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RIP, Beverly Cleary: How Much Do You Know About the Prolific Children's Book Author? BUST Pop Quiz ...
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(Feminism)
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Beloved children’s book and young adult fiction author Beverly Cleary was one of the most widely published writers in the world before her death this year, thanks in part to the enduring appeal ...
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Created on 30 September 2021
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Women's March To Host National Demonstration For Reproductive Freedom On October 2n
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(Feminism)
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... Reproductive Freedom will be held in Washington, D.C. and run from Freedom Plaza to the steps of the Supreme Court. It has been organized with over 90 partner organizations, including Planned Parenthood, ...
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Created on 23 September 2021
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Texas Doctor Violates Near-Total Abortion Ban, Writes Op-ed About It, and is Promptly Sued. Here's Why That's a Good Thi
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(Feminism)
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This past weekend The Washington Post published an op-ed by Dr. Alan Braid, a San Antonio-based physician, who revealed he had performed an abortion violating Texas’s new law banning abortions after ...
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Created on 22 September 2021
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Inside Job: Rosa Brooks Wanted To Shed Light On Problems In Policing—So She Became A Cop
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(Books)
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... Floyd, Brooks started spending at least 24 hours each month as a reserve police officer in the 7th District of Washington, D.C., to better understand law enforcement from the inside. She writes about the ...
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Created on 21 September 2021
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Mutual Aid To The Rescue: Check Out These Seven Pro-Choice Organizations Providing Resources in the Midst of Texas' Near-Total Abortion Ban
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(Feminism)
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Under the leadership of the Women's March Foundation, on October 2nd thousands of women across all 50 states, in major cities from Los Angeles to Washington D.C., will march alongside one another to ...
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Created on 09 September 2021
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Ilana Glazer Presents Comedy on Earth, a Time Capsule-Love Letter to the New York Comedy Scene in the COVID-19 Era
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(TV)
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... and Sydnee Washington, as well as interviews with the comedians about the impact the COVID-19 pandemic had on their lives and how they handled not being able to perform comedy in real life.
The sketches ...
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Created on 07 September 2021
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The Martha Stewart of Intimacy: Sex Educator Shan Boodram discusses the importance of making sex education fun and accessible, learning from past relationships, and her new dating show, Ex-Rated
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(Sex)
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Shan Boodram is not shy when it comes to sex. A certified sex educator, dating coach, relationship expert, and best-selling author, Boodram believes that knowing what you want out of dating, love, and ...
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Created on 24 August 2021
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"Incel" Goes on Deadly Shooting Rampage in England, Murdering 5 Before Turning Gun on Himself ...
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(Feminism)
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... Davison, 51; Sophie Martyn, a 3-year-old; her father, Lee Martyn; 44, Stephen Washington, 59; and Kate Shepherd, 66. Footage was later found of the shooter, Jake Davison, talking about his frustrations ...
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Created on 23 August 2021
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Washington Post Reporter Felicia Sonmez is Suing the Paper for Gender Discrimination
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(Feminism)
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Last month Washington Post reporter Felicia Sonmez filed a lawsuit against the newspaper for discrimination, alleging that editors barred Sonmez from reporting on stories involving sexual assault ...
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Created on 03 August 2021
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Dr. Carol Queen Commemorates Activist Margo St. James With a Guided Tour of the Sex Workers’ Rights Movement
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(Feminism)
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... Song and Butterfly are raising awareness around issues impacting immigrant women and women of color in sex work. And Washington, D.C., has myriad organizations centering immigrant, trans, and BIPOC sex ...
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Created on 19 July 2021
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A Fitting Finale To Pride Month: Kataluna Enriquez Becomes First Openly Transgender Miss USA Contestant After Being Crowned Miss Nevada
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(Feminism)
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...
A post shared by Kataluna Enriquez (@mskataluna)
According to the Washington Post, Enriquez began competing in 2015, ...
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Created on 07 July 2021
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The Founders of GirlTrek Are Making Major Moves For The Health of Black Women
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(Living)
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... and bringing bigger solutions beyond just physical activity improvement to our communities,” Washington D.C.–based Garrison says. “We’re literally transforming women’s lives.”
Walking daily for 30 minutes ...
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Created on 01 July 2021
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Sha'Carri Richardson Is The Newest Olympian And The Fastest Woman In America: “I Just Want The World To Know That I’m That Girl
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(Living)
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... her speed but her “brash yet bubbly” personality, according to the Washington Post. Her perfect form is as noticeable as her love for her family, her long nails, and flowing, fiery orange hair.
"My girlfriend ...
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Created on 24 June 2021
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The New York State Senate Passed A Bill That Will Make It Easier For Trans People to Change Their Gender On Legal Documents
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(Feminism)
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... birth certificates that reflect who they are,” Buzzfeed reported.
New York now joins Oregon, Vermont, California, and Washington, D.C., who have implemented similar laws. The new policy doesn’t affect ...
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Created on 10 June 2021
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"The Lesbian Bar Project" Documentary Is Helping to Save Lesbian Bars From Extinctio
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(Movies)
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... LGBTQ activist, and Witt Washington, an attorney in D.C. who first started using they/them pronouns at A League of Her Own, their local lesbian bar.
Once upon a homophobic time, gay bars were one of ...
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Created on 03 June 2021
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Paperboy Prince is Changing the Face of New York Politics
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(Feminism)
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... and really appreciating the best in everyone.”
Growing up in Washington, D.C., their pastor parents took them to protests, they watched the work of Black filmmakers from the civil-rights era, and ...
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Created on 28 May 2021
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Poet Maya Angelou, Astronaut Sally Ride, And Other Iconic Women Will Be Honored On A New U.S. Mint Coin Series
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(Feminism)
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... coin will feature a new design of George Washington, according to The Seattle Times.
The U.S. Mint will begin producing a new series of quarters designed to honor 20 famous women in American history. ...
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Created on 12 May 2021
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CUNY Students Demand University Observe Major Muslim Holiday Eid Al-Fitr
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(Living)
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... in Chicago, told The Washington Post she doesn’t think schools should cancel class on Muslim holidays.
“I grew up in a town of 1,100 people, and there weren’t any Muslim people there then, and there ...
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Created on 11 May 2021
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Dressed to the Maxi: The “Dangerous” History of One of Fashion’s Favorite Coats
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(Style)
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... in a maxi. Don’t hang it on a low-slung coat rack, and don’t forget to dust your closet floors. Don’t carry it tossed over your arm, or its own arms will paddle along on the sidewalk beside you,” The Washington ...
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Created on 11 May 2021
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Rollerskating is Back! And Skate Queen Lola Star is Here to Share All Her Tips to Get You Started
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(Living)
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... the horrors of war. Live organ music provided the soundtrack at rinks, making the ’40s the “golden era” of roller skating.
Wood engraving of a fashionable rink in Washington, D.C., 1880
An advertising ...
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Created on 05 May 2021
