Standing To(get)her against guns
All morning, the women have been getting to know each other, painting their nails, eating breakfast. Soon, the destruction will …
Violence
Poets Reading the News: The healing power of journalism in verse
When the Las Vegas shooting happened a couple of weeks ago, U.S. media was awash with all sorts of headlines …
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ivoh fellow Jaeah Lee spends a year with a mother whose son died in a police shooting
That Wednesday began the way it was supposed to. Gwen Woods got out of bed an hour before sunrise, showered, …
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How a domestic violence survivor and a Mexican immigrant found strength in Taekwondo
A story of two strangers searching for strength. JENNY: I sat on a hard metal folding chair—one inconsequential person in …
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How one journalist is on a mission to tell stories of healing in Black communities around the world
As a journalist, Lori Robinson has never really felt like she’s fit in. For Robinson, who describes herself as a …
Slasher films and Final Girls: How a sexual assault survivor found solace in an unlikely place
To survive sexual assault is to enter into unknown terrain: the ground beneath, once familiar and firm, becomes shaken and …
DC Comics’ ‘Love is Love’ inspires support for the LGBT community after Pulse
Batman’s onscreen battle against Superman may have been his most advertised role in 2016, but his most powerful one placed …
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‘The Gun Show’ triggers a conversation of gun violence in America
Upon entering the theatre for “The Gun Show” in Portland, Oregon, you will find the following things on stage: a …
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