Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager in Kansas City, was shot in the head and arm on Thursday evening when he went to pick up his younger siblings and rang the doorbell to the wrong house. The 85-year old white homeowner, Andrew Lester, who shot him was charged with a Class A Felony after a public outcry. To discuss, we FEATURE Debbie Hines. Hines is an expert in criminal law, high profile criminal cases, gun control and gun laws, police brutality, death penalty, domestic violence and Supreme Court cases. She often addresses legal/political issues at the intersection of gender, race and class. As a former felony prosecutor, she tried homicides, attempted murders, rapes, burglaries, robberies, narcotics and economic crimes. Presently, she maintains a boutique law practice focused on civil and criminal litigation. Hines is also a former Maryland Assistant Attorney General. Media includes: Al Jazeera Huffington Post, The Hill, MSNBC, CNN, Fox News.

A Sweet 16 birthday party in Alabama ended in gunfire on Sunday when a shooter opened fire, killing 9 and injuring 28. To discuss, we FEATURE Heidi Li Feldman. Feldman is Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center, with a courtesy appointment in the Philosophy Department at Georgetown University. Feldman seeks to bring her knowledge of U.S. law, politics and history to a broad public and to bring a grassroots perspective to the legal academy. Dr. Feldman regularly speaks to U.S. and foreign press on topics ranging from U.S. gun regulation efforts to the illegality of family separation as practiced by the Trump administration to the legal issues arising from business and university efforts to escape liability arising from the covid-19 pandemic. Media includes: The New York Times, The Washington Post, The LA Times, Reuters, Bloomberg, CBS News.

On Friday, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito temporarily blocked lower level court rulings that tried to put tighter restrictions on abortion medication mifepristone. To discuss, we FEATURE Dina Doll. Doll is an attorney, television legal analyst and certified mediator. She has provided legal analysis on almost all the high-profile cases over the past year including those involving: the Texas abortion law, Prince Andrew, George Floyd, Kyle Rittenhouse, Britney Spears, Smartmatic, Dominion and Harvey Weinstein. She is an official legal analyst for the Law & Crime Network and has provided legal analysis to multiple media outlets including CNN, HLN, Access Hollywood, Spectrum News, CTV, NewsNation, TYT, Court TV, BNC, Newsmax, Medias Touch, KCRW “All Things Considered” and The Mediator with Ice T.

The New York Board of Regents unanimously voted today to prohibit the use of Native American mascots, logos, and team names for all New York public schools. To discuss, we FEATURE Adrienne Keene. Keene (Cherokee Nation) is a Native scholar, writer, and blogger and is passionate about reframing how the world sees contemporary Native cultures. She is the creator and author of Native Appropriations, a blog discussing cultural appropriation and stereotypes of Native peoples in fashion, film, music, and other forms of pop culture. Through her writing and activism, Keene questions and problematizes the ways Indigenous peoples are represented, asking for celebrities, large corporations, and designers to consider the ways they incorporate "Native" elements into their work. She is currently an Assistant Professor of American and Ethnic Studies at Brown University. Media includes: The New York Times, The Washington Post, TIME, CNN, NPR.

More than 180 people have been killed in Sudan after intense clashes between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). To discuss, we FEATURE Marla B. Keenan is a adjunct senior fellow at the Henry L. Stimson Center and a senior Advisor to PAX. Her areas of expertise focus on issues relating to international security, including human rights in armed conflict, protection of civilians, civilian harm tracking and analysis, and civil-military relations in armed conflict. Marla was senior director of policy and advocacy and previously senior director of programs at Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC), a Washington, DC-based NGO working on armed conflict and the protection of civilians. She led the design, management, and successful implementation of outcome-focused field programs in active conflict zones. Media includes: Thompson Reuters, Rolling Stone, Buzzfeed, Christian Science Monitor.

The U.N. has warned against unilateral action after Poland and Hungary announced bans on grains and other imports coming from Ukraine. To discuss, we FEATURE Christine Abely. Abely is an Assistant Professor at New England Law, Boston. Her research focuses on sanctions and international trade (including export controls and import regulations), and her courses taught include International Business Transactions and Compliance. She is currently drafting a book (under advance contract with Cambridge University Press) about the economic response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. She has appeared on Boston Public Radio to discuss the sanctions against Russia, and her work on sanctions has been mentioned in The Wall Street Journal. She has published opinion pieces on international trade issues in The Hill, Just Security, and others.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. To discuss, we FEATURE María E. Garay-Serratos. Garay-Serratos is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pánfila Domestic Violence HOPE Foundation, one of the world’s first non-profit organization dedicated to creating awareness and solutions for the silent epidemic of domestic violence-related traumatic brain injury (DV-TBI). She is also the Protagonist, Associate Producer, and DV Expert for This Hits Home, a powerful documentary by Scotia Entertainment that introduces the world to fearless survivors, grassroots workers acting to end domestic violence and leading neurologists. Garay-Serratos’ career is a product of extensive academic training, hands-on experience with at-risk children and domestic violence victims, and a heroic struggle to overcome domestic violence in her family. Media includes: Huffington Post, LA Times, The Arizona Republic, Frontdoor News.

To find more experts gender-based violence, find WMC SheSource's list for Sexual Assault Awareness Month.