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Race
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Black mothers are at the center of a fight to keep youth out of an adult prison in Louisiana
Legal advocates say moving incarcerated youth to the once notoriously-violent Angola prison will traumatize them and limit their access to needed programs and services.
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The racist L.A. City Council tape wasn’t a surprise to this Black Angeleno
Analysis | Cross-cultural tensions have long existed in Los Angeles, but the current crisis offers an opportunity for real healing and true collaboration.
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How did an artist uplift women on campus? She displayed them where no one could miss them.
Artist Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, known for her site-specific work with larger-than-life portraits, used her University of Michigan residency to amplify the voices of women students.
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Monkeypox vaccines still aren't reaching Black Americans
Vaccine access is just one of several disparities that leave queer Black men at a disadvantage in their ability to keep the virus at bay.
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Tarana Burke doesn’t define #MeToo’s success by society’s failure
Analysis | She started the movement to raise awareness of how common sexual violence is before the hashtag went viral. Here’s what Tarana Burke sees coming next.
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A congressman's insult highlights the misogyny women in the climate movement face
Women and nonbinary experts and activists in the climate movement are frequently cast as overly emotional, irrational and even un-American.
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The United States just hit Equal Pay Day for Black women
Last year, the day was marked on August 3. Here’s why it’s so much later this year.
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What the Academy’s apology to Sacheen Littlefeather tells us about Indigenous representation in film
The Apache actress and activist declined an award on behalf of Marlon Brando in 1973 before giving a speech about the film industry’s mistreatment of Native Americans.
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What is ‘soft’ censorship? When school districts don’t ban books, they still limit student access
Districts are separating books about sex, gender and race in school libraries, slapping warning labels on them and requiring parental permission for student access.
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Roe’s reversal has put Brown v. Board in focus. Women played key roles in that case, too.
Cheryl Brown Henderson discusses the potential impact of Roe’s reversal on her family’s case and highlights the role women have traditionally played in the civil rights movement.