After Harvey, Black Women’s Defense League Focuses On Relief For Communities Of Color In Houston

An interview with Niecee X of the Black Women’s Defense League, which is deeply involved in relief efforts for those in Houston impacted by Hurricane Harvey.

Kevin Gosztola
By Kevin Gosztola
Families wait in line to receive free school uniforms and other necessities in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, at the Denver Harbor Multi-Service Center in Houston. (AP/Matt Rourke)

With Hurricane Irma thrashing Florida as this episode goes to publication, we share an interview with Niecee X of the Black Women’s Defense League, which is deeply involved in relief efforts for those in Houston impacted by Hurricane Harvey. The Defense League has been in the fifth and third ward of the city. They also have traveled to parts of

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Driver Arrested After Running Over Protesters At St. Louis Transgender Rally

The injured people in St. Louis were taking part in a candlelight march for Kenny “Kiwi” Herring, a black transgender woman who was shot and killed by St. Louis police on Tuesday.

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By ZeroHedge.com
A man drives into a crowd of protesters at a St. Louis transgender rally, Aug. 23, 2017. (Photo: David Carson/Twitter)

Less than two weeks after a driver in Charlottesville, Virginia slammed into a crowd of counter-protesters demonstrating against a rally held by white nationalists, killing a 32-year-old woman, on Wednesday night a driver in St. Louis was taken into custody after hitting three protesters who blocked traffic during a march for a transgender woman

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Texas Bathroom Bill Is Politics Disguised As Policy

As policy, the proposed regulations for transgender Texan’s restroom choices have some gaping holes in it. The politics, however, are easy to understand.

Ross Ramsey
By Ross Ramsey
A sticker that reads, "Keep Locker Rooms Safe," is worn by a person supporting a bill that would eliminate Washington's new rule allowing transgender people use gender-segregated bathrooms and locker rooms in public buildings consistent with their gender identity, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016, outside a Washington Senate hearing room at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash.

(ANALYSIS) --- The proposed bathroom bill percolating in the Texas Legislature doesn’t do what its supporters say it is supposed to do. Here’s the caption — the legal description at the top of Senate Bill 6: “relating to regulations and policies for entering or using a bathroom or changing facility; authorizing a civil penalty; increasing

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First Chance At Life: On Chelsea Manning’s Freedom

Very few people supported Manning when it became known that she was the person responsible for making disclosures to WikiLeaks. With President Obama’s action, millions celebrate her release.

Kevin Gosztola
By Kevin Gosztola
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Published in partnership with Shadowproof. A grassroots effort led by committed activists, which was bolstered by human rights campaigners and prominent individuals, pushed President Barack Obama’s administration to free Chelsea Manning. The United States Army whistleblower was sentenced to military prison for 35 years. She was convicted of

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60% Of Americans Oppose New ‘Potty Police’ Laws

About 60% American people do not favour laws requiring people to use bathrooms corresponding with the gender on their birth certificate, recent poll revealed.

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By Sputnik News
Bathroom, gender, transgender, law

WASHINGTON — Nearly 6 out of 10 people in the United States oppose laws requiring people to use bathrooms corresponding with the gender on their birth certificate rather than their gender identity, according to an ORC International and CNN poll released on Monday. "Overall, 57 percent say they oppose laws requiring transgender individuals to use

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Why Won’t Amnesty International Classify Chelsea Manning As A Political Prisoner?

In this episode of “Behind the Headline,” host and MintPress News Editor-in-Chief Mnar Muhawesh talks to Kevin Gosztola, editor of Shadowproof, about why some human rights groups don’t count Chelsea Manning as a political prisoner — and why that matters.

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By Mnar Adley
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MINNEAPOLIS --- According to the American Civil Liberties Union, the Obama administration has prosecuted more whistleblowers than any other administration in U.S. history, making America one of the most dangerous place for those who expose government crimes. Think of Edward Snowden and Julian Assange, who have gone to great lengths to avoid

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