Tag: Sexual Violence
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The Tragic Tale of Elijah McClain
In the summer of 2019, a 23 year old man named Elijah McClain from Aurora, Colorado life was tragically cut short after a brief but violent encounter with the Aurora police and paramedics. I never had the pleasure of knowing Elijah. But countless reports and accounts from friends, family, and co-workers paint a picture of…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Conflict in Sudan Growing in Scope, Brutality as World Remains Silent At the end of each year, she said, U.N. officials are usually hopeful of receiving any remaining funds left over for such an emergency. But, she added, “because of what is happening in Gaza … the funds that were intended or that could have…
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Lonely Boy
Loneliness: The Silent Killer The male loneliness epidemic is a growing problem in the United States and the United Kingdom. Men are more likely than women to report feeling lonely, and the number of lonely men has been increasing in recent years, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many factors contribute to male…
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Rene J. Rodriguez
Welcome to the Evolving Man Project’s “Evolved Man of the Week” profile. Each week we will highlight an individual that embodies what it means to be an evolved person, famous and non-famous individual alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to the Texas native and U.S. Army Soldier,…
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The Week in Stories Around Globe
From South America to the American South, Abortion Bans Devastate Latinas “The lack of reproductive rights that persists in the lives of the Latine community — both in the US and in Latin American and Caribbean countries — is an urgent issue that requires the building of a transnational movement. “ #ReproductiveRights #SouthAmerica #latinos #Caribbean…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
BIDEN IS SELLING WEAPONS TO THE MAJORITY OF THE WORLD’S AUTOCRACIES Rather, the new figures reveal the continuity between Republican and Democratic administrations. While Biden signaled early on that his arms sales policy would be based primarily on strategic and human rights considerations, not just economic interests, he broke from that policy not too long after entering…
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Fuck Dem Kids 2.0
It’s 2023, and one of U.S. history’s most shitty past times is back with a vengeance: Child Labor. I wrote in a previous post that the United States of America’s bolstering of caring about the welfare of children in this nation. Yet it fails children and teens at every turn. The good old U.S.A. is…
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Call Me, Maybe?
Five Reason to Never Catcall Ever since I brought my house to Atlanta, Georgia, I have routinely done yard work like a good little homemaker. It’s not the most fun thing to do, but #Adulting. Folks from the South will tell you it can get hot down here like very hot. Most of the time, I…
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My Miniskirt Brings All the Boys to the Yard: Erykah Badu and Feminism
A few weeks before Beyonce had the social media thirsty for #lemonade, Prince was still rocking out Atlanta with his own brand of purple magic, and before President Obama came at the black lives matter movement activists sideways….singer, songwriter, and Queen of the Hoteps Erykah Badu made some comments on Twitter that sparked an intense…
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