2023-03-22 22:27
Crystal LaBeija was a Black drag queen in the 1960s who combated racism by creating a house system that remains a staple of ballroom culture today.
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Long-form articles about the LGBTQ+ community, people of color, and survivors of violent crime with focuses on social justice, personal identity, and American history.
2023-03-07 16:25
Matt Ingram was charged with intent to sexually assault a white girl because he looked at her in an infamous "reckless eyeballing" case.
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2023-02-21 22:19
As the first woman to compete for a world billiards title in the U.S., Masako Katsura blew audiences away with her larger-than-life trick shots and competitive edge. But as a Japanese-Americ… Read More
2023-01-31 19:39
17-year-old Lisa McVey persevered through a 26-hour abduction from serial killer Bobby Joe Long and helped police arrest her kidnapper two weeks later.
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2023-01-18 22:01
In October 2022 alone, airlines broke or lost over 1,000 wheelchairs and scooters. But the risks of flying for those with disabilities extends beyond broken wheelchairs.
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2023-01-18 21:43
Despite sustaining serious jaw and skull injuries, Kathy Kleiner and Karen Chandler lived on to testify at Ted Bundy’s Chi Omega trial
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2023-01-05 21:50
Bisexual people account for over half of the LGBTQ+ population in the U.S., but only a fraction serve at the country’s largest LGBTQ+ organizations.
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2023-01-05 21:28
Abby Hernandez spent more than 9 months in a windowless shed but never lost the will to escape her kidnapper
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2022-11-21 18:45
Latinos are the largest minority group in the U.S., but only 3% of TV shows and 5% of films in 2022 had a Latino lead.
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2022-10-16 19:16
Carol DaRonch survived an attack from one of the most dangerous serial killers in American history when she fought back against Ted Bundy. At just 18 years old, DaRonch escaped from Bundy&rs&hell…Read More
2022-10-14 17:38
During the Mexican Revolution, Amelio Robles Ávila began his military career as a guerrilla fighter and ended it as a colonel. But as a transgender man, Robles also fought to achieve… Read More
2022-10-01 02:22
Against all odds, Enietra Washington survived an attempted 1988 killing from the Grim Sleeper serial killer in South Los Angeles.
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2022-10-01 01:47
Among other high-income countries, the United States has the highest maternal mortality rate by a shockingly wide margin.
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2022-06-12 04:36
With political donations to anti-LGBTQ lawmakers, the corporate hypocrisy of rainbow capitalism hit new lows in 2022.
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2022-06-12 04:36
To reduce plastic waste in Kenya, Nzambi Matee and her company, Gjenge Makers, manufactures bricks made from recycled plastic.
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2022-05-31 05:07
27 School Shootings In The First Half of 2022 May 30, 2022 ~ By Shari Rose In 2022, more children have been shot and killed than police officers on duty in the U.S. So far in 20… Read More
2022-05-01 21:05
Gallus Mag, The Most Brutal Bouncer in 1860s New York May 1, 2022 ~ By Shari Rose During the 1860s and 1870s, Gallus Mag was a prominent bouncer in New York City’s Fourth Ward n… Read More
2022-05-01 21:05
The Mayhem of Hell-Cat Maggie In New York City May 1, 2022 ~ By Shari Rose Hell-Cat Maggie was a terrifying fighter in the 1840s who aligned with the Dead Rabbits gang in New York. He… Read More
2022-05-01 21:04
The Legend Of Sadie The Goat in New York City May 1, 2022 ~ By Shari Rose Sadie the Goat was known as a fierce river pirate in the late 1860s who terrorized unsuspecting sailors as we… Read More
2022-02-22 00:51
Lucy Hicks Anderson was a transgender woman living in Oxnard, CA for 20 years before she was brought to court to defend her gender identity.
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2022-02-11 06:13
Lani Ka'ahumanu advocates for bisexual inclusion and visibility in a culture that expects a rigid dichotomy of either gay or straight.
The post How Lani Ka’ahumanu Propelled Bisexual… Read More
2022-02-11 05:38
Kara Robinson Chamberlain was just 15 years old when she outsmarted serial killer Richard Evonitz and escaped her kidnapper.
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2022-01-28 01:16
Yuri Kochiyama’s activism in Harlem and her friendship with Malcolm X in the 1960s laid the foundation for a lifelong activist.
