Armed with chalk, Southwestern Law School students like Haley Pollock are drawing attention to the dangers of crisis pregnancy centers in their community—literally.
Author: Carmiya Baskin
Carmiya Baskin is a former editorial intern at Ms. and a third-year Feminist Studies major at UC Santa Barbara. Her work has appeared in The Bottom Line, a student-run newspaper at UCSB, and EqualTalk, a feminist blog she co-founded through a women empowerment and teen leadership organization, Girls Give Back. She is passionate about all things related to intersectional feminism, Harry Potter and Disney, and she enjoys eating peanut butter right out of the jar while binge-watching The Office.
We Heart: The Girl Scouts Anthem Inspiring Young Feminists to Shine On
The Girl Scouts and Breakthrough Music have released a new anthem for young feminists everywhere: “Watch Me Shine,” written by two-time Grammy winner Liz Rose and chart-topping songwriter Emily Shackelton.
We Heart: Ariana Grande’s Feminist Anthem “God is a Woman”
In the subversive video for her song “God is a Woman,” the pop artist denounces patriarchy, celebrates female solidarity and revels in female sexuality.
Campaigning While Black: Janelle Bynum Speaks Out on Police Violence and Being a Better Neighbor
State Rep. Janelle Bynum was campaigning in a neighborhood in her district when a resident called the police on her—because she thought Bynum, a black woman, was “spending a lot of time at homes and appearing to be casing the neighborhood while on her phone.”
We Heart: Serena Williams, “The One to Beat”
At a Wimbledon press conference on Friday, The Telegraph’s Jamie Johnson asked legendary tennis player and Olympic medalist Serena Williams how she handles being “the one to beat” on the court. In response, Williams did something women often don’t: she acknowledged her achievements and didn’t shy away from celebrating her own success. “I’m glad someone admitted that,” Williams […]
Declaring Support for the #OneinFour Women Who Have Abortions
A new social media campaign smashes abortion stigma—and demonstrates the passion and power of the majority of voters who support safe, legal abortion access.
Fighting for an End to Sex Testing in Sports
Olympic medalist Caster Semenya is fighting a new policy requiring sex testing of female athletes—and women’s rights organizations from around the world are standing with her in solidarity.
Rallying for Migrant Families
Across the United States, more than 750 rallies, some with tens of thousands of attendees, streamed through streets, crossed over bridges and surrounded federal buildings to demand justice for migrant families at the U.S. / Mexico border as part of the #FamiliesBelongTogether National Day of Action.
Reproductive Rights Activists Aren’t Backing Down After NIFLA
Activists took to the streets Tuesday in protest of the Supreme Court’s ruling in NIFLA v. Becerra, which effectively gave the often religiously-affiliated anti-abortion fake clinics permission to continue manipulating and deceiving patients.