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Two Teens Sent to Prison for South Korean Bullying Suicide
A South Korean court sentenced two teenagers to prison terms Monday after they admitted bullying a school classmate until he committed suicide. The two, both 15,...
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Lessons from Piccolo Occupy: An Interview with Youth Organizer Ana Mercado
On Friday, February 17, more than a dozen parents, retired teachers, students, and community organizers organized and participated in a sit-in joined by more than...
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Media’s Gender Gap: Where My Girls At?
The representation of women in U.S. newsrooms is weak. The media industry is overwhelmingly male, and according to a report released last week by The Women’s Media...
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Forget Star Wars it's Tit Wars! The Sun's editor claims Page 3 is a 'force for good'
The Sun’s editor, Dominic Mohan, was recalled a few weeks ago to give further evidence about Page 3 and the UK tabloid’s portrayal and reporting of...
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Call for Submissions
Submissions of short stories, short creative non-fiction, and art pieces are requested for possible appearance in an academic/scholarly book tentatively entitled “A Lesson in Doubt:...
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Last Known WWI Veteran Florence Green Dies at 110
Florence Green, who died at age 110, was the last known surviving veteran of World War I. She was serving with the Women’s Royal Air...
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Liz Trotta says women are being "raped too much"
Fox News contributor Liz Trotta made headlines last Sunday when she reacted to a 64% rise in violent sexual assaults in the military by saying, “What did...
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Dick Cheney Part Of Marriage Equality Lobbying Effort In Maryland
Dick Cheney is part of a lobbying campaign to convince at least one Maryland state lawmaker to back marriage equality, the Baltimore Sun reported on Thursday. Since...
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Observations on "Austerity" from a Greek Feminist
By Sotiria Theoharis The economic “doom and gloom” in Greece is no accident, and it affects women disproportionately. Imagine being trapped by an evil financial...
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Sticks and Stones
What is the appropriate response to Die, bitch? Recently, I’ve had occasion to ponder this question and a broader cultural predicament in which all public...
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Why Roland Martin's Homophobic Tweets Shouldn't Be Ignored, Even Now
By Aishah Shahidah Simmons, Darnell L. Moore, & Kenyon Farrow Over and over again as racially-conscious, Black feminist lesbian and gay people, we find ourselves...
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Super Spectacle: Race, Gender, and the Hawking of Products
The Super Bowl is a spectacle. Whether talking about the pregame festivities, the hype, the halftime show, or the game itself, it is the embodiment...
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For Pregnant Women with Cancer, Chemo Possible
Recent medical studies suggest that pregnant women can be treated almost the same as other cancer patients are, with minimal risk to the fetus. While the...
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Remastered Tools 101 Webinar
The Remastered Tools 101 Webinar is a month-long course for visionary under-represented graduate students and emerging community accountable scholars inspired by the brilliance of Audre...
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Love Notes: From Darnell to Aimee
Dearest Aimee, So, all of us would do well to stop fighting each other for our space at the bottom, because there ain’t no more...
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Love Notes: From Aimee to Darnell
Dear Darnell, I always find myself in love or falling there. My lovers are many, most of them unknown – yet to be revealed –...
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Teenager Self-Immolates as Protests Continue
An 18-year-old Tibetan nun set herself on fire in western China in the latest protest against Beijing’s handling of the vast ethnic Tibetan regions it rules. Free...
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Nearly 50% Fall in Brides Married Below 18
The percentage of women getting married before the legal age of 18 fell by roughly 46% from 2005 to 2009. However, nearly seven in 100 women are...