The post Yuri Kochiyama At The Intersection of Black Pow… Read More
2022-01-18 03:16
Editor of The Richmond Planet, John Mitchell Jr., fought to uncover and condemn racial injustice against Black Americans for nearly 50 years.
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2021-10-31 05:56
Against all odds, Jennifer Morey survived an attempted murder in 1995 by a man she should have been able to trust.
The post How Jennifer Morey Survived A Brutal Knife Attack & Rebuilt H… Read More
2021-10-31 05:21
Through journalism and activism, Jovita Idár dedicated her life to fighting against anti-Mexican violence and discrimination in Texas.
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2021-10-31 04:39
Taking a look at California’s history of anti-Asian legislation as well as large-scale race riots that have taken place in the last 150 years or so.
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2021-10-11 06:44
Against all odds, both Teka Adams and her unborn fetus survived a brutal fetal abduction attempt in 2009 that lasted for days.
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2021-10-11 06:29
Similarly with Iraqi refugees who arrived in recent decades, Chicago-based groups help Afghans resettle into their new lives.
The post What Chicago’s Support of Iraqi Refugees Means Fo… Read More
2021-09-07 03:32
Carmelo Pizarro was unarmed and running from police when he was killed outside his mother’s home in Pico Rivera in 2019.
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2021-09-07 03:16
Daniel Canizales survived the 2019 police shooting on Paramount Blvd, but will never walk again. He was never charged with a crime.
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2021-09-07 03:05
Luke Liu stopped Francisco Garcia at a Norwalk gas station, accused him of stealing a car, then shot the unarmed motorist four times.
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2021-09-07 02:49
Jose Chavez was tasered multiple times and shot with beanbag rounds before being pronounced dead in a residential neighborhood in South LA.
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2021-09-07 02:30
Armando Garcia-Muro was 17 years old when deputies shot him at a Palmdale apartment complex while trying to kill a dog that belonged to a resident.
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2021-09-07 02:14
Los Angeles police tased Daniel Rivera multiple times as he lay motionless, cuffed and hobbled, in a public wash. He died at the scene.
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2021-09-07 01:13
Nicholas Burgos was a patient at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center when he was shot 7 times by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy Dalia Gonzales.
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2021-09-07 00:57
Eric Rivera was walking down the street when LAPD officers jumped out their car and shot him 7 times without warning in Wilmington.
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2021-09-07 00:39
Alvaro Duran Venegas was an unarmed farmworker having a mental health emergency when a Santa Clarita deputy shot him to death in 2019.
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2021-09-07 00:29
After an armed gunman ran into Trader Joe’s, LAPD officers fired shots into the Silver Lake grocery store and killed Melyda Corado.
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2021-09-07 00:14
David Coborubio had not committed a crime when an FBI agent shot him to death at his mother’s house in South Los Angeles in 2016.
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2021-09-07 00:11
Cesar Rodriguez was killed by an oncoming train when a Long Beach police officer tackled him after failing to pay the train's fare in 2017.
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2021-09-01 02:40
Baek-il is a joyful Korean party that celebrates a baby’s 100th day of life. It's often the baby's first introduction to family and friends.
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2021-07-21 00:18
Nearly half of all bisexual women in the U.S. have been raped at least once in their lifetimes. Furthermore, when looking at other areas like poverty, substance abuse, and suicidal ideation… Read More
2021-06-12 02:53
After surviving an attack in 1986, Ellen Halbert worked with survivors of violent crime and became an advocate for restorative justice in Texas.
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2021-06-12 02:32
Prison gerrymandering uses the disproportionate incarceration of Blacks and Latinos to bolster political power of mostly rural, Republican-controlled voting districts.
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2021-06-01 05:04
When Martha Mitchell Was Right About Watergate May 31, 2021 ~ By Shari Rose Martha “The Mouth” Mitchell Was Always Talking – Until the Nixon Administration Silenced… Read More
2021-05-25 04:06
Esther Jones: Betty Boop’s Original Influence May 24, 2021 ~ By Shari Rose Esther Lee Jones was born in Chicago somewhere between 1918 and 1921 to Gertrude and William Jones. Fr… Read More
2021-04-01 04:19
During the Watsonville Riots of 1930, hundreds of white men attacked Filipino farmworkers in a series of nightly assaults that ended when a young Filipino man was killed. Nativist and xenoph… Read More
2021-03-30 02:58
During the Revolutionary War in 1775, a smallpox epidemic ravaged Boston and thousands of soldiers serving in the Continental Army. George Washington understood first-hand the dangers of sma… Read More
2021-03-15 06:07
After facing anonymous threats in the mail in 1914, Constance Kopp worked to uncover the man responsible. Soon, she began to solve crimes.
