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  • Nebraska Teen’s Facebook Messages Used to Prosecute Her For Allegedly Having an Abortion

    Nebraska Police used a teen’s Facebook messages to charge her for allegedly having an illegal abortion. What does this mean for a post-Roe world?

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    Jessica Washington






    Published

    August 10, 2022
  • Update: Kansans Vote to Preserve Abortion Rights

    On Tuesday, Kansas voters upheld their state constitution’s abortion protections in the first major statewide vote on abortion since the fall of Roe v. Wade.

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    Jessica Washington






    Published

    August 1, 2022
  • Indiana Women Suffered “a Night of Terror” at County Jail, Says Lawsuit

    Women at an Indiana jail were raped and assaulted by male inmates, who were given access to their pods in exchange for $1,000, according to lawsuit.

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    Jessica Washington






    Published

    July 28, 2022
  • People From the US Flee to Mexico for Abortion Care

    Roe v. Wade’s reversal means more people from the United States are fleeing to Mexico to receive abortion care.

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    Jessica Washington






    Published

    July 24, 2022
  • BLM Co-Founder Warns: The Rise of White Supremacy is Here

    Alicia Garza, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network, talks about the rise of white supremacy and the complicity of the Republican Party. (part 1)

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    Jessica Washington






    Published

    July 18, 2022
  • NYPD’s Real-life Special Victims Unit Is Under investigation

    The federal government is an investigating the NYPD’s Special Victims Division, alleging it may engage “in a pattern or practice of gender-biased policing.”

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    Jessica Washington






    Published

    July 1, 2022
  • Update: Florida Judge Blocks Abortion Ban

    On Thursday, a Florida judge blocked Florida’s 15-week abortion

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    Jessica Washington






    Published

    June 29, 2022
  • Liberal Justices Explain Why Roe Ending Matters for Black Americans

    The liberal wing of the Supreme Court issued a fiery dissent from today’s catastrophic abortion ruling

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    Jessica Washington






    Published

    June 24, 2022
  • Another Roe v. Wade Delay, but What about Tomorrow?

    The Supreme Court did not release a decision on Roe today, but an extra decision day tomorrow means an abortion ruling may still be coming this week.

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    Jessica Washington






    Published

    June 23, 2022
  • Did an Elephant Really Return to a Funeral for Vengeance? Y’all need to stop laughing!

    News of an elephant’s revenge lit Black twitter and Tiktok ablaze last week, but what really happened?

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    Jessica Washington






    Published

    June 21, 2022
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