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Today Is The 65th Anniversary of Emmett Till's Lynching—Days After The Shooting of Jacob Blak
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(Feminism)
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Today is the 65th anniversary of Emmett Till’s lynching.
On August 28, 1955, Emmett Till, a 14-year-old Chicagoan visiting family in Money, Mississippi, was violently lynched for allegedly flirting ...
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Created on 28 August 2020
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How This Brooklyn Sign Painter is Keeping Activism and The Art of Hand Lettering Alive
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(Arts)
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... do it. That'll be an interesting experiment.
Tell me about the Fuck Cuomo T-shirt?
It started actually from the New York Nico best New York t-shirt contest. So there was this one tee shirt submission ...
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Created on 10 August 2020
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The UK’s New Bill Will Ban the “Rough Sex Gone Wrong” Defense
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(Feminism)
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December of 2018 witnessed an ugly trial following the murder of British backpacker Grace Millane, whose killer claimed that her death was an “accident” resulting from her consent to be strangled during ...
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Created on 18 June 2020
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Don’t Understand #DefundThePolice? Here Are 8 Online Activists and Resources That Might Help
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(Feminism)
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If you’ve been anywhere near the internet since May 25, which hopefully you have been, you’ve probably heard the demands to defund and abolish the police quite a bit. The fact of the matter is, many ...
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Created on 12 June 2020
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Gov. Cuomo Supports Bill Criminalizing False Reports Based On Race
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(Living)
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... returned to her.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo requested a bill that makes false police reports based on race a hate crime to be passed as soon as possible. This comes almost as an immediate response ...
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Created on 09 June 2020
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3 New Yorkers On How They're Getting Through Quarantin
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(Living)
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... 7,000, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo issued a statewide "stay home" order. The order meant all non-essential businesses must close and all outdoor activity limited to "solitary recreational exercise," Governor ...
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Created on 24 April 2020
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Remembering Trans Latinx Activist Lorena Borjas
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(Feminism)
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... from her abuser at the end of the decade. It wouldn’t be until 2017 that she was pardoned by Governor Andrew Cuomo of the charges against her. Borjas shared details of her life in a documentary entitled ...
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Created on 03 April 2020
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#WeLoveYamiche: This Woman White House Correspondent Stood Her Ground Against Trump & Misogynoir
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(Feminism)
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... Trump claimed that state authorities were requesting more medical equipment than he thought they needed. This was a hot topic in the news last week, as New York’s Andrew Cuomo and many other Governors ...
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Created on 30 March 2020
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"The Farewell" Director Lulu Wang And More Are Bringing Necessary Face Masks To The Frontlines ...
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(Living)
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... aid in a more streamlined approach to fighting coronavirus. Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo has been outspoken about the severe need the state has: New York City currently has the largest population ...
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Created on 26 March 2020
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10.
Broadway Star Laura Benanti's #SunshineSongs Deliver A Much-Needed Relief ...
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(Entertainment)
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...
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) March 15, 2020
Last week all of Broadway went dark by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's order. As of now, performances are scheduled to return the week of April ...
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Created on 19 March 2020
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11.
Today is a New Day for Childhood Sex Abuse Victims in New York
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(Feminism)
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... with a history of enabling and perpetrating crimes of childhood sexual abuse. But with democratic control of both the state Senate and Assembly, as well as ongoing conversations between Governor Cuomo ...
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Created on 14 August 2019
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12.
New York's Transit System Has An Accessibility Proble
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(Living)
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... these elevators won’t break down regularly, just as the ones already in place do.
To those in New York, contact Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio to let them know that MTA accessibility is important ...
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Created on 29 January 2019
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13.
New York State Passes Non-Discrimination Act To Protect Transgender And Gender Non-Conforming Folks
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(Feminism)
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... Hoylman, which was the highest number of co-sponsors that GENDA ever had.
This was the first time in over 10 years of the bill’s history that it was voted out of committee and Governor Cuomo has pledged ...
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Created on 16 January 2019
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14.
Joe Biden And Robert De Niro Added To List Of Pipe Bomb Targets
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(Feminism)
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... posted a counterattack on Twitter.
All of the targets of these bombs were first targets of Trump’s rhetoric which, as we know, casts a wide net of potential victims. New York Governor Cuomo is expecting ...
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Created on 25 October 2018
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15.
Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, CNN, And Prominent Democrats Were All Sent Pipe Bombs
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(Feminism)
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... Andrew Cuomo said his office had also receive a suspicious package, but law enforcement said it was unrelated to the bombs.
Via Twitter/@jimsciutto
Soros is political activist and has his own philanthropic ...
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Created on 24 October 2018
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The Parents Of 4-Year-Old Victim Of A Brooklyn Hit-And-Run Had To Miss Her Funeral Out Of Fear Of Deportation
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(General)
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... Luz was killed. There are still many similar parking lots remaining in Brooklyn.
The district's state senator, Martin Dilan, also did not respond to the Gothamist inquiry. However, Governer Cuomo called ...
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Created on 16 July 2018
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New York Is Suing The Trump Administration For Separating Families At The Border: Link Roundup
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(Living)
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced yesterday that the state will file a lawsuit against the Trump Administration for separating families at the border. At the time of the announcement, over ...
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Created on 20 June 2018
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18.
Winnie Mandela, South African Anti-Apartheid Activist, Dies At 81: Link Roundup
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(Living)
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... the charge with sensible and necessary legislation. This Saturday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that anyone convicted of domestic abuse would have to turn over all of their firearms — amending a previous ...
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Created on 02 April 2018
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There’s Now A Frida Kahlo Barbie: Link Roundup
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(Feminism)
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... Nixon, activist and former Sex and the City actress, may be running for Governor of New York against Andrew Cuomo after an onslaught of encouragement from New Yorkers. If elected, she will be the United ...
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Created on 07 March 2018
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20.
New York Colleges Are Fighting Campus Sexual Assault In This New Way
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(Feminism)
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... Cleary explains.
On October 24, 2017, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that over 140 colleges have already downloaded the program with over 250 more universities looking into SPARC now. UAlbany in particular ...
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Created on 14 November 2017
