civil rights
Anti-transgender violence crisis: Murders on the rise
October 14, 2015Although this year has garnered an increase in transgender visibility, murders and violence against transgender people are on the rise.
Read moreAlabama’s new Jim Crow far from subtle
October 14, 2015In Alabama, 50 years after Selma, voting rights are once more under assault.
Read moreHas feminism become a new four-letter word?
October 9, 2015Women in the media spotlight have gone on record, for a variety of reasons, refusing to be associated with the word or the movement.
Read more“SlutWalk” in Los Angeles causes controversy
October 8, 2015"I can wear whatever I want, but it still doesn't mean that I want to have sex with you or I'm asking for it."
Read moreToday in history: Jesse Jackson is born
October 8, 2015Born on this date in 1941 in Greenville, S.C., he is an American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, politician, and columnist.
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