The pro-Trump organization Women for America First has sent a formal request to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio requesting a permit to paint a street mural similar to the Black Lives Matter one he allowed outside Trump Tower. “We have retained counsel should de Blasio continue infringing upon […]
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Protesters hold up a lighted sign reading “#sayhername” during a July 2015 vigil for Sandra Bland in Chicago. Bland died in a Texas jail after a traffic stop escalated into a physical confrontation. Authorities said Bland hanged herself, a finding her family disputed. Christian K. Lee/AP hide caption toggle caption […]
Black Women In Italy Weren’t Being Heard, That’s Changed By Stefania Dignoti, The Lilly. July 7, 2020 Black Women In Italy Weren’t Being Heard, That’s Changed2020-07-072020-07-07https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/italy.png200px200px Above photo: By Marioluca Bariona. Then Black Lives Matter protests began in the United States. ‘It began with the death of George Floyd in […]
Two women activists were hit by a car last night in downtown Seattle early in the morning on July 4th. The women activists were standing on the interstate at 1:30 AM. The car suffered front grill and windshield damage. The driver was in custody but was not impaired when he […]
As reported earlier by Cristina Laila– A white Oakland County, Michigan couple were charged with felony assault on Thursday after a video of a pregnant woman defending herself from a black woman with a firearm went viral. Oakland County Prosecutor Jessica Cooper charged Jillian Wuestenberg , 32, and Eric Wuestenberg, […]
Silence Is Not An Option”: Black Women Make History By Keisha N. Blain, ROAR Magazine. June 30, 2020 Silence Is Not An Option”: Black Women Make History2020-06-302020-06-30https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/occupy-city-hall-from-the-new-york-times-e1593529656409.jpg200px200px Above photo: Occupy CIty Hall by Amr Alfiky, New York Times. Dr. Keisha N. Blain speaks to ROAR about the vital role of Black women […]
Miriam Amancay Colque, spokeswoman for the Bartolina Sisa Resistance movement, discussed the role of women and indigenous people in fighting the ongoing coup government as well as further updates on the crisis in Bolivia. Sputnik: How are grassroots movements like the Bartolina Sisa Resistance responding to the Campaign for Seven? […]
The Washington Post global opinions editor has sparked outrage with a tweet saying white women are “lucky” protesters are not calling for “revenge” against them, for helping to elect Donald Trump and suppressing black voices. “The lies & tears of White women hath wrought: The 1921 Tulsa Massacre. Murder of […]
Democracy dies in darkness, but racism thrives in broad daylight at the Washington Post. Karen Attiah, Global Opinion editor for the Post, posted several racist attacks against white woman on Twitter Sunday, including one that warned white women they are lucky black people aren’t seeking revenge on them for among […]
Two National Organization for Women board members say the group is retaliating against them and seven others for speaking up about racism within the iconic organization. The nine board members—including all four women of color on the board—previously called for President Toni Van Pelt’s resignation after a Daily Beast investigation […]
Roughly 40% of women surveyed by the Guttmacher Institute said they changed their plans on when to have children, or how many to have. PeopleImages/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption PeopleImages/Getty Images Roughly 40% of women surveyed by the Guttmacher Institute said they changed their plans on when to have […]
Porn star Ron Jeremy was charged on Tuesday with raping three women and sexually assaulting a fourth. Jeremy, 67, now faces eight counts—including forcible rape, forcible penetration, and forcible oral copulation—for the separate incidents, which date back to 2014, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said. Prosecutors allege that in May […]
Earlier Hollywood star Ansel Elgort was accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old woman back in 2014, claims the “Baby Driver” actor has denied. Now several other girls have come forward to cast similar accusations against Canadian pop star Justin Bieber. The rape allegations against Justin Bieber have caused a stir […]
Three Populists And Three Women By Thomas Klikauer and Nadine Campbell, Counterpunch. June 18, 2020 Three Populists And Three Women2020-06-182020-06-18https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/jacinda_ardern-e1592505471308.jpg200px200px Above photo: Jacinda Arden. Ulysse Bellier. Looking at the total Covid-19/Coronavirus global death statistics on Saturday, 13 June 2020, three things become noticeable. The first remarkable issue is that Donald Trump’s USA has […]
Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006171079645405-that-70s-show-actor-danny-masterson-charged-with-sexual-assault-of-3-women/ The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has revealed on Wednesday that actor Daniel Masterson has been charged with three counts of rape by force or fear. Source link
Actor Danny Masterson, a star of That ’70s Show, has been charged with raping three women, the Los Angeles County District Attorney announced Wednesday. Masterson allegedly forcibly raped the unnamed women—a 23-year-old, a 28-year-old, and another 23-year-old—between 2001 and 2003. His arraignment is scheduled for September, and if he’s convicted, […]
Cities across the world have erupted in protest against police violence and anti-Black racism, but who are they marching for? In the wake of the killings of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery, global communities have participated in themed protests to honor their lives. From #IRunWithMaud to celebrity-led comedy specials, there’s […]
Clockwise from top left: Charity Adams Earley, Harriet Tubman, Edith Nourse Rogers, Lori Piestewa and Mary E. Clarke (Photo illustration by Meilan Solly / U.S. Army and Wikimedia Commons …by Erin Blakemore, SmithsonsianMag.com Should the U.S. military remove the names of Confederate generals from its Army bases in the South? […]
It happened in Atlanta. In San Francisco. In D.C. and in Charlotte. Over and over again in recent weeks, black female mayors have stepped onto the national stage—and been forced to publicly face their contradictory roles. Not only are these women in positions of power and obligated to uphold the […]
Da 5 Bloods is, like BlacKkKlansman, another attempt by the prolifically astute Spike Lee to blend fact and fiction so to better tell the truth of our times. But with this film, streaming on Netflix now, the subject is the complex and differing experiences of four black Vietnam War vets—the […]
According to the AP the Joe Biden Campaign has narrowed his VP search to six contenders. The list is newsworthy for who made the list and who didn’t. Who made the list: Rep. Val Demings (D-FL), Senator Liz Warren, compulsive liar Susan Rice, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Kamala Harris […]
An inexpensive drug called misoprostol can prevent fatal hemorrhage. But experts say fears of its use for abortion have kept it out of the hands of the women who need it. (Image credit: Lynsey Addario/ Getty Images) Source link
Doctors should start screening all women and girls for anxiety, according a prominent women’s health group. Maskot/Getty Images/Maskot hide caption toggle caption Maskot/Getty Images/Maskot Doctors should start screening all women and girls for anxiety, according a prominent women’s health group. Maskot/Getty Images/Maskot All adult and adolescent women and girls should […]
As an 11-year-old chosen to train under legendary swim coach Andrew King, Debra Grodensky believed she was destined to become an Olympic star. However, by 15, she had quit the sport out of fear following years of disturbing alleged sexual assault by King that culminated in her coach, then 37, […]