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Transgender Woman Says She Was Raped at Colorado Men’s Prison
A transgender woman who is currently suing the Colorado Department of Corrections says she was raped in a men’s prison just hours after a federal judge denied her request to stop the prison from keeping her in a disciplinary unit. In July, Lindsay Saunders-Velez, 20, filed a lawsuit calling Colorado’s prisons “discriminatory and dangerous” for…
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An African American in Ireland
Watching Barack Obama enjoying a pint on Monday at that pub in Moneygall, Ireland — the town of at least some of his forebears — during his visit to that country and the U.K., I couldn’t help recalling my own biracial encounters with Ireland. Not surprisingly, the president was given a warm reception. I, too,…
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Black Magazines of the '90s: Where Are They Now?
Launched in 1989 by Time Inc. and later purchased by BET, Emerge earned widespread respect for capturing black life and culture. The articles, which spanned the globe and won awards like Amnesty International USA’s Media Spotlight Award, never ran away from controversial topics. BET turned over publishing control to Vanguarde Media in 2000, and the…
Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
