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Writer Jack Qu'emi explains the meaning of 'Latinx'
Jack Qu'emi is a writer and self-described "queer, non-binary femme," who among other terms identifies as Afro-Latinx.That's Latinx. Not Latino. Not Latina.The term (pronounced: la-teen-ex) is gaining...
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Why this Sudanese activist works for women's rights: 'I remember the look in...
Sudanese human rights activist Mohamed Abubakr remembers the first time his sisters were forced to don the hijab. It was after Islamists came into power in the 1990s and implemented Sharia law.“I...
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The Supreme Court just gave a big victory to US abortion rights activists
The US Supreme Court on Monday struck down a Texas law restricting abortion clinics, handing a major victory to the "pro-choice" camp in the country's most important ruling on the divisive issue in a...
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Remembering the legacy Pat Summitt leaves behind
Legendary college basketball coach Pat Summitt died today at the age of 64 after battling Alzheimer's disease for years.In her 38-year career, Summitt molded a dynasty at the University of Tennessee,...
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Thailand’s top female monk hacked the system to bring women into the fold
Dhammananda, a 72-year-old Thai woman, is forbidden from hugging her sons. She’s never been able to chase her giggling grandchildren around the room. Both acts are forbidden by the strict Buddhist...
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Soviet-style youth squads are making a comeback in eastern Ukraine
In the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic, the breakaway region of eastern Ukraine, training for war starts young.Teenage girls wearing Russian military uniforms spend Saturday afternoons taking...
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Ingrid Betancourt was held hostage by Colombia's rebels for six years. Now...
Ingrid Betancourt, one of the world's most famous former hostages, can't recall a time when her native Colombia was not at war. Finally, that seems about to change. The rebels who captured the...
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Debunking one of the biggest stereotypes about women in the gaming community
Although women now make up almost half of all video game players, the gaming community remains, in some ways, hostile toward women.For example, the GamerGate controversy, which began in 2014 and...
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Hiring more female officers and 4 other proven ways to reduce police violence
After being pulled over for a busted taillight on Wednesday night, Philando Castile informed a Minnesota police officer at his window that he owned a gun and had a license to carry it. As he reached...
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This author went in search of the life and legacy of 'the first celebrity...
Bee Rowlatt was a literature student when she first read a text by Mary Wollstonecraft — a trailblazer for women's rights in the UK.She says she had heard about "this crazy, mad cat woman" who had...
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After the dust settles, Theresa May emerges to lead the UK
For the second time in the nation's history, the UK will be led by a woman — and as it was the first time with Margaret Thatcher, that woman will be from the Conservative Party.Former Home Secretary...
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400 years ago, a trailblazer: Rediscovered, and remembered, today
In the 17th century, Artemisia Gentileschi broke the glass ceiling. She was "one of the most remarkable women in the history of western art," says Richard Savino, a professor at Sacramento State...
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Samia Yusuf Omar earned fame as a runner, but died as a refugee. A new comic...
The terrible news reached Teresa Krug by way of a somber YouTube video: Samia Yusuf Omar, a Somali sprinter who competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, had drowned while trying to cross the...
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Women are being silenced in Turkey's crackdown
In the days after a failed military coup shook Turkey, women say they are being silenced.From the start of the coup attempt by military officials on Friday through to the government’s crackdown in...
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Snapchat gives a voice to survivors of sexual abuse
Snapchat’s line of face-altering filters have undoubtedly sparked a selfie revolution. However, one journalist is using the app for something more: He’s enabling sexual abuse survivors to share their...
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My parents coached me through my first coup
When I heard the jets overhead, I knew it was real.Growing up as a Turkish American, I’m familiar with Turkey’s national narrative of fractionalized politics and military coups. Last Friday was a...
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Indiana Court overturns feticide conviction of Purvi Patel
The Indiana Appeals Court has overturned the feticide conviction for Purvi Patel, an Indiana woman who took abortion drugs after an unintended pregnancy.In the decision, the judges chose to vacate the...
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A Canadian city is putting warning labels on gas pumps
Imagine going to fill up your tank and seeing a label on the pump that says what you are doing was causing climate change.The city of North Vancouver in Canada is launching a new program to encourage...
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Syrian influx in Turkey prompts upsurge in polygamy
After 30 years of marriage, Celal decided it was time for a second wife.In 2013, the Turkish merchant from the town of Kilis married Kinda, a 29-year-old widow who had fled from Aleppo to Turkey with...
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Three essential takeaways from Michelle Obama's DNC speech
Did you hear Michelle Obama's speech?If you didn't, you should.If you did, you should probably hear it again.No matter your politics, the first lady's speech on the first night of the Democratic...
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