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On the Trayvon Martin murder [content note: racism and violence, for all of the posts in this section]:
Shanelle: The Devaluation of Black Life
Milkee Mountain Mama: White Folks, Please Let Your Grief Build a Bridge to Other Human Beings
Renee: Trayvon Martin and The Fear in a Black Mothers Heart
Jamilah: One Author Tackles Trayvon Martin and the Deadly Legacy of Vigilantism
David: The Republican Base Exposed
Emily: Why Trayvon Martin's Killer Remains Free
Queer Black Feminist: 1 Million Hoodie March for Trayvon Martin
On reproductive rights [content note: hostility to consent and autonomy, for all of the posts in this section]:
Anonymous Physician: A Doctor on Transvaginal Ultrasounds
Igor: Arizona Lawmaker: Women Should 'Watch an Abortion Being Performed' Prior to Having It
Amadi: STFU Chuck Winder
AKleg: The War on Women Has Come to Alaska
Christine: Supreme Court Ruling on Family & Medical Leave Act "Appalling and Dangerous"
Other recommended reading:
John: Instead of a CEO, How About Electing a Labor Leader?
Andy: Mother Whale Lifts Calf Up to Get a Look at Humans on Boat
Daniela: Man Successfully Flies with Custom-Built Bird Wings
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