On August 30, 2016, R&B star Chris Brown and the LAPD engaged in a 14-hour standoff at the singer’s home.
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The internet has long been an unsafe place for women. Online harassment is more than just receiving malicious messages, rumors, and threats.
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Earlier this year, dozens of coastal French towns made international headlines when they enacted ordinances banning burkini swimsuits on local beaches.
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As fall quickly approaches, we start to think about the things we had planned to do this summer — the things we plan to do every summer.
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When we talk about prison reform, about closing the school-to-prison pipeline and shutting down for-profit facilities, we’re talking about men, specifically black men, who are wildly over-represented in the U.S. detention system.
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The story of Ching Shih — Zheng Shi in Mandarin — is a tale of love, betrayal, dodgy dealings with family and empire, plus a fair amount of prostitution — capped off with a lucrative retirement deal, and a legacy as one of the world’s bloodiest pirates.
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On August 10, 2016, the Supreme Court in Belize ruled the law criminalizing same-sex sexual active between males unconstitutional.
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In an August 9 speech, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told a crowd of supporters in Wilmington, N.C. that there was “nothing [they] can do” about Hillary Clinton’s court appointees, should she win the election.
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Go see the Cindy Sherman exhibit at The Broad Museum.
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Making the transition from student to professional is never easy, but it’s much more difficult if you’re approaching middle age.
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While feminism is described as the belief in political, economic, and social equality of all genders, intersectional feminism takes other identities into consideration.
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On the last Saturday and Sunday of July, poets and poetry lovers braved the rain and boarded the ferry to Governor’s Island.
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