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MLK's Mother Was Assassinated, Too: The Forgotten Women Of Black History Month

MLK's Mother Was Assassinated, Too: The Forgotten Women Of Black History Month | ED 262 mylineONLINE:  Gender, Sexism, & Sexual Orientations | Scoop.it

On June 30th, 1973, Alberta Williams King was gunned down while she played the organ for the “Lord’s Prayer” at Ebenezer Baptist Church. As a Christian civil rights activist, she was assassinated...just like her son, Martin Luther King, Jr.


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“We thought we’d be safe”: Islan Nettles, the New Jersey 4 and the illusion of security for LGBTQ people of color

“We thought we’d be safe”: Islan Nettles, the New Jersey 4 and the illusion of security for LGBTQ people of color | ED 262 mylineONLINE:  Gender, Sexism, & Sexual Orientations | Scoop.it
A frightening look at what happens when LGBTQ women of color refuse to accept street harassment and other violence

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Toxicity: The True Story of Mainstream Feminism’s Violent Gatekeepers -

Toxicity: The True Story of Mainstream Feminism’s Violent Gatekeepers - | ED 262 mylineONLINE:  Gender, Sexism, & Sexual Orientations | Scoop.it

Internet culture has become increasingly meme-heavy, and the mainstream (white) feminist meme du jour is “toxicity.” Twitter, they claim, has become hostile to them. When Louise Mensch wrote an article last year about why she didn’t need to check her privilege, there were few feminists rushing to her side. This year, however, daring to call a white woman out on her privilege – even when done in one’s own space in an entirely non-confrontational manner – is met with cries of bullying and worse.

 

Why the sudden change?


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Difficulties for Women Bridging Racial, Generational, and Global Divides

Difficulties for Women Bridging Racial, Generational, and Global Divides | ED 262 mylineONLINE:  Gender, Sexism, & Sexual Orientations | Scoop.it
A symposium at Harvard Business School delved into intersectionality—the seemingly obvious yet complex idea that gender interacts with other axes of inequality such as race, age, class, and ethnicity.

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This Is What I Mean When I Say "White Feminism"

This Is What I Mean When I Say "White Feminism" | ED 262 mylineONLINE:  Gender, Sexism, & Sexual Orientations | Scoop.it

Well this is a post I've been meaning to write for a while.


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