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December 03, 2018 | Lauren Davidson | Politics
The most important SCOTUS cases to keep an eye on this year

At the end of September, the nation’s attention turned to Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the now-infamous hearing regarding Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations of sexual assault against him. While that Supreme Court-related news was obviously worthy of attention, it caused many to overlook the fact that just days later, the Supreme Court began its October sitting on the first Monday of the month. 

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November 29, 2018 | Anna Khan | Politics
It's time for voting to go digital

While social media is helping to encourage young people to vote in record numbers, the actual process of voting is exceptionally digitally inept.

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October 16, 2018 | Rebecka Green | Politics
What was it all for? Dr. Blasey Ford and the fight for our truths

The stories of the silenced matter, even when the outcome of sharing them are not necessarily concrete.

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September 04, 2018 | Julie Zeilinger | Arts and culture, Race/Ethnicity
This children’s book author is teaching her readers about white privilege

Higginbotham has covered topics including death, sex, and divorce. Recently, she told the FBomb about her newest book, Not My Idea, which tackles racism and white privilege, and is available now.

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June 18, 2018 | Lauren Davidson | LGBTQIA
What the Masterpiece Cakeshop case means for LGBTQ+ rights

On June 4, right at the beginning of Pride Month, SCOTUS released their decision in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission: the court sided with the baker.

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February 26, 2018 | Emma Gray | Feminism, Politics
A Girl's Guide to Joining the Resistance

The fight against injustice will always be long and often discouraging. The only way to persist is to choose a cause you feel that your life—and the lives of others—depends on, one you can speak to from (for lack of a better, less cheesy phrase) the heart.

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December 27, 2017 | Julie Zeilinger | Politics
How young, black voters helped Doug Jones win

22-year-old Tyler Bryant, a senior at Alabama State University and president of the Alabama College Democrats, explains the efforts many students made on the ground to mobilize young voters and black voters to help Jones win.

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October 02, 2017 | Kalli Jackson | Gender-based violence, Politics
Trump’s pardoning of Arpaio redefines 'justice' in America

Joe Arpaio, according to Trump, was the one cheated and attacked by the criminal justice system — not his victims.

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August 18, 2017 | Kadin Burnett | Arts and culture
Detroit’s powerful statement about the legacy of police brutality in the U.S.

Detroit, directed by Kathryn Bigelow, takes place in the midst of the infamous 12th Street riot, which was sparked after the police raided an unlicensed club for African-American veterans in 1967....

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August 17, 2017 | Faatimah Solomon | Arts and culture, Feminism
The importance of Ava DuVernay taking on Central Park Five

Ava DuVernay has never been afraid to bring issues like race, the unjust U.S. “justice” system, mass incarceration, and the criminalization of African-Americans and other PoC to the forefront of her films. From the Oscar-winning film Selma to the highly acclaimed 2016 Netflix documentary 13th, DuVernay has examined how the criminal justice system is actively used as an oppressive tactic to repress and discriminate against the Black population....

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May 03, 2017 | Kadin Burnett |
How One Formerly Incarcerated Youth Is Taking On The System
Hernan Carvente was born into an unstable home environment, rife with alcohol and domestic abuse and devoid of any resources that could help him and his family escape these cycles of violence. Carvent...
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November 10, 2016 | Lauren D | Feminism, Gender-based violence, Violence against women
The Gender Safety Gap
I grew up and currently live in post-9/11 New York City. I don’t remember what the city was like before the attacks. I will never remember a city in which it wasn’t standard to see assault rifles ...
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July 22, 2015 | David Guirgis | Feminism, Gender-based violence, International, Violence against women
Why We Must Listen to Syrian Refugee Women
Since 2011, Syria has been embroiled in a civil war. Millions of people have been displaced — the majority of whom have fled to Jordan and Lebanon — and over 220,000 have been killed so far, accor...
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February 07, 2014 | Julie Zeilinger | Economy, Feminism, Politics
Saturday Vids: Income Inequality and HOPE Credit Union
I'm currently taking a sociology class called "Perspectives on Inequality" and the first major issue we've addressed is the current state of income inequality in the United States. The U.S. is the mos...
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January 20, 2013 | Lara S. Kaufman | Education, Feminism, Media, Misogyny, Politics
Dear Schools, Please Stop Discriminating Based on Pregnancy. Thanks, Title IX
Imagine you’re an honors student at a community college. You’re doing great: you’ve got a merit-based scholarship and you’re enjoying your classes. You’re also pregnant and excited to welcom...
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February 03, 2012 | Julie Zeilinger | Feminism, LGBTQIA, Media, Politics, Violence against women
Saturday Vids: The Gay Rights Movement
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April 12, 2011 | Julie Zeilinger | Feminism, LGBTQIA, Media, Online harassment
Perez Hilton and Bullying
Over the past few years, the news has been inundated with tragic stories of teens and cyberbullying. There were the stories of Phoebe Prince and Megan Meier, who after being tormented via social medi...
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January 02, 2011 | Julie Zeilinger | Body image and body standards, Economy, Feminism, Girls, Online harassment, Science and tech
Teens and Technology: A Feminist Issue
The media would like you to believe that every time you log on to Facebook or – god forbid – the evil black hole of narcissism that is Twitter, another nail is inserted into the coffin of your gen...
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August 03, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger | Economy, Feminism, Girls, Media, Online harassment, Science and tech
Formspring and Cyber Bullying
My first interaction with Formspring (for those who don’t know: Formspring is a site where people can comment anonymously about eachother) occurred just this past year when a girl a year younger th...
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June 23, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger | Economy, Feminism, Girls, Media, Online harassment, Science and tech
Girl Scout and Dr. Phil to Testify at Congressional Hearing on Cyberbullying
The advent of new media in recent years has been both a blessing and a curse to the youth of the world. Thanks to Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites, we can hop on the computer and ha...
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June 20, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger | Feminism, Gender-based violence, Girls, International, Violence against women
An Interview with Zainab Salbi
When Zainab Salbi started Women for Women International, an organization that provides women survivors of war and other conflicts with tools and resources to move from crisis and poverty to stability ...
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May 30, 2010 | Haley S | Feminism, LGBTQIA, Misogyny, Politics
Language Matters
Barack Obama was my sisters 2010 University of Michigan commencement speaker. He was incredible, but he said one thing that I immediately had a negative reaction to. He said, "Through periods of great...
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May 27, 2010 | Kate S | Education, Feminism, Race/Ethnicity
Affirmative Action?
Maren H. wrote a great piece on the importance of feminism and focused on gender discrimination in hiring. It coincided with something that ticked me off today so here is my rant. As my tradition-bou...
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May 18, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger | Feminism, Politics
The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
One of the ultimate highlights of my middle experience was the concept of the "Window Trip." Our middle school, dedicated to giving us ignorant brats a broader view of the world, forced us onto a bus ...
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March 17, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger | Feminism, LGBTQIA, Politics
Lesbian Teen Banned from Prom
I'm sure a lot of you have heard about this story by now but I had to blog about it. Apparently the school district of Itawamba County in Mississippi would not allow Constance McMillen, 18, to attend ...

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