On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup

Here’s what we’re reading today:

• Ferguson protests took place all over the country last night, some small towns in the Midwest to Oakland, Seattle, and New York. [BBC] 

• Reporter Sarah Kendzior looks at daily life in St. Louis since Mike Brown was shot—while police and the national guard ramp up their presence, politicians tell everyone to stay calm. [Quartz] 

• In anticipation of tomorrow’s festivities, here is a quick brush up on the real story of Thanksgiving. [Huffington Post]

• Canadian radio host Jian Ghomeshi is officially charged with sexual assault. [Guardian] 

• A new social services program in Yellowknife, Canada has traded social workers in for “family preservation” workers, who work to keep families together rather than split them apart [CBC News] 

• Roxane Gay shares the “Bad Feminist Guide to Loving Hip Hop.” [WNYC]

• Journalist David Carr calls out those in media who were complicit with covering up Bill Cosby’s history—including himself. [New York Times]

• Mother Jones has mapped states by their statute of limitations when it comes to filing rape charges. [Mother Jones] 

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