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10 December 2024
Kenyan Women Marching for #EndFemicide Met With Police Violence
The #EndFemicideMarch, marking the close of 16 days of activism, demanded accountability for Kenya’s femicide epidemic, where a woman is killed every 24 hours.
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Arts + Culture
28 June 2024
African Visual Artists Continue to Champion Queer Representation Amidst Repression
Despite oppressive policies in countries like Nigeria and Uganda, queer Africans continue to assert their humanity.
Arts + Culture
26 June 2024
Five North African LGBTQ+ Artists You Should Know
From Morocco to Sudan, LGBTQ+ artists and activists are teaching the region about meaningful solidarity and highlighting how tolerance for all improves life for all.
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08 April 2020
These Colombian Civil Rights Activists Are Fighting to Make Sure Afro-Colombians are Counted in the Census
When 30 percent of Colombia's Black citizens disappeared from the data overnight, a group of Afro-Colombian activists demanded an explanation.
Film + TV
14 May 2019
Uzo Aduba to Portray Shirley Chisholm In New FX Limited Television Series 'Mrs. America'
The Emmy-award winning actress will play the Civil Rights icon in an upcoming nine-part series about the Equal Rights Act.
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20 March 2018
A Black Woman in Power
Discussing the legacy of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco with a woman who knew her well
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19 March 2018
The Assassination of Marielle Franco and the Dawn of Brazil's New Civil Rights Movement
Marielle Franco was one of a new generation of black activists trying to overturn Brazil's entrenched and violent racism
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