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2021-03-15 05:51
One requirement to become eligible for SSI disability benefits is a $2,000 limit on a person's entire personal wealth, called “resources."
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2021-03-15 05:36
On the third and final day of fighting at Gettysburg on July 3, 1863, Pvt Marshall Sherman took the Confederate battle flag belonging to 28th Virginia Infantry.
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2021-03-02 02:28
Despite her gunshot wounds, Jennifer Holliday tried to manipulate her attacker, Eric Parnell, into helping her receive medical attention.
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2021-03-01 01:03
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library sends free books every month to children ages 0-5. Regardless of income or address, any child in the U.S. can qualify for the program.
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2021-02-23 04:24
At the 1928 Bunion Derby, ultramarathon runner Edward “Sheik” Gardner became a symbol of hope to millions of Black Americans as he persevered through one of the most grueling end… Read More
2021-02-22 02:48
After gay & lesbian bar Otherside Lounge was bombed by Eric Rudolph in Atlanta, owners Beverly McMahon and Dana Ford re-opened her doors in defiance of the attack.
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2021-02-22 02:07
Child inventor Xóchitl Guadalupe Cruz López is changing the lives of people in Chiapas, Mexico, one solar-powered water heater at a time.
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2021-02-05 03:34
Whitney Bennett: A Teenage Survivor of Richard Ramirez February 4, 2021 ~ By Shari Rose Richard Ramirez nearly killed Whitney Bennett, but she survived and testified against him From… Read More
2021-02-05 03:33
Susan Kuhnhausen fought for her life when a hitman tried to kill her in a murder-for-hire plot. He didn’t survive.
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2021-02-05 03:32
How Mary Vincent Survived Lawrence Singleton’s Attack & Learned to Thrive February 4, 2021 ~ By Shari Rose Lawrence Singleton’s attack of Mary Vincent is a story of ho… Read More
2021-02-05 03:32
Lawrence Singleton’s horrific attack of 15-year-old Mary Vincent is a story of horror, cruelty, survival, and above all, healing.
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2021-02-01 22:23
How to Help the Navajo Nation During COVID-19 in 2021 February 1, 2021 ~ By Shari Rose The Navajo Nation is disproportionately affected by coronavirus, but you can help by donating to… Read More
2021-01-18 23:41
On the day of the Capitol attack by pro-Trump rioters in Washington, D.C., Alaska state Rep. David Eastman posted a photo of himself on the steps of the Capitol building while holding an &ld&hell…Read More
2021-01-13 18:27
On January 6, Weaver tweeted a photo of unmasked, pro-Trump crowds at the Capitol. She later falsely blamed Antifa for the attack in D.C.
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2021-01-11 05:13
Justin Hill missed his own swearing-in ceremony to the Missouri House to join the Stop the Steal Capitol event on Jan. 6 in Washington, D.C.
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2021-01-11 05:08
On the day of the Capitol mob attack, Virginia state Senator Amanda Chase gave a speech at the Stop the Steal event in the morning.
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2020-11-26 02:09
Often erased from LGBTQ history, Zazu Nova was a transgender woman at the forefront of fights with police at Stonewall, and kept on fighting for gay and trans rights into the 1970s.
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2020-10-29 04:48
As thousands of anti-police brutality and BLM protesters flooded the streets, the DHS quietly deployed aerial surveillance technology.
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2020-09-22 05:07
Dykes on Bikes (DOB) is a motorcycle club comprised of gay, bisexual, and trans women. This is their history, and what they've done in 2020.
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2020-09-08 06:26
Trump is weakening mail-in voting and spreading voter fraud misinformation as part of effort to label the 2020 election as fraudulent and rigged, should he lose to Joe Biden.
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2020-08-31 17:57
Trump’s long history of declaring U.S. elections rigged or fraudulent depends entirely on whether the winner is a Democrat or Republican.
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2020-08-24 04:18
Riot dogs El Negro Matapacos, El Vaquita, Loukanikos, and Kanellos risked their lives to try and protect protesters in violent clashes with police in Chile and Greece.
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2020-08-18 03:52
Despite the Trump administration’s promises, children in migrant detention facilities face horrific conditions, including abuse, mistreatment, lack of medical care, malnutrition, &… Read More
2020-07-28 21:10
Tiffany Taylor outsmarted and escaped from a New Jersey serial killer, Khalil Wheeler-Weaver, who murdered two women before targeting her.
