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8 Aug

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Out of all of the weird, wonderful and downright absurd audios doing the rounds on TikTok, you wouldn’t think that a recording of Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calling out Representative Yoho for his sexist remarks would have such an impact. No less than, at surface level that's. Dig a little bit deeper into how the app functions though – beyond the dance challenges and thirst traps – and it’s a totally different story, one in all rampant political discourse from each right and left of the spectrum, passionate Presidential endorsement, and academic videos on every part from historic cultural appropriation to the gender pay gap. The truth is, what makes AOC’s audio so unique is just not its content, but...

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9 Jan

Scholar Sami Schalk Seeks To Merge The Worlds Of

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Scholar Sami Schalk Seeks To Merge The Worlds Of

In her newest book, Black Disability Politics, Dr. Sami Schalk, Associate Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies on the University of Wisconsin-Madison discusses the parallels between racial activism and advocacy for those with disabilities. Relying heavily on research, the book partners the archives of the Black Panther Party and the National Black Women’s Project with interviews of present day Black disabled cultural employees. ESSENCE recently spoke with Schalk about her book, set for release October 31, and the role that systemic oppression plays in disability politics. For individuals who may not have familiarity with Black disability politics, are you able to define what it's? SAMI SCHALK (SS): I define disability politics generally as engagement with disability as a social and political issue...

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31 Dec

Scholar Sami Schalk Seeks To Merge The Worlds Of

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In her newest book, Black Disability Politics, Dr. Sami Schalk, Associate Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies on the University of Wisconsin-Madison discusses the parallels between racial activism and advocacy for those with disabilities. Relying heavily on research, the book partners the archives of the Black Panther Party and the National Black Women’s Project with interviews of present day Black disabled cultural staff. ESSENCE recently spoke with Schalk about her book, set for release October 31, and the role that systemic oppression plays in disability politics. For many who may not have familiarity with Black disability politics, are you able to define what it's? SAMI SCHALK (SS): I define disability politics generally as engagement with disability as a social and political issue...

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10 Oct

William Lauder, Elizabeth Hurley Look Back on 30 Years

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William Lauder, Elizabeth Hurley Look Back on 30 Years

For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Estée Lauder Cos. Inc. is celebrating 30 years of activism with a pledge toward the longer term. Following three many years of Lauder’s Breast Cancer Campaign — and 29 for the reason that inception of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation — it's pledging $15 million over five years to research the health, comorbidities and the biology of breast cancer in Black women, who see 41 percent higher mortality rates than white women. “Understanding those aspects will help treating these people in the longer term in order that they've survivability rates which might be the identical,” William P. Lauder, executive chairman of the Estée Lauder Cos., told WWD. “From the standpoint of the Estée Lauder Corporations, we...

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