Sexual Violence

On Thursday, Oct. 21, the group will lead a conversation putting 'me too' in context with the broader global fight to disrupt sexual and gender-based violence. And Friday, Oct. 22, is set aside as a day of celebration with joy, art, yoga, and a dance party. 

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Resist rape culture.

There is no better time than now (or yesterday) to come up with solutions to end all forms of sexual violence, sexism, misogyny and transphobia.

In an ongoing study, Black Women's Blueprint found that 60 percent of Black women report having been raped before the age of 18. But part of the challenge has been calling Black men into community to reckon not only with racism, but also with racialized sexual violence and sexualized and gendered racism.

Holtzclaw's conviction, mugshot, and incarceration location have been removed from the DOC's site for safety.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Preliminary DNA tests found no evidence of semen on a 7-year-old New Jersey girl who police said was gang-raped after her stepsister sold her for sex.

From NYDailyNews.com: A Brooklyn teen was arrested Monday night in the sexual assault of a woman in Central Park – and detectives continued to hunt for his two accomplices, police said. Robert Gonzalez, 18, of Cypress Hills, surrendered to the NYPD’s special victims unit yesterday while Shawn Martinez and Kelvin Dalrymple, both 18, remained on […]

From HipHopWired.com: A convicted pimp in New Jersey who identifies himself as “Prince” has been sentenced to 18 years behind bars for running a human trafficking and prostitution ring.

From TheGrio.com: A man is speaking out about why he attacked an alleged serial rapist in a Kansas City jail cell.

From TMZ.com: The people at Nutrisystem just got rid of a quick 230 pounds — as in, they just fired Lawrence Taylor due to the “severity” of the allegations he’s facing in his statutory rape case. TMZ spoke to a rep at the weight loss company, who told us, “We are shocked and saddened by […]