“It didn’t appear to me that he thought this day would ever come, and you know what? It came,”
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Roxane Gay to edit anthology of ‘dispatches from rape culture’ | The Guardian
Not That Bad, which will include contributions from actors Ally Sheedy and Gabrielle Union, aims to address the routine levels of abuse faced by women
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11,341 Rape Kits were Collected and Forgotten in Detroit. This is the Story of One of them.
Ardelia Ali was raped in 1995. Twenty years later, her rapist was convicted thanks to the tireless efforts of prosecutor Kym Worthy.
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Pennsylvania Police Widely Ignored Rape Kit Backlog Mandate
Pennsylvania officials want to know why only about a third of the state’s roughly 1,000 police agencies complied with a new requirement that they tell the state Health Department how many untested rape kits are in their possession.
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Study: Pennsylvania Had Backlog of 1,850 Untested Rape Kits
Pennsylvania police agencies had a backlog of just over 1,850 untested rape kits at the end of last year, according to the first statewide study.
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Pending Rape Case Results in HU Policy Changes
A Howard University student, who is also employed as a resident assistant in the university’s College Hall South dormitory, was recently accused of sexually assaulting another Howard student. The accusations have unveiled concerns about a rape culture on campus, which has led to policy changes at the university.
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