Recy Taylor
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MALVEAUX: The Historic Attack on African-American Women
The stupidly foul and racist comedienne Roseanne Barr is as insignificant as a single drop of rain in a thunderstorm…
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African American Museum Celebrates Women’s History Month
The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture is celebrating Women's History Month with public events that include…
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Author Recounts Recy Taylor’s Assault and Black History
Years before Oprah Winfrey's stirring speech at the 2018 Golden Globe Awards in which the talk-show queen spoke about the…
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CBC to Honor Recy Taylor at State of the Union
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are organizing to honor the legacy of Recy Taylor at the State of the…
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EDITOR’S COLUMN: Recy Taylor — One of Millions of Women Who Never Received Justice
You have to hand it to Oprah Winfrey. Once again, the media queen took full advantage of an opportunity to…
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Golden Globes: A Stunning Lack of Gender and Ethnic Diversity
The 2018 Golden Globes Awards placed a huge focus on sexual harassment awareness taking the entertainment industry by storm. But…
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Recy Taylor, Victim of 1944 Gang Rape, Dies at 97
Recy Taylor, the young mother and sharecropper who spearheaded an anti-rape activism movement in the Jim Crow South after being…
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Jannie Ligons is the Woman of the Year
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA News Wire Columnist Jannie Ligons is an Oklahoma City grandmother who left a friend’s house to…
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