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PoC News in America

This week we’re counting down the minutes until Star Wars and enjoying everything John Boyega is doing. In news, we have big updates about Daniel Holtzclaw, affirmative action, and a movie that surprised us with a trailer release last night.

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PoC News in America

This week, we congratulate the President and the First Lady for celebrating 23 years of marriage and looking fly throughout their time together.

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PoC News in America

This week we’re just overwhelmed with the glamour our First Lady was serving at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Bask in her glory and so much more in this week’s roundup.

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PoC News in America

For those of you celebrating Easter, hope it was a great one! In that spirit, here’s a quick supercut of how much Hollywood loves white Jesus imagery. Now let’s get on the with the rest of the news!

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PoC News in America

This week in PoC News is video-heavy so make sure your roommates aren’t hogging all the bandwidth.

This Week in Misogyny

This Week in Misogyny Will Take “That’s Sexist!” for $400, Alex

Post author By [E] Hillary
Post date Friday, October 3rd, 2014
1 Comment on This Week in Misogyny Will Take “That’s Sexist!” for $400, Alex

This week, let’s talk about why teen girls should think about getting IUDs, why some men are weirdly excited to be called “evil,” and why no app can stop sexual assault. Also, weddings and babies! (As usual, trigger warnings for pretty much everything apply.)

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This Week in Misogyny

This Week in Misogyny is All About the Misandry (Ironic or Otherwise)

Post author By [E] Hillary
Post date Friday, August 15th, 2014
1 Comment on This Week in Misogyny is All About the Misandry (Ironic or Otherwise)

We’re going to mix things up this week and start with some good news. Don’t worry, there’s still plenty of awfulness to get through after that! Seriously, so many terrible people. I’m sorry. (As usual, trigger warnings for pretty much everything apply.)

Dispatches from Ladyblogland

Post author By [E] Sally Lawton
Post date Tuesday, March 4th, 2014
1 Comment on Dispatches from Ladyblogland

This just in: Ladyblogland wrote some great stuff this week.

This Week in Misogyny

This Week in Misogyny is Going for the Gold

Post author By [E] Hillary
Post date Friday, February 14th, 2014
6 Comments on This Week in Misogyny is Going for the Gold

So many people have medalled in Misogyny this week! I’m not giving them medals, though. More like epic stink-face. (As usual, trigger warnings for pretty much everything apply.)

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Friday News Bites: Tributes, Entertainment News, LGBT Issues + More

Post author By Sara Habein
Post date Friday, December 13th, 2013
1 Comment on Friday News Bites: Tributes, Entertainment News, LGBT Issues + More

This week we’ve got tributes to the dearly departed, gun violence statistics, Freddie Mercury biopic news, and more. Let’s get right to it.

This Week in Misogyny

This Week in Misogyny Has Fantastic Feminist Hair

Post author By [E] Hillary
Post date Thursday, December 12th, 2013
3 Comments on This Week in Misogyny Has Fantastic Feminist Hair

There’s a wee bit of good news mixed with the bad this week, along with a couple of year-in-reviews of 2013’s top moments in feminism and misogyny. (As usual, trigger warnings for pretty much everything apply.)

Dispatches from Ladyblogland

Post author By [E] Sally Lawton
Post date Tuesday, December 3rd, 2013
2 Comments on Dispatches from Ladyblogland

This week I’m mixing things up, pointing you not just to great ladyblog reads but also discoveries from the interwebz that may be of interest to you, dear ladyblog enthusiasts.

This Week in Misogyny

This Week in Misogyny: It Just Keeps Coming

Post author By [E] Hillary
Post date Friday, June 7th, 2013
10 Comments on This Week in Misogyny: It Just Keeps Coming

There’s never an end in sight when it comes to finding misogyny in the news. People are literally getting away with murder, telling high school girls that they ought to focus more on being moms than getting jobs, making it harder for women to get healthcare, and just generally being terrible human beings. (As usual, […]

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Dear Michelle, It’s Me Again!

Post author By Dr. Deah Schwartz
Post date Tuesday, March 26th, 2013
2 Comments on Dear Michelle, It’s Me Again!

Just over two years ago, I wrote a piece about Michelle Obama’s “”Let’s Move”” Campaign. It challenged the First Lady’s use of the “obesity crisis,” fat shaming, and fat phobia as motivators to get kid’s moving in healthy ways and eating healthier diets.

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Dispatches from Ladyblogland: The Important Questions

Post author By [E] Sally Lawton
Post date Monday, February 25th, 2013
2 Comments on Dispatches from Ladyblogland: The Important Questions

Ladyblogland tackled VERY important questions this week, like, “Are leggings pants?” and, “Do Red Shirts really have an alarming death rate?” Get the answers under the cut.