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Book Release: Jezebel Unhinged: Loosing the Black Female Body in Religion and Culture
#eulogizingaretha: For the Colored Girl Who Gave Us a Rainbow When the Black Church Wasn’t Enuff (Benediction)
#eulogizingaretha: A Reflection Upon a Musical Selection: “Mary, Don’t You Weep”
#eulogizingaretha: What We Need to Say About Mother Franklin
#eulogizingaretha: The Power of Aretha Louise Franklin
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Sexual Harassment is Rampant in NYC Public Schools
(Brooklyn, NY) November 17, 2011 — “There are so many cases of sexual harassment,” says Nadia, a former student at Brooklyn International High School. “It’s...
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Mixed Signals Spark Fear, Hope For Saudi Women
By Catherine Morrisey-Ribeiro King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia originally told Saudi women he intended to give them more rights in 2015 (to which Saudi feminists...
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On the Berkeley and Davis Protests
Back in February 2010, 11 Muslim students from UC Irvine and UC Riverside interrupted a speech given on the Irvine campus by Israeli ambassador Michael...
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The Straw: Activating Black Feminism in response to “Dead Men Walking”
Black feminism lives as an abundant and hopeful critique of our everyday circumstances. Black feminism lives as a perpetual readiness to engage and instigate transformation...
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Supreme Court To Decide Constitutionality Of Health Law
By Catherine Morrisey-Ribeiro The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear over five hours of arguments regarding the Health Care Reform Law. The lawsuit, brought by...
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Un-occupy my/our Sexisms: In Solidarity with Tamura Lomax and all Women
Tamura Lomax has rightly called for an interrogation of (and action in response to) the sexist, misogynist, and violent resonances lurking within some iterations of...
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Introducing: Darnell L. Moore…
TFW welcomes Darnell L. Moore to our Editorial Collective. Darnell L. Moore is a writer/poet and activist who lives in Bedstuy, Broooklyn, NY and hails from Camden,...
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Mass Evictions at “Occupy” Camps around the Country
From Denver, Oakland, to New York City, local police have stormed Occupy encampments carrying out eviction orders and arresting peaceful protesters. Given the number of...
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Paid-Leave Benefits Lagging For Working Moms In US
By Catherine Morrisey-Ribeiro A Census Bureau analysis shows that women given time off for pregnancy, birth and child care has leveled off. Currently, about half...
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Here We Go Again!
The U.S. Supreme Court consented on Monday to hear oral argument on the 2010 health care overhaul law. A decision is expected to be handed...
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Berlusconi Steps Down
After seventeen years in office, the colorful Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, resigned in humiliation Saturday, as the Italian Parliament adopted austerity measures for a...
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The Language of War
The last few months have been received by most as a foreign policy boon for our fledgling sitting President. In a global climate dominated by...
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Laughing Like Cain
Republican presidential hopeful, Herman Cain, keeled over in laughter Friday when a supporter related to him that Professor Anita Hill was trying to reach him....
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Security/Safety Concerns about Occupy Wall Street
By Linda Martín Alcoff The Oakland occupation was shut the last week of October, albeit temporarily, on the grounds of concerns about safety and...
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From Washington Heights to Wall Street: End to End for the 99%
Earlier this week, throngs of Latinos and blacks gathered at 181st and St. Nicholas Avenue in the upper Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights in New...
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Beating Back the Right
This has been a banner week for progressives with victories in several states beating back the nation-wide Republican campaign against immigration, collective bargaining, as well...
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Veterans Day: A Time to Remember, A Time to Honor
You know, whether you support the war or not, whether you know any servicemembers personally or not, whether you ever give veterans any thought any...
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Un-Settling Fatness: Obesity Goes Pop-Genre Big
I expected to love Chelsea Settles. I expected to hate Chelsea Settles. On both counts, I was wrong. MTV’s newest (semi)reality protagonist— spun, as the...