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2020-07-27 19:58
A group called Trump Statue Initiative displays living statues covered in gold paint that depict some of Trump’s worst moments in 2020.
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2020-07-14 04:27
In 19th century New York City, gangs ruled the streets as extreme poverty and violence choked neighborhoods. In these conditions, some women, such as Sadie the Goat, Gallus Mag, and Hell-Cat… Read More
2020-07-09 05:26
From Darren Seals to Amber Evans, Edward Crawford to Dayne Jones, many young Black activists have died since the Ferguson protests spurred the Black Lives Matter movement.
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2020-07-03 04:33
The flagpole sitting trend of the 1920s was popularized in the U.S. by Alvin “Shipwreck” Kelly, who gained national fame for his daring pole sittings.
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2020-06-19 23:04
Police Killings of Unarmed Black People: Why The ‘Bad Apples’ Defense Falls Apart 6/19/20 ~ By Shari Rose Police Personnel Records Kept Secret, Shielding Bad Cops F… Read More
2020-06-19 23:04
Police Brutality: Why ‘Bad Apples’ Are Not The Exception, But The Rule 6/19/20 ~ By Shari Rose Police Personnel Records Kept Secret, Shielding Bad Cops From Consequ… Read More
2020-06-06 05:12
Police brutality against journalists and protesters in Minneapolis during protests for George Floyd's killing is well-documented & unrelenting.
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2020-04-20 05:58
From Mary Vincent to Susan Walters, Cindy Paulson to Whitney Bennett, these survivors of killers fought for their lives. Here are their stories of survival.
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2020-04-06 05:25
Through hiding rice seeds in their hair, West African slaves and their Maroon descendants forever altered the course of European colonialism in the Americas.
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2020-03-30 06:02
Coronavirus Vs Swine Flu: Comparing Trump & Obama Responses to Pandemic – PT 2 By Shari Rose | Mar 29, 2020 This article is Part 2 of an ongoing series comparing the resp… Read More
2020-03-25 14:35
During the presidencies of Donald Trump and Barack Obama, global pandemics enveloped the world and affected the everyday lives of Americans from coast to coast. We compare the administration… Read More
2020-03-17 05:20
As the early signs of coronavirus hit the globe, some countries, like Vietnam and South Korea, sprang into action. Others, like the U.S., did not, opting to ignore available testing kits and… Read More
2020-03-01 05:08
At their core, spinsters, also called old maids, were professional-minded women who rejected the expectations set forth by Progressive Era society
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2020-02-21 08:07
Once temporary, portable classrooms are permanent fixtures in schools across the U.S. What are their effects on students' health and academic achievement?
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2020-02-01 03:14
Sadie Roberts-Joseph was a beloved community activist in Baton Rouge who founded the city's only African American museum.
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2020-01-01 00:19
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2019-11-18 02:49
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2019-04-30 02:06
The post The First Laugh Ceremony: A Joyful Navajo Celebration of Family appeared first on Blurred Bylines Read More
2019-03-24 04:45
The post Silence = Death: The AIDS Crisis Was So Much Worse Than We Talk About appeared first on Blurred Bylines Read More
2019-03-16 03:54
The Aztec city of Tenochtitlan was at the height of its power when Hernan Cortes stepped foot on shore. Founded in 1325, Tenochtitlan was a hub of agricultural and architectural innovation… Read More
2019-03-05 05:59
More than 100 years ago, public debate erupted as women gained more freedoms outside the home. And how women protected themselves lay in the humble hatpin.
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2019-02-22 05:40
The post How Isaac Wright overturned a kingpin conviction & exposed rampant police misconduct appeared first on Blurred Bylines Read More
2018-10-07 09:21
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2018-10-01 01:58
Melanie Levesque Running for New Hampshire Senate to represent District 12 New Hampshire Election Day is November 6, 2018. Unsure how or where to vote in New Hampshire for the midterm… Read More
2018-09-13 05:24
Daria Lohman Running for Arizona Senate to represent District 23 The 2018 midterms took place on November 6. Daria Lohman did not win a state senate seat. Daria Lohman backgroun… Read More
2018-08-13 00:19
Rebecca Wininger is running for Encanto Justice of the Peace. See Wininger's background and qualifications as well as Arizona voter information.
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