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New Possible Words and Acronyms for Atypical Africans

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

Bow Down To Viola Davis In Action-Packed ‘The Woman King’ Trailer | HuffPost Entertainment

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

LOVE IS LOVE (Kenyan short film) – YouTube

Practical Baby Formula Substitute Advice For Emergencies

The Misconception About Africa And S€xuality – Swiry Nyar Kano – YouTube

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

Right Wing Women The Politics of Domesticated Females – Andrea Dworkin

LadySpeech Sankofa: The Thriving King – OUT FRONT

Nicole Tanit Nefertaueret Lasher’s answer to Does misandry exist? Some girl online laughed at the fact I pointed out sexism towards men.

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,...

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...

Why Ghana’s LGBTIQ community needs your help | openDemocracy

With impunity, the police have taken to arresting LGBTIQ persons, or people who are perceived to be LGBTIQ. Last year, 21 people were arrested for attending a paralegal LGBTIQ rights training workshop in Ho, in the Volta region. Another 22 people were arrested in eastern Ghana, because they were said...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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

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...

“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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The Masters’ Tools – by @CominternQueer – Thread Reader App

Audre Lorde’s “The masters tools will never bring down the masters house” gotta be one of the most misquoted and misapplied quotes of all time.🧵 (1/16)First and foremost, Audre Lorde was a self avowed communist. She spent time in the Soviet Union and wrote an essay about it. She was...

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...

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:...

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...

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.

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.

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

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Residential schools: Hundreds of photos found in Rome archives | CTV News

WINNIPEG -Raymond Frogner says when he found images of residential school students in the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate archives in Rome, he knew he was looking at something important.”It did have a very historic feeling to it, very profound,” the head archivist for the Winnipeg-based Centre for Truth and...

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,...

‘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...

“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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

Just In Time To Prevent the Hijack

When the Great Sellout happened in 2015-2016, my heart broke for the legit men’s rights advocates. I know it’s hard for people coming late to this to imagine, but there were men who wanted a piece, not of the victim pie, but the freedom cake. Since women were defying stereotypes...

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...

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...

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?

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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

The Birth Story Project

Have you given birth in Louisiana? The Birth Story Project wants to hear from you. Take their survey and help to improve healthcare equity for women and infants in Louisiana.

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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.

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...

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...

‘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...

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

ACT-SO is a year-long programme targeted at high school students to promote their growth in disciplines from visual arts, business, and performing and culinary arts.NAACP partners with Lancôme to offer the Write Her Future Scholarship Fund which focuses on empowering women through literacy, mentorship, and entrepreneurship.Lupita, who is the Lancôme...

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...

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...

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:...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 |...

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...

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...

‘I couldn’t stay silent,’ says Cree singer who performed powerful message for Pope Francis | CBC News

It was a raw, powerful moment that seemed to stop time — a song performed emotionally in Cree to the tune of Canada’s national anthem by an Indigenous woman wearing traditional regalia.In an interview Thursday with CBC News, Si Pih Ko, also known as Trina Francois, said the song lyrics...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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!

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....

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!

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...

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

Network star Rumi Abergil recently fulfilled her life’s dream and completed the gender reassignment procedure with the help of surgery she underwent in Thailand. Abergil shared with her followers the difficult but exciting journey she went through, and returned to Israel happy. Source: Romi Abergil on using Onlyfans to finance...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

In a new article published in the journal Body Image, a team of psychology researchers outline a mountain of evidence linking social media use to body image issues. The researchers describe how algorithms may be intensifying this link and urge social media corporations to take action. Source: Psychology experts urge...

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

‘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...

KENYANS drag the UK to court over colonial-Era A.B.U.S.E. Cameroon bans skin bleaching products!

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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...

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!

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...

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...

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...

So Identity Politics has been Bastardized… – YouTube

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

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.

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...

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!

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...

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...

‘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...

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‘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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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Jodyann Morgan is a plus size, queer, Black woman who sits at the intersection of race, size, and sexuality. Pride and representation are personal. She creates lovingly hand poured, gender-free candles that allow people to see their bodies, and the bodies of people they love, in accessible art. Morgan started...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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:

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...

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

Hannah then explained her problems for the past two years. Hannah says in the video, “She [the OB-GYN] was like, ‘I know why you’re having these problems. It’s clear as day: You were stitched wrong.'” Hannah says that her new OB-GYN explained that the opening to her vagina was much...

Why Bigots are Protected and Defenders are Punished in Social Media

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 — Nicole Tanit Nefertaueret Lasher (@ironwynch) August 12, 2022 For...

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...

“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....

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.

Nichelle Nichols – Facebook

Friends, Fans, Colleagues, WorldI regret to inform you that a great light in the firmament no longer shines for us as it has for so many years.Last night, my mother, Nichelle Nichols, succumbed to natural causes and passed away. Her light however, like the ancient galaxies now being seen for...

Abortion Fight Needs to Include Transgender People

I said it once and I’ll say it again, this is not and never has been a zero-sum game. Many of the same things preventing cis women from getting abortion care impact trans and non-binary folks ten times over, especially if they’re Black or Brown. Source: Abortion Fight Needs to...

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...

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

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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:...

Hibo’s Story – YouTube

When she was six years old, Hibo Wardere was mutilated – she was cut. On that day, she became one of more than 200 million women and girls worldwide who have undergone Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). In this film, Hibo discusses the days leading up to being cut – the...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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

This post is doing the rounds in Facebook, and where I applaud the efforts of women’s rights advocates to inform the public of these dangerous herbs, I would like to add some important information.As we know out here in the witching world, most political shifts are not about a specific...

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...

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...

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...

Are we turning away from Seggs Positive Feminism? 🧐 Khadija Mbowe – YouTube

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.”...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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,...

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

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...

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...

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

New York – Gentrification and Displacement – Urban Displacement

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...

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.

When medical bills lead to debt, financial hardship piles on top of sickness : Shots – Health News : NPR

The three are among more than 100 million people in America ― including 41% of adults ― beset by a health care system that is systematically pushing patients into debt on a mass scale, an investigation by KHN and NPR shows.The investigation reveals a problem that, despite new attention from...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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.

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,...

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.

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!

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:...

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...

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!

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

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...

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#BiWeek: why is bisexual visibility important?

Watch and listen as Rachael Moore, representing our Bisexual Committee for Europe and Central Asia, explains why #BiVisibility is so important

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!

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

Morris, Olive Elaine 1952-1979 | libcom.org

A short biography of south London based anti-racist community organiser Olive Morris who worked tirelessly as a feminist, black and squatting activist throughout the late 60s and 70s. Source: Morris, Olive Elaine 1952-1979 | libcom.org

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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”.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

Nicole Tanit Nefertaueret Lasher’s answer to Does misandry exist? Some girl online laughed at the fact I pointed out sexism towards men.

Yes, misandry exists, but the worst perpetrators of it are usually men. I haven’t heard of many women ganging up on a dude to beat him to death for being Gay. Most of the things women do against men are maybe break their hearts. Some women may be more physical...

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!

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...