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7 Best Biopics About Women to Watch When You Need to Feel Inspired (and 1 For When You Don't
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(Movies)
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... poverty, and the power of perseverance. The 1980 biopic is based on a biography published in 1976 by George Vecsey and follows the heartwrenching story of Lynn growing up in poverty-stricken Kentucky in ...
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Created on 30 November 2022
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PSA: Trigger Laws Illegalize Abortion in Texas and Tennessee, More States To Follow Suit
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(Feminism)
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... individual states including South Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, Kentucky, and more, one by one, following the ruling at the federal level.
Today, abortion bans are going into effect in Idaho, Oklahoma, ...
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Created on 26 August 2022
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HOORAY, The Equal Rights Amendment Passed! Or DID It?!?
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(Feminism)
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... their ratification, four of those doing so before the March 1979 deadline. According to EqualRightsAmendment.org, between 1973 and 1979, Idaho, Kentucky, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Tennessee all voted ...
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Created on 11 March 2022
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Get The Party Started With These Festive and Booze-less Spirits, Crafted by Women
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(Eat Me)
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... mix. Try it simply with tonic or give it a little citrus upgrade with Orangina.
SPIRITLESS ($35.99 for 750ml, spiritless.com)
Spiritless’ Kentucky 74 is bourbon without the burn. Hints of vanilla ...
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Created on 18 January 2022
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Celebrated Author and Intersectional Feminist bell hooks Has Died
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(Feminism)
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On December 15th the author bell hooks passed away in her Berea, Kentucky home, surrounded by beloved friends and family according to a press release from hooks’ niece, Ebony Motley.
hooks— born ...
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Created on 15 December 2021
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There Is No Such Thing as Justice for Breonna Taylor
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(Feminism)
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The state of Kentucky describes wantonly as such: “A person acts wantonly with respect to a result or to a circumstance described by a statute defining an offense when he is aware of and consciously ...
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Created on 24 September 2020
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Trump's Supreme Court Shortlist Is Pretty Much What You'd Expe
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(Living)
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... general from Kentucky, who faced intense criticism surrounding the death of Breonna Taylor was also included in the list.
The LGBTQ+ community's rights are at stake as well, with one pick, Kyle Duncan, ...
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Created on 16 September 2020
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The 100th Anniversary of (Some) Women's Suffrage: Did YOUR state support women's right to vote? Check this state-by-state history of the fight for suffrage in Ameri
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(Feminism)
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... to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment. And while this is, surprisingly, progressive for West Virginia, this state has still never had a female governor.
Kentucky
Kentucky was at the forefront of the ...
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Created on 18 August 2020
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Korryn Gaines' Death Anniversary Just Passed, And It’s Important To Remember Her Story
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(Feminism)
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Korryn Gaines was a 23-year-old young woman who was shot by the police on August 1, 2016, during an hours-long stand-off in Baltimore County, Maryland. This incident happened after a traffic violation ...
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Created on 06 August 2020
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#beautifullybisexual Is Trending On Twitter And Here's Wh
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(Entertainment)
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... overwhelming. Here are a few to start us off:
i heard #beautifullybisexual was trending n if ya don’t know now u do lmaooooo ? pic.twitter.com/ZcXt30xf7l
— kennie (@fr0mkentucky) August 5, 2020
ok ...
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Created on 05 August 2020
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For The First Time, Oprah Isn't On The Cover Of "O Magazine" — Here’s W
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(Feminism)
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... beginning of the article, the magazine asks its readers to sign the Change.org and Colors of Change petitions calling for justice for Breonna Taylor, call Kentucky officials to demand justice, donate to ...
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Created on 30 July 2020
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5 Corona Mask Protests That Miss the Point
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(Living)
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... Kentucky cut a hole in her mask to make it “easier to breathe”. Now this could be just a lack of conscious thinking but if it’s a protest it still seems like a dumb one. The Center for Disease Control ...
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Created on 27 July 2020
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We Need To Talk About Women Sexual Predators
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(Feminism)
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Content warning for sexual assault of minors and coercion
Former Miss Kentucky, Ramsey BethAnn Bearse, has been sentenced to two years in prison for sending sexually explicit photos to a teenage boy. ...
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Created on 22 July 2020
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We Need To Talk About The Memeification of Breonna Taylor’s Death
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(Feminism)
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If you’ve been on the internet in the last few months, you might have seen the phrase “Arrest the cops that killed Breonna Taylor” pop up a lot. Breonna Taylor was a 26-year-old black woman who was ...
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Created on 14 July 2020
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“Black Parade” by Beyoncé Is the Activism Anthem We Need Right Now
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(Music)
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... the officers involved in the murder of Breonna Taylor. She wrote in a letter to Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron calling for justice: “With every death of a Black person at the hands of the police ...
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Created on 22 June 2020
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Tennessee Lawmakers Pass Fetal Heartbeat Bill, ACLU and Planned Parenthood Fight Back
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(Feminism)
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... abortion. In 2019, eight separate states attempted to pass regulations as well as full-blown bans that focused on fetal heartbeats and gestational periods. These states include Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, ...
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Created on 22 June 2020
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Have You Voted Yet? If Not, We Can Help!
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(Living)
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... Kentucky, and Virginia are next to up to have an election, on June 23, 2020.
Header image by element5digital via Unsplash
More from BUST Planned Parenthood Endorses Joe Biden: Here's What ...
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Created on 22 June 2020
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Planned Parenthood Endorses Joe Biden: Here's What It Means for Abortion Right
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(Feminism)
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Here’s what we know about Joe Biden and abortion rights.
In 1977, he voted against a 1977 compromise that expanded Medicaid funding for abortions to survivors of rape and incest, in addition to individuals ...
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Created on 16 June 2020
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Here’s How Community Members of Spokane, WA Are Responding to the Aftermath of the BLM Protests
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(Arts)
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... from BUST
Ditch Your White Savior Complex: 10 More Documentaries To Watch About Racism Instead Of “The Help”
“Breonna’s Law” Banning No-Knock Warrants Signed In Louisville, Kentucky
Don’t Understand ...
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Created on 15 June 2020
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“Breonna’s Law” Banning No-Knock Warrants Signed in Louisville, Kentucky
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(Feminism)
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... Special Prosecutor Daniel Cameron, and Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear as well as sign the petition and donate to various causes in her honor.
Greg Fischer: (502)-574-2003 greg.fischer@louisvilleky.gov ...
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Created on 12 June 2020