The Monday Blogaround

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Recommended Reading:

[Content Note: Rape culture] EBONY has launched an important series entitled EndingRape4Ever, which will explore the US rape culture through the lens of the black experience. Part One, by Lori Robinson, the author of I Will Survive: The African-American Guide to Healing from Sexual Assault and the special guest editor for the series, has been published here: "It's Personal."

BYP: [CN: Racism; misogyny; classism] Rachel Jeantel Heartbreakingly Blames Herself "a Little Bit" for Zimmerman Verdict

Jake: [CN: Homophobia] Indiana Attorney General Pushes for Ten Judge Panel to Decide Marriage

Andrea: [CN: Violence; abuse; appropriation] Beyond the Pros and Cons of Trigger Warnings: Collectivizing Healing

Ragen: [CN: Fat bias; health policing] When They're Concerned About Your Health

Prison Culture: [CN: Inmate abuse; carcerality] Cecily McMillan Describes the Violence of Prison Searches

Leigh: [CN: Misogyny; policing] But WHAT CAN BE DONE: Dos and Don'ts to Combat Online Sexism

Zoë: [CN: Food insecurity] Community Eligibility: A Proven Tool to Address Child Hunger

Veronica: [CN: References to gun violence] Janelle Monáe at the Taste of Chicago

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