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December 07, 2016 | Elspeth Dehnert | International, Violence against women
Freeing Mosul could be a death sentence for Iraqi women: A Q&A with Yanar Mohammed
In 2003, Yanar Mohammed decided she’d had enough. The war in Iraq was picking up steam, and she didn’t want to sit idly in Canada as her home country’s women and girls were being victimized in the turmoil. So, she packed up her bags and moved back to Baghdad to find a way to help.
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December 06, 2016 | Julie Graves | Feminism
My Mom, The Feminist
It was my sophomore year of high school. On the first day of my AP World History class, the teacher progressed down the aisles of rickety desks, asking each student to  say their favorite movie as a “...
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December 04, 2016 | Kayleigh Bolingbroke | Arts and culture, Feminism, Media, Race/Ethnicity, Science and tech
This New Music Video Powerfully Took On Police Brutality
In 2012, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman. He was later acquitted of the crime. Two years later, Eric Garner was killed after being placed in a chok...
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December 04, 2016 | Yanick Rice Lamb | Media
Gwen Ifill’s profound impact on African-American women journalists

The death of groundbreaking journalist Gwen Ifill was a stunning loss. She left a great legacy in the field, but her impact was especially profound for African-American journalists, especially women.

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December 01, 2016 | Kris Crews | Feminism, Race/Ethnicity
Experiencing Racist Microaggressions
"You don’t act like a black person,” I was told in middle school. “What’s your favorite food? Fried chicken?” I was asked in high school. “You have good hair for a black person, what are you mixed w...
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