This embryo loss typically occurs in the first two months after fertilization, before the...

CrimethInc. : The Defense of Lützerath : A Photoessay and Poster Documenting Ecological Destruction and Resistance

The Defense of Lützerath : A Photoessay and Poster Documenting Ecological Destruction and Resistance by an author (crimethinc.com) Over the past week, police have taken brutal steps to suppress ecological movements in Europe and the United States. In Germany, police evicted and destroyed the long-occupied village of Lützerath in a...

Black college athletes, NCAA need to boycott Ron DeSantis, Fla.

Never go anywhere you aren’t invited. This week, Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis did his best to uninvite anyone that isn’t white to the state’s colleges and universities. It’s time educators of color, Black athletes, and the NCAA boycott baby Trump. Source: Black college athletes, NCAA need to boycott Ron...

Over-the-counter birth control pill approved for sale in U.S.

U.S. regulators approved the nation’s first over-the-counter birth control pill. The FDA signed off on Opill, a once-a-day tablet available by prescription since 1973 that will soon be readily available online and in stores. The move is being applauded by medical societies and women’s health groups who pushed for wider...

Are we turning away from Seggs Positive Feminism? 🧐 Khadija Mbowe – YouTube

Ahead of rally, Patriot Prayer leaders goad supporters and antagonize Portland | Southern Poverty Law Center

A reminder from 2018 of who these people who stormed the capital are. Some of them are still active and politicians maneuvering to turn your state into a fascist hell right now. The far-right groups Patriot Prayer and the Proud Boys will converge on Portland in a matter of days,...

20-year-old Nigerian Lady wins global award for being able to speak 11 foreign languages fluently, celebrates achievement | Scholarship Region

Favour Chisimidi who is a language prodigy can speak fluently in Korean, Swahili, Shona, Indonesian, Filipino, Spanish, German, French, Chinese, English and Igbo Language. She learned to speak all the languages without leaving the shores of Nigeria. According to reports, the 20-year-old prodigy is currently learning to speak the Yoruba...

Prager U Kids: Propaganda Built to Rewrite History | Corporate Casket – YouTube

Prager U Kids claims to be an educational resource for children; it discusses historical and political topics in an easy-to-digest manner. However, many argue that their ‘education’ is just misinformation and it’s dangerous to teach kids these messages.

Menstrual products now free in Scotland under new law – CNN

London (CNN)Menstrual products, including tampons and pads, will be made available free of charge in public facilities in Scotland from Monday, when the first law of its kind in the world came into force.The Period Products bill was passed unanimously by Scottish lawmakers in November 2020, representing a landmark victory...

Female King Reviews The Woman King – YouTube

My impression of the movie everybody’s talking about lately. No point in “boycotting” this movie unless you’re boycotting Hollywood in general. Regardless, if you’re going to claim to be offended by people lying to you, then you should be giving more support to the people telling you the truth. These...

She was one of Alabama’s last abortion doctors. Then they came for everything she had

Dr Leah Torres doesn’t tell people what she does when she meets them, which makes it hard to make friends. She removes her name from every piece of trash before she puts it out for recycling, in case people walking past see her name and find out where she lives....

How 1 family coped after the Birmingham church bombing, and reckoned with racism : NPR

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The 16th Street Baptist Church is an iconic landmark with its blue neon sign, dramatic stained-glass windows, and imposing twin bell towers. It was here on Sept. 15, 1963 that a Ku Klux Klan bomb killed four Black girls.Near the back corner of the building is a...

Baby formula: A desperate search and crossing the border – CNN

For one group of workers, the baby formula shortage is a multi-pronged crisis that threatens not only the well-being of their young children — but also their own livelihoods.Many shoppers’ weekly grocery trips don’t require much more than a short car ride into town. But that’s not how it plays...

Students At Top Law School Decide Ranking Their Female Classmates By Their Attractiveness Is Acceptable – Above the Law

https://abovethelaw.com/2023/01/university-texas-law-school-sexist-ranking/ by an author (abovethelaw.com) Periodically, Above the Law will get wind of some sexist ranking law students have put together, giving female classmates a score based on their own f*cked-up perceptions of what’s attractive — like it’s 1984 and they’ve just found out what a slam book is. The...

The Honorable Marcia Fudge Visits JCSU, Encourages Students to Vote on Election Day | Johnson C. Smith University

“Many people don’t understand that Black history is American history,” said Fudge. “Somebody is going to make a decision for or about you, most of the time without you,” added Adams. “So, you need to either do what I’ve done and what Secretary Fudge has done. Run for office and make...

“Period Poops” Are A Thing, And This Is Why You Get Them | IFLScience

Sometimes referred to as “period poops”, it’s fairly common for people to find themselves needing to go more often, or else experience diarrhea, even if it isn’t something that is commonly talked about. Source: “Period Poops” Are A Thing, And This Is Why You Get Them | IFLScience

Unconscious bias against Black and women physicians could undermine treatment | Science | AAAS

They then applied a placebo cream (unscented hand lotion) while telling the volunteers it was an antihistamine to reduce the allergic reaction. The placebo reduced swelling in those treated by white and Asian men. But the cream didn’t work as well in the white people treated by women or Black...

