Wednesday Links!

This list o' links brought to you by jewels.

Recommended Reading:

Zora Neale Hurston at Vulture: [Content Note: Slavery; white supremacy; violence] The Last Slave

Princess Weekes at the Mary Sue: [CN: Racism; misogyny] The Political Subtext of People Assuming Michelle Wolf Is Black

Sameer Rao at Colorlines: [CN: Sexual assault] Time's Up's Women of Color Amplify Calls to #MuteRKelly

Robyn Powell at Rewire: [CN: Disablism] The Trump Administration May Have Made It Even Harder for Disabled People to Access Health Care

Katherine Olivera at IWHC: [CN: Misogyny; war on agency] By Removing Reproductive Rights, State Department Sets a Dangerous Precedent in U.S. Human Rights Reports

Lori Lakin Hutcherson at Good Black News: [CN: Racism] Wrongfully Arrested Starbucks Patrons Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson Settle with Philadelphia for $2 in Exchange for $200,000 Fund for Young Entrepreneurs

Erika W. Smith: Ashley Graham Used Unretouched Paparazzi Photos for Her Swimwear Campaign

Sarah Sloat at Inverse: NASA Technology Uncovers Never-Before-Seen Text on Dead Sea Scrolls

And here's just a small, round owl being decorated with feathers. You're welcome!


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