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Male Call: A Conversation About Masculinity and Violence with Byron Hurt and Jackson Katz

by Jesse Fruhwirth
July 24, 2018 at 1:49pm
Men are the primary victims as well as the primary perpetrators of murder, attempted murder, assault, and aggravated assault. Read more »
Fox and Friends First

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by Bitch HQ
July 24, 2018 at 6:00am
Wow. Read more »
Angela Bassett as Marie Laveau in American Horror Story: Coven

Flaunting Freedom: The History of Louisiana’s 18th-Century Tignon Laws

by Princess Gabbara
July 23, 2018 at 2:40pm
We cannot discount how enslaved Black women used dress as a form of resistance. Read more »
Mark Zuckerberg

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Facebook's Been Bragging about the Trump Campaign

by Bitch HQ
July 23, 2018 at 6:00am
SMDH. Read more »
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by Bitch HQ
July 20, 2018 at 1:09pm
The UnREAL showrunner talks misogyny and sexism in Hollywood. Read more »
Larry Nassar survivors receiveing the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPYs

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Survivors Standing Together

by Bitch HQ
July 20, 2018 at 6:00am
They were awarded the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage. Read more »
Tessa Thompson and Lakeith Stanfield in Sorry To Bother You (Photo courtesy of Annapurna Pictures)

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: How "Sorry to Bother You" Found Its "White Voice"

by Bitch HQ
July 19, 2018 at 6:00am
“You don’t talk white enough.” Read more »
Vanessa Bryant and Kobe Bryant at a press conference in 2003 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles

All Pain, No Losses: ESPN Helps Kobe Bryant Escape the Wrath of #MeToo

by Britni de la Cretaz
July 18, 2018 at 10:00am
It’s time to rethink accountability. Read more »

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: The New Gwen Stefani Is Basically the Old Gwen Stefani

by Bitch HQ
July 18, 2018 at 6:00am
Don’t be fooled. Read more »

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Forcibly Removed

by Bitch HQ
July 17, 2018 at 6:00am
It was a very bad day. Read more »

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