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Ten Things We Should Get Angry About Before Yoga Pants.
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Stories from my little black desk. Ten Things We Should Get Angry About Before Yoga Pants. February 3, 2015. Please join us on Twitter for #butyouwanttotalkaboutleggings to add to our list of things that merit our rally cry before yoga pants. If you like us, deeply desire for Christians to be known for doing more, please check out our follow up post for next steps. In January, yoga pants broke the internet. Her intention, as she explained it, was to keep men from looking at her lustfully. This is nothing...
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Musings: 9/11 & My American Identity — Blair Imani
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September 11, 2016. Musings: 9/11 and My American Identity. September 11, 2016. I was in elementary school when 9/11 changed the fabric of America. I was fortunate to grow up as a witness, not a target of the xenophobia and islamophobia that continues to afflict this nation. Converting to Islam has been one of my most beautiful life experiences. When I converted in May 2015, I did not anticipate my American identity would be suddenly revoked because of my religious practices. September 11, 2016. Blair Im...
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Projects | Equality for HER | LaunchGood
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A nonprofit media outlet committed to inclusion, education, and tearing down boundaries. Everyone's Voice Should Be Heard . My name is Blair Imani and I am the Founder and Executive Director of Equality for HER. At Equality for HER, we believe that everyone should have a platform to tell their story. To achieve this mission we are fundraising to grow our unique media platform. We believe education and opportunity are the keys to fighting bigotry and ending oppression. A Commitment to Inclusion . Equality...
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This American Life: Times Square — Blair Imani
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November 11, 2016. This American Life: Times Square. November 11, 2016. In this week's episode, Ira talked to Blair Imani, a Muslim woman who worries she will no longer feel safe wearing a hijab after the election. November 11, 2016. Source: https:/ www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/602/the-sun-comes-up? Act=6&utm content=buffer8c931&utm medium=social&utm source=twitter.com&utm campaign=buffer. Refinery29: Why This American Muslim Woman Has Traded Her Hijab For A Hat.
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Planned Parenthood Action: Trump — Blair Imani
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October 19, 2016. Planned Parenthood Action: Trump. October 19, 2016. Two weeks ago, I (like everyone else I know) was horrified by the leaked tape of Donald Trump bragging about sexual assault. Since then, a growing number of women have come forward with their stories of Trump assaulting them in ways very similar to the action he described on that now infamous tape. I am a Black American Muslim woman and a survivor of sexual assault, and I know Donald Trump’s America doesn’t value me or my story. I know...
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MTV: Dear Us — Blair Imani
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November 16, 2016. November 16, 2016. For everyone who is afraid of the future, we made this for you. Written by Mike Kelton. November 16, 2016. Source: http:/ www.mtv.com/video-clips/rzqm01/mtvnews-series-dear-us. Blair Imani engages with a variety of issues affecting Black, Muslim, and femme communities. Imani is the Executive Director of Equality for HER. BBC: Bob and Roberta's Excellent Protest Adventure. I-D: why activist blair imani will no longer wear hijab post-trump.
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PRI: Millennial activist Blair Imani is fighting for equality, and wants all generations to join her — Blair Imani
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December 16, 2016. PRI: Millennial activist Blair Imani is fighting for equality, and wants all generations to join her. December 16, 2016. Blair Imani was arrested at a Black Lives Matter protest in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on July 10, 2016. The rally had been organized by three teenage women in response to the shooting death of Alton Sterling. And was meant to be a peaceful protest. It turned chaotic and violent as law enforcement clashed with the protesters. Read more at PRI.org. December 16, 2016.
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The Raging Feminists – Page 2
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8220;Women and Laws” – Gorki Bora. March 29, 2016. Who are the most gullible during communal violence? Pro-Women legislations- Tracing their trajectory. Indian women are legally entitled to reject child marriage, speak against dowry demands, ensure punitive action for organized crimes against the gender including trafficking, rape and sexual assault. From women-specific legislations like. Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. Immoral Traffic Prevention Act, 1956. The Committee on the Status of Women. Points out, ...
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Best of 2016 — Blair Imani
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December 31, 2016. December 31, 2016. I'm putting a lid on the dumpster fire that is 2016 with my top picks for this year's best and brightest moments. 1 Best Clapback: April Reign #MashableCancels. Creator of the viral #OscarsSoWhite. April Reign is a writer, speaker, and pillar of #BlackTwitter. Reign's dialogue #OscarsSoWhite. The tweet and article begged the question: WHO DIED AND MADE YOU QUEEN, MASHABLE? An initial version of this story suggested that #OscarsSoWhite was canceled. This was incor...
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