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Posted by
Kim on 04/20/2020
Long a rallying cry for feminism, “the personal is political” spoke to how women’s own experiences often fueled their activism. The Hulu drama Mrs. America’s second episode draws from that theme for feminist icon Gloria Steinem, but
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Posted by
Kim on 04/20/2020
I distinctly remember the feeling of waking up after the morning after the 2016 election — confused, disappointed, angry and panicked. In my high school that day, one of the most common topics of conversation amongst my group of peers was what l
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Posted by
Kim on 04/16/2020
The end of the first episode of the Hulu drama Mrs. America paints a picturesque scene of the passing of the Equal Rights Amendment in the United States Senate. However, the episode is tinged with the threat of a growing opposition to the ERA
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Posted by
Kim on 04/09/2020
The criminalization of children of color is a growing and intensely disturbing phenomenon. We’re seeing it at the border where families are separated and children placed in cages, and we’re increasingly seeing it in schools, where police are arre
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Posted by
Kim on 03/30/2020
I am often asked the question of how I can be a Muslim AND a feminist as if the two cannot co-exist. As if the mere thought of a woman practicing Islam and fighting for her basic human rights are on two opposite ends of the spectrum. Today, I can proud
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