† The Criminal InJustice Series is a weekly series devoted to taking action against inequities in the U.S. criminal justice system. Nancy Heitzeg, Professor of Sociology and Race/Ethnicity, is the Editor of CI.Criminal Injustice is published every Wednesday at 6 pm CST. Anti-Transgender Violence: How Hate-Crime Laws Have Failed by…
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Voters head to the polls today to consider an anti-abortion measure in Mississippi that would give “personhood” and legal protection to an unborn fetus. (5)
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(h/t: Jessica Glynn) (3)
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From The Root: Close your eyes. Can you remember what you were doing in October of 1991? Zoom in on the crisp fall days of the Senate hearings when Anita Hill stood up and told her truth. Can you see it? I can. I was a senior at Yale, and…
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(h/t: Kelly Clark) (8)
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Sex, Power & Speaking Truth 20 yrs later From anitahill20.org: Sex, Power and Speaking Truth: Anita Hill 20 Years Later will be held on Saturday, October 15, 2011 at Hunter College in New York City. The conference will bring together three generations to witness, respond and analyze present day realities…
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Hollaback! You have the power to end street harassment. Hollaback! is an international movement to end street harassment using mobile technology. Street harassment is one of the most pervasive forms of gender-based violence and one of the least legislated against. Comments from “You’d look good on me” to groping, flashing…
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No charges will be brought against conservative Justice David Prosser, a well-known misogynist who refers to his female peers and superiors as “total bitch[es],” for allegedly grabbing liberal Justice Ann Walsh Bradley in a chokehold during a “discussion” about collective bargaining rights. Both Prosser and Bradley serve on the Wisconsin…
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