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  • D.C. Principal Mocked Student’s Sexual Assault Claim, Lawsuit Says

    A Washington, D.C., high school principal was recorded mocking a student’s sexual assault claim made last June, according to a lawsuit and an audio recording obtained by the Washington Post. The girl allegedly went to Aqueelha James, principal of Roosevelt High School, to report that a male student forced her into a bathroom stall, began…

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    Terrell Jermaine Starr

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  • On Rape Culture and Men’s Empathy

    On Rape Culture and Men’s Empathy

    With days left of college, a close friend of mine was drugged at a party. What followed was a sequence of events about which my friends have praised and thanked me. Looking back, the minimal aid for which I was responsible was tinged with a tacit acceptance of rape culture from the onset. My apologies…

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    Ibn Safir

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  • An Open Letter to Nate Parker

    Nate, I’ve always liked you. With interest and enthusiasm, I’ve watched your career evolve, and have been eagerly anticipating the release of The Birth of a Nation—both enthralled with the clips I’ve seen and kicking myself for not making it to Sundance this year. This is a story that has long needed to be told,…

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    Maiysha Kai

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  • Vanderbilt Football Player Cory Batey Gets 15 Years for Rape

    Former Vanderbilt football player Cory Batey was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for raping an unconscious woman, weeks after a Stanford student received what many believe was a slap on the wrist for a rape conviction. The New York Daily News reports that Batey was convicted in April of aggravated rape, which carries a…

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    The Root Staff

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