Friday, July 26, 2024

She asked for help. Police killed her instead.

While much of the public discourse centers on Black men, Black women also experience significant and often overlooked trauma from police violence. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 

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Fri Jul 26 2024

 
Sonya Massey, 36, called 911 to report a potential intruder in her home on July 6, 2024. She was fatally shot in her home in Springfield, Ill., by one of the responding officers.

While much of the public discourse centers on Black men, Black women also experience significant and often overlooked trauma from police violence.

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Vice President Kamala Harris in El Paso, Texas, in 2021 with, from left, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
 

Media gaslighted voters about Biden. Now, they're doing it for Harris.

The push to rewrite Kamala Harris' record as vice president and in the Senate is as Orwellian as it sounds.

Vice President Kamala Harris, now the likely Democratic presidential nominee, delivers the keynote speech at the American Federation of Teachers' convention in Houston on July 25, 2024.
 

Beshear, Kelly, Shapiro? GOP should fear this Harris VP option.

All eyes on Kamala Harris as she decides who to name as her vice presidential candidate. Republicans should hope she chooses incorrectly.

Vice President Kamala Harris and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro visit the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia on July 13, 2024.
 

Who will Harris pick for VP? Democrats' bench isn't all that deep.

Where would Kamala Harris turn if not to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro? Does any Democrat have a strong record of leadership and results?

Vice President Kamala Harris addresses the convention of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. July 24, 2024, in Indianapolis.
 

Harris raised game-changing money. But she still has a serious problem.

Kamala Harris has a strong chance of shifting her popularity and polling numbers in her favor in the next four weeks. And Trump knows it.

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Harris for President Campaign Rally on Tuesday July 23, 2024 at West Allis Central High School in West Allis, Wis.
 

Kamala Harris is not the childless cat lady America needs in charge

America is totally ready for a woman in the White House. Kamala simply isn't the executive branch's optimal girlboss.

U.S. tennis Olympians celebrate the announcement on July 23, 2024, that Coco Gauff, center, will be a joint USA flag bearer with NBA star LeBron James at the opening ceremony in Paris.
 

Gender equality wins gold at Paris Olympics. But more work remains.

Tuning into the 2024 Olympics and seeing women fiercely compete for podium positions is witnessing the impact of Title IX play out in live action.

Samira Asghari
 

Taliban won't recognize women athletes like me. We compete regardless.

As an Afghan woman athlete, I am proud to see us competing at the Paris Olympics despite the Taliban restricting women's rights.

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