(JUBA, South Sudan) — In war-torn South Sudan 1.25 million people are facing starvation, double the number from the same time last year, according to a report by the United Nations and the government released Monday.
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Why it’s harder for African American women to report campus sexual assaults, even at mostly black schools | Los Angeles Times
Chardonnay Madkins knows firsthand the pressures African American women can face when reporting campus sexual assaults.
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America Has a Human Trafficking Problem and Homeless Youths Are the Most Vulnerable | Atlanta Black Star
Portraits of 22 different women lined the walls of Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in June. The temporary photography installation featured a diverse group of women, holding onto a symbol of who they are and who they aspire to be.
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More Black Women Are Killed In U.S. Than Any Other Race, Says CDC | Black America Web
New report found that more than half of those homicides are due to domestic violence.
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Why I’ve never reported being sexually assaulted on public transport | The Guardian
A sense of disbelief has always stopped me calling the police. And many friends have reacted in the same way. But new figures show things might be changing.
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The Real Story Behind #menaretrash, South Africa’s Response to Domestic Violence – Okay Africa
#menaretrash is not about singling out individuals says Rufaro Samanga in this op-ed. Instead, it’s a challenge to South Africans to speak out against the epidemic of women murdered at the hands of their male partners.
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82 released Chibok schoolgirls arrive in Nigerian capital – New York Amsterdam News
LAGOS, Nigeria (CNN) — The 82 Chibok schoolgirls released in a swap between terrorist group Boko Haram and the Nigerian government have arrived in the capital city of Abuja, the government said Sunday.
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States Are Attempting to Modify Their Definitions of Rape and Sex: The Week In Women’s Rights – Slate
Earlier this month, Maryland seemed poised to finally pass a law, as most states have, that would keep men from claiming parental rights to the babies of the women they raped.
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We’re Helping Deport Kids to Die
Elena was 11 years old when a gang member in her home country, Honduras, told her to be his girlfriend.
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Artist and Perpetrator: Are South Africa’s Arts Promoting Rape Culture?
While the stars of South Africa’s film industry arrived at the glamorous opening of the 37th Durban International Film Festival, it was the heated issue of arts’ role in perpetuating a culture of gender-based violence that had many on edge.
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