Native American Podcast – What Does Thanksgiving Mean to Native Americans?– ANGR Podcast [AUDIO]

What’s the deal with Thanksgiving? Season 1, Ep. 1 On the first-ever episode of the ANGR Podcast, host Sofia Syntaxx discusses why she hates November and answers the ever-popular question, “Do Native Americans celebrate Thanksgiving?” Listen for an insider’s view on being indigenous in contemporary America. Sofia dishes on what...

Ezra McCandless sentenced to life in prison with possibility for parole after 50 years

On March 22nd, 2018, McCandless says she was running errands in Eau Claire and met Woodworth to talk about their relationship. The car they were in got stuck on a muddy road in Spring Brook. It was then that McCandless allegedly stabbed and killed Woodworth after the defense says he...

The National Black Nurses Association Holds its 50th Annual Conference in Support of Black Healthcare Professionals – Ebony

Earlier this summer, the National Black Nurses Association (NBNA) held its 50th annual conference in Chicago, along with a free health fair for the local community. Founded in 1971, the non-profit organization was formed as a collective to represent and advocate for Black nurses, fighting unequal pay and systemic racist...

Amid transgender care bans, exceptions made for surgery on intersex children – ABC News

When Sean Saifa Wall was 13, a doctor recommended to his mother that Wall’s male-typical genitals be removed and that he begin feminizing hormone therapy.He says his late mother agreed to the surgery and treatment, but Wall adds that his mother picked the wrong gender for him.”Receiving my medical records...

El Salvador’s extreme anti-abortion laws | DW Documentary

El Salvador’s extreme anti-abortion laws | DW Documentary from YouTube42 minutes 26 seconds Up to 50 years in jail for murder, because a woman suffers a miscarriage? That’s the reality in El Salvador. In the stringently Catholic nation, abortion is … Up to 50 years in jail for murder, because...

American Policing Has Always Been About Enforcing White Supremacy | HuffPost Latest News

Alex S. Vitale has had a busy week. The Brooklyn College professor and author of “The End of Policing,” and his academic peers, all experts in the history of American policing and police brutality, have been called on a lot since mass protests sprang up nationwide in the wake of...

Review: ‘Wake: The Hidden History Of Women-Led Slave Revolts’ : NPR

There’s a particularly expressive drawing near the front of Rebecca Hall and Hugo Martínez’ Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts that sums up what’s unique about this graphic novel. Martínez draws Hall — a trained historian and lawyer — at the New York Historical Society, reading the records...

How prejudice affects official search for missing Indigenous women, other women of color | PBS NewsHour

While Gabby Petito’s death has captured national attention, tens of thousands of people are reported missing or murdered every year in the U.S. Native women are murdered at rates 10 times the national average. In Wyoming alone, 710 indigenous people were reported missing from 2011 to 2020. Amna Nawaz discusses...

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Eshu Elegbara! Master of the Gate between the Orun and the Aye! We respect your energy as it is received as masculine through our human understanding! We ask that in this case you allow us to reach out to your feminine manifestation as Ayizan. Ayizan! The Great Mother who brought...

Farmers face a soaring risk of flash droughts in every major food-growing region in coming decades, new research shows

Flash droughts develop fast, and when they hit at the wrong time, they can devastate a region’s agriculture.They’re also becoming increasingly common as the planet warms.In a new study published May 25, 2023, we found that the risk of flash droughts, which can develop in the span of a few...

MY IUD CAME OUT AGAIN! SCARY IUD EXPERIENCE

Whoa. Whoa! An IUD dislodging or getting displaced is supposed to be very rare, but it does happen. If it happens to you then you need to know the signs and symptoms. Watch the video, and if you need more information, click here.

‘This can’t be how I go down:’ Manhattan woman’s homeless battle with encampment sweeps ends in massive stroke | amNewYork

Homeless Manhattanite Sinthia Vee has been left disabled after suffering a stroke that she believes was brought about by treatment at the hands of officials during and after recent homeless encampment sweeps.“This can’t be how I go down; I have been through so much in my life,” Vee told amNewYork...

Louisiana Opts Not to Clarify That Miscarriages, Ectopic Pregnancies Are Exempt from Abortion Ban

“I just think, members, that it’s very interesting that the bar continues to move with the Louisiana Right to Life,” DuBuisson said in her closing statement. She said it was difficult for her to believe that legislators could hear the testimony of “women close to death because of having to...

Afro-Colombians Celebrate Black Hair Excellence In Annual Braiding Contest – Travel Noire

For the African diaspora, there are many things to celebrate; our hairstyles serve as a crowning glory rooted in culture. Around the world, Black hair is an expression of history and art. Colombia’s annual “Tejiendo Esperanzas” (Weaving Hopes) celebration takes the reverence for this aspect of the Black experience to...

I Had An Abortion In My 40s. I’ll Never Forget The Shocking Thing The Doctor Said To Me.

