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Alice Sebold apologizes to man she wrongfully accused of rape after he spent 16 years in prison
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(Feminism)
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... at an alarmingly high rate in America. Racial profiling and wrongful convictions persist at an alarmingly high rate in America. All the way back to Emmett Till, in the fifties, Black men have always been ...
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Created on 08 December 2021
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White Women Are Performatively Crying In A New TikTok Trend And It's Problematic as Hel
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(Entertainment)
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... and why it needs to stop. Discussions often reference the legacy of Emmett Till, who was lynched after a white woman falsely accused him of harassing her, or more recently, Amy Cooper’s blatant weaponization ...
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Created on 25 June 2021
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"This Close To Okay" Zooms In On A Romance Interwoven With The Realities of Mental Illnes
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(Books)
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... in the opening chapters of This Close to Okay by Leesa CrossSmith. The narrative bounces between the voices of Tallie and Emmett (our “we’re not in love” duo), which is a fun way to tell the tale of two ...
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Created on 11 February 2021
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Exclusive Interview with Pioneering Educator Jane Elliott: Teaching and Understanding Race In 2020
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(Feminism)
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When Jane Elliott walked into her classroom in 1968, she introduced an exercise about racism that is still repeated all over the world. We caught up with the ground-breaking educator to discuss teaching ...
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Created on 16 October 2020
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There Is No Such Thing as Justice for Breonna Taylor
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(Feminism)
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... for Breonna Taylor’s death, Emmett Till’s murderers also walked scot-free. What is perhaps the most painful of all, is that the decision not to charge Taylor’s killers did not come as a surprise. Rather, ...
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Created on 24 September 2020
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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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Gov. Cuomo Supports Bill Criminalizing False Reports Based On Race
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(Living)
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... man threatening my life.”
The viral video sparked many conversations about race--specifically focusing on white women's fear of Black men--and recalled historic instances, like the murder of Emmett Till. ...
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Created on 09 June 2020
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New Netflix Documentary "Knock Down the House" Is Timely and Inspirin
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(Movies)
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... but the film doesn’t detail the extent of her involvement, which was extensive and impressive. Bush was honored as a recipient of the 2015 “Woman of Courage” Award from the Emmett Till Legacy Foundation, ...
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Created on 30 April 2019
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Separated Migrant Families Are Finally Being Reunited—But Some Toddlers No Longer Recognize Their Parents: Link Roundup
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(Feminism)
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... Beast.
U.S Reopens Investigation Into Emmett Till Murder
The federal government reopened its investigation into the 1955 killing of 14-year-old Emmett Till, whose Mississippi murder stands as a brutal ...
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Created on 12 July 2018
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When They Call You A Terrorist: Courageous Conversation Between Angela Davis and Black Lives Matter Co-Founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors
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(Feminism)
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... came at a time when unceasing, shared experiences, from Emmett Till to Trayvon Martin, demanded outcry.
“… So many of us were experiencing the same thing. We were saying that this has been going on for ...
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Created on 22 February 2018
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"Brothers" Tells The Stories Of Four Trans Men: BUST Intervie
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(TV)
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I sat down with Emmett J. Lundberg, the creator and protagonist of Brothers, a web series following the lives of four trans men, and his producer Sheyam Ghieth, to talk about the process and the ...
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Created on 30 August 2017
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Watch Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Shut Down A Random White Man About Trump’s Racism
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(TV)
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Image via BBC
During a conversation on BBC Newsnight Friday, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the We Should All Be Feminists author, shut down grumpy troll/American Spectator editor-in-chief R. Emmett Tyrrell ...
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Created on 14 November 2016
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Donald Trump Is Going To Be President. You Can Talk About It Here.
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(Feminism)
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... haven’t left our long cycle of progress and backlash. We are still the country that produced George Wallace. We are still the country that killed Emmett Till.
Jessica Valenti in the Guardian:
Last ...
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Created on 09 November 2016
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Born Before Women's Suffrage, These Ladies Are Voting For Hillary Clinto
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(Feminism)
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... I did not think that this was fair.”
Geraldine "Jerry" Emmett, 102
“I am looking forward to the 1st Female U.S. President. I believe Hillary will do an excellent job as President not because she ...
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Created on 25 October 2016
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Jay Katelansky, Phantom, and #BlackLivesMatter: Art You Need To See
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(Arts)
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... when Trayvon Martin was killed and no one in my classes knew who Emmett Till was. I went to a small women’s college in Pennsylvania, only 500 women, so even if we didn’t know each other, we saw each other ...
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Created on 01 August 2016
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This 102-Year-Old Was Born Before Women Had The Right To Vote, Now She's At The DN
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(Living)
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WOW. I had actual tears streaming down my face after each time I watched the adorable Geraldine “Jerry” Emmett cast 51 delegate votes for Clinton at the DNC last night. This marvelous human—born before ...
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Created on 27 July 2016
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Happy 15th Birthday, 'Legally Blonde'! Here Are 15 Feminist Lessons We Learne
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(Movies)
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... might be surprised at what you can accomplish.
13. Soulmates come in unexpected places.
Emmett was a teacher’s assistant for one of the “best” professors at the school, and he and Elle, a misadventurous ...
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Created on 13 July 2016
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'Rapist Is A Gendered Slur,' According To This Man Accused Of Rape By Three Wome
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(Feminism)
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... case in which “Emmett” reports “Paula” for gender-based misconduct, and “Emmett” carries a mannequin dressed in lingerie to his classes in protest of “the educational disadvantages male students face due ...
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Created on 27 April 2016
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Legally Blonde Was My Feminist Awakening: BUST True Story
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(Living)
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... traditional know romantic comedies. At the beginning Elle was on a mission to land a husband and yes, she does end up with a guy at the end. However, Elle’s story is not about Emmett or Warner, but rather, ...
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Created on 23 February 2016
