On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup

Here’s what we’re reading today:

• Since 1983, the FDA has banned men who have sex with other men from donating blood due to fears of HIV. Last week, federal officials made the long-overdue recommendation to lift the ban. [RH Reality Check] 

• The Ferguson police officer who shot Michael Brown is seen in a new video telling a resident who’s filming him that “I’m gonna lock your ass up.” [Guardian] 

• African Americans have experienced the biggest change in insurance coverage since Obamacare launched: As of June 2014, the uninsured rate among African Americans dropped by nearly a third since before the law. [Colorlines] 

• New movie Beyond the Lights is a “shameless soap opera” but star Gugu Mbatha-Raw gives a great performance, says critic Dana Stevens. [Slate] 

• 8chan, the website that was the central hive of Gamergate, is also an active pedophile network. [Daily Dot] 

• Sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby are finally in the media spotlight. [Salon] 

What did I miss? Add what you’re reading to the comments.