I never would have guessed that my first abortion would be when I was in my 40s, married, and a parent already. But that’s the situation I was in when my pregnancy test came back positive in the first July of the COVID-19 pandemic. Source: I Had An Abortion In...

Bow Down To Viola Davis In Action-Packed ‘The Woman King’ Trailer | HuffPost Entertainment

Viola Davis is ready for battle (and another Oscar) in the gripping first trailer for “The Woman King.”Inspired by true events, the historical epic tells the story of General Nansica (Davis), the leader of an all-female militia who defended the West African kingdom Dahomey in present-day Benin up until the...

Indiana Doctor Defends Actions in 10-Year-Old’s Abortion – NBC4 Washington

An Indianapolis doctor who provided abortion drugs to a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio defended her actions before a judge Monday in an episode that drew national attention in the weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.Dr. Caitlin Bernard testified during the second day of a court...

Indigenous Feminism Is Our Culture (SSIR)

A call to bring back matriarchy in Indigenous communities to rebuild and decolonize the foundation of Native community life. Source: Indigenous Feminism Is Our Culture (SSIR)

The reason Simone Biles quit was more heartbreaking than we could’ve ever imagined

“If you looked at everything I’ve gone through for the past seven years, I should have never made another Olympic team,” Biles told the magazine. “I should have quit way before Tokyo, when Larry Nassar was in the media for two years. It was too much. But I was not...

Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill to Battle Nation’s Stillbirth Crisis

After legislation fell short of passage last year, a bipartisan group of lawmakers hope to advance a new bill to fund stillbirth prevention, and they credit ProPublica for its reporting. Source: Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill to Battle Nation’s Stillbirth Crisis

Dwyane Wade left to defend trans daughter against her ‘good Christian mother’

As a woman who claims to be a “good Christian mother,” I’ve yet to see her make any sacrifice or effort to leave her own home to participate in her children’s lives in over a decade. Zaya is not that same 3 year (old) child anymore and she’s screaming that...

What Governments Don’t Want You To Know About Modern Slavery | System Error

The fight to end modern slavery has become a celebrated cause, championed by celebrities and governments. But this fight isn’t completely what it seems. While governments have pledged millions to tackle modern slavery, how genuine are these attempts, and is the term being used to justify tough immigration policies?This is...

New Possible Words and Acronyms for Atypical Africans

Take it or leave it. Adopt it or don’t. I decided that we need a word for what we are that may be in a colonial language, but doesn’t limit us to not quite fitting or overly limiting colonial gender or orientation boxes. I’ve landed on ITVGR+. Intersex, Trans, Variable,...

The Patriarchy Pick-Me SCAM

The Patriarchy Pick-Me SCAM from YouTube48 minutes 47 seconds Analyzing the popularity of anti feminist “pick me” women joining the manosphere grift.

The Paris Review – Feminize Your Canon: Dorothy West

Feminize Your Canon: Dorothy West by Emma Garman (theparisreview.org) Our monthly column Feminize Your Canon explores the lives of underrated and underread female authors. The career of the Harlem Renaissance writer Dorothy West featured one of the most remarkable second acts in literary history. Almost half a century after her trailblazing...

Innovator to Entrepreneur Program (ITEP) Webinar December 6, 2023

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Two Women Died on an Alaska Mayor’s Property. No One Has Ever Been Charged. — ProPublica

K. Sis. Nicole T.N. Lasher November 11, 2023 November 11, 2023Domestic Violence, Gendered Violence, Indigenous Issues, Links, Our Nations 1

Support the Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act – TheHumanist.com

K. Sis. Nicole T.N. Lasher November 4, 2023 November 4, 2023Links, Our Nations, Parenting, Reproductive Choice 1

Indigenous Feminism Is Our Culture (SSIR)

K. Sis. Nicole T.N. Lasher November 3, 2023 November 3, 2023Feminism, Indigenous Issues, Links, Maaternal Feminism, Our Minds, Our Nations 1

A call to bring back matriarchy in Indigenous communities to rebuild and decolonize the foundation of Native community life. Source: Indigenous Feminism Is Our Culture (SSIR)

Talking Postpartum Depression | Office on Women’s Health

K. Sis. Nicole T.N. Lasher October 26, 2023 October 26, 2023Bewombed Specific, Culturally Sensitive Mental Health, Health, Links, Our Children, Our Minds, Parenting, Post Partum Depression, Video 1

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL CHILD 2023 – ROTARY CLUB OF LAGOS & HERCONOMY COLLABORATE

K. Sis. Nicole T.N. Lasher October 15, 2023 October 15, 2023Africa, Africana Womanism, Events, Feminism, Links, News, Our Children, Our Nations, Video, Women and Femme Leaders 1

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s78dwrkKS1k&ab_channel=ChiomaOkparaNG[/embed] “2023 edition of the International Day of the Girl Child came with a difference as Rotary Club of Lagos chose two public schools in the metropolis for her girl child empowerment project. HERCONOMY put its weight behind it.”