Southern aristocrats wanted armed militias mainly to control their slaves. So they wanted language in the new nation’s constitution protecting that right.
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The 19th Amendment Only Really Helped White Women | Teen Vogue
OG History is a Teen Vogue series where we unearth history not told through a white, cisheteropatriarchal lens.
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Valeisha Butterfield Jones Makes Major Boss Moves With New Appointment at Google | Black Enterprise
Google executive Valeisha Butterfield Jones will continue to advocate for diversity and inclusion in tech but on a new level and with a new title.
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Why Are Some Black Women Skipping This Year’s Women’s March? | Essence
“It represented the continued neglect, dismissal and disregard of the issues affecting black women and other women of color.”
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Don’t Read the Comments … Especially if You’re a Black Woman
Two weeks ago I wrote an article in the form of an open letter to Nate Parker, confessing my conflicted feelings about the recently resurfaced revelations about his 17-year-old rape trial.
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