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Former Youth Director for North Carolina NAACP Accuses Supervisor of Sexual Harassment and Slams How National Handled Her Claim
A former youth and college director for the North Carolina chapter of the NAACP is casting a harsh spotlight on the national organization over its handling of her claim of sexual harassment against her former supervisor. Jazmyne Childs held a news conference Wednesday where said she was sexually harassed and touched by her then supervisor,…
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The New England Patriots Boot Antonio Brown Amid Accusations of Sexual Violence and Intimidation
To coin terminology from another sport, looks like it was three strikes and Antonio Brown was out. The embattled wide receiver got cut by the New England Patriots Friday days after being accused of sexual misconduct by two women, including one who also said he sent her threatening text messages after her story was reported.…
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1 in 16 Women Say Their First Sexual Experience Was Rape—and They Are Likely the 'Tip of the Iceberg'
One in 16 American women considers her first sexual experience a forced one, according to a new study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study, titled “Association Between Forced Sexual Initiation and Health Outcomes Among US Women,” analyzed 13,310 American women between the ages of 18 and 44 between 2011 and…
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Antonio Brown’s Former Trainer Accuses the New England Patriot of Rape in Lawsuit
Antonio Brown, the NFL receiver who this weekend was traded to the New England Patriots from the Oakland Raiders after getting into a dustup with his Raiders coach, is being accused of rape by his former trainer who filed a lawsuit against him Tuesday. Brown vehemently denied the accusations and vowed to clear his name.…
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Donald Trump, the President of the United States of America, Was Also Accused of Rape 3 Months Ago
There should be a word to describe the thing that happens when you have a new favorite word for a month or so and you become so enamored with it that you inject it into as many conversations as you can. For instance, right now that word for me is zeitgeist. I’ve always had a…
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Catholic Order Paid 2 Black Men a Measly $15,000 to Settle Sex Abuse Claims and Keep It on the Hush
The Franciscan Friars, a Catholic religious order, not only paid a paltry sum to two black men who’d been abused as children, but made them promise to keep their mouths shut about it. That’s according to an investigative report by the Associated Press, in which La Jarvis Love said the Rev. James G. Gannon, leader…
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Appeal Hearing for Bill Cosby’s Sexual Assault Conviction Begins
Bill Cosby’s appellate team (Kristen Weisenburger and Barbara Zemlock) is hoping to throw out his sexual assault conviction at an appeal hearing scheduled for Monday, Aug. 12. On April 26, 2018, Cosby was found guilty of aggravated indecent assault for drugging and sexually assaulting former Temple University employee Andrea Constand in 2004. According to Forbes,…
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Black Women Are More Likely to Be Sexually Harassed on the Job, a Study Finds
Reports of sexual harassment in the workplace are down among women overall, but the decline is far less steep among black women, signaling they are at greater risk. That’s according to a study published in the journal Gender, Work and Organization and written by New Jersey researchers Dan Cassino of Fairleigh Dickinson University and Yasemin…
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MTV Movie & TV Awards Yank Jason Mitchell’s Best Performance Nod Following Misconduct Allegations
The bells continue to toll for embattled actor Jason Mitchell. The MTV Movie & TV Awards have dropped him from contention for this year’s “Best Performance in a Show” award for his work in Showtime’s The Chi following allegations of misconduct. As the Chicago Tribune reports: Mitchell had been set to face off in the…