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We find engage signatories of the '91 African American Women in Defense of Ourselves proclamation supporting #AnitaHill. Exploring #race #gender narratives.

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SistersTestify@SistersTestify
22 Jan 2019
Check out this letter from @delidacostin, founder of Sisters Testify, to other signatories of #AfricanAmericanWomeninDefenseofOurselves. In 2019 we're finding new ways to foster connections among signatories and amplify your stories. Please read share! bit.ly/2U5qgta
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Maya Moore Left Basketball. A Prisoner Needed Her Help. nyti.ms/2IY5k4y

Maya Moore Left Basketball. A Prisoner Needed Her Help. (Published 2019)

Moore, a W.N.B.A. star, said she wanted to translate social justice talk into action. Now she is on a sabbatical this season trying to help free a man she believes was wrongly convicted.

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The Free Black Women’s Library in Los Angeles hopes to cultivate an appreciation for black female writers and a safe space for communities of color. Yes! 📚 lat.ms/2YnygZk
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26 Jun 2019
The Grand Cultural Influence of Octavia Butler lithub.com/the-grand-cultura…

The Grand Cultural Influence of Octavia Butler

Tomorrow, June 22, would have been legendary SF novelist and short story writer Octavia Butler’s 72nd birthday. She died in 2006—much too young, at only 58—already a certified genius who had …

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"The shift from #sexualharassment of white women to African-American women indicates that harassers are conscious of power relationships, and choose to target more vulnerable women in their workplaces." bit.ly/2RBsdh7

Black women are more likely to get sexually harassed at work than white women, study says

New research shows that black women are more likely to experience and report sexual harassment at work than white women, according to a study that surveyed sexual harassment complaints between the...

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Ashley D. Farmer@drashleyfarmer
25 Jun 2019
Its that time of year again, @uncpressblog is offering 40% off their books with the code 01DAH40. You can grab Remaking Black Power in hard or paperback for the cheap! buff.ly/2X3gTA8
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This month’s reparations hearings would not be possible without Audley “Queen Mother” Moore, the founder of the modern reparations movement. wapo.st/2IFwtt5

Perspective | The black woman who launched the modern fight for reparations

Her grass-roots efforts shaped the conversation and presented a path forward.

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Lawmakers passed sweeping anti-harassment legislation that supporters said would make New York’s laws among the most robust in the nation. #sexualharassment #MeToo nyti.ms/2L9kc1P
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“The Pieces I Am” documentary offers a dividend yielded by her achievements and her years on the earth: the profound pleasure of Toni Morrison's company. nyti.ms/31LmfPu
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Barbara Ransby@BarbaraRansby
20 Jun 2019
Was proud to spend part of my Juneteenth with workers trying to organize a union at Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago @SEIUhciimk @SEIU @WorkingFamilies
SEIU HCIIMK@SEIUhciimk
19 Jun 2019
Freedom is... #Juneteenth #RecognizeOurUnion @BarbaraRansby
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No African American has won statewide office in Mississippi in 129 years – here's why theconversation.com/no-afric… via @ConversationUS
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"...What we want from our leaders is for someone or someone(s) to step up and say, 'What happened in 1991, what happened in 2018, will never happen again.'” ~Anita Hill, interviewed in NYT. nyti.ms/2Knrqzs

How History Changed Anita Hill (Published 2019)

Nearly 30 years after the Clarence Thomas hearings, she talks about the progress that’s been made and the issues that remain.

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Playwright Lydia R. Diamond's new Off Broadway play, “Toni Stone,” aims to correct the injustice that Stone isn’t as culturally ubiquitous as Robinson, Paige or Larry Doby, the first black player in the American League. nyti.ms/2KRlBd5
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Anita Hill called for a greater recognition of gender-based violence in the political sphere, and stronger leadership on the issue. nyti.ms/2WDILpB

Anita Hill at the New Rules Summit: Leaders Have to Step Up (Published 2019)

Dozens of leaders gathered at the New Rules Summit, an annual New York Times conference, to explore the challenges women face in the workplace.

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“… I am here because in 1991, under the glare of intense political scrutiny and media scrutiny, I shared more of the whole of what it’s like to be a woman, to be black, and to be a black woman facing sexual harassment.” #AnitaHill at Wellesley College bit.ly/2ZmdfOq

'We cannot squander this moment': 5 key quotes from Anita Hill's graduation speech at Wellesley...

"I am here because in 1991, under the glare of intense political scrutiny and media scrutiny, I shared more of the whole of what it’s like to be a woman, to be black, and to be a black woman facing...

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#MeToo founder Tarana Burke and writer Jamilah Lemieux in conversation about R. Kelly, Chicago, and sexual violence. bit.ly/31mKCTb
Overview of how the Combahee River Collective laid the groundwork in the 1970s for intersectional black feminism. wbur.fm/2KKBPEZ

This Boston Collective Laid The Groundwork For Intersectional Black Feminism

In the '70s, the Combahee River Collective formed in Boston out of a need to address the realities of queer and trans black women -- groups that felt disenfranchised in other activist movements of...

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Kimberlé Crenshaw@sandylocks
6 Jun 2019
So Joe Biden’s wife thinks that Anita Hill should accept her husband’s non-apology, Clarence Thomas’ wife thinks Anita owes him one, and Barbara Boxer dismissively says that certain people will never be satisfied. Well, under these terms, I guess not...
African American Policy Forum@AAPolicyForum
6 Jun 2019
Jill Biden says “it’s time to move on” from her husband’s role in the heinous treatment of Anita Hill in 91. New ep of @IMKC_podcast examines whose place it is to determine when gender-based harms can be forgiven & on what terms. (bit.ly/intersectionalitymatt…) @sandylocks @kate_manne
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Reflecting on the intertwined histories of the 15th and 19th Amendments. wapo.st/2Xrh5pd
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5 Jun 2019
My message to Khloe: thank you for showing us that you don’t need a big title to make a big difference. Your hard-work and compassion in assisting the homeless in Los Angeles is an inspiration to us all. msn.com/en-us/video/be-prepa…

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