The Kavanaugh confirmation hearings further divided a country already split down the middle over emotional and cultural issues such as race relations, child detentions, immigration, and of course, women’s rights. I went on CNN’s New Day weekend to talk about Dr. Ford, why I believe women, and how rape culture is very much alive in […]
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July wrapped up with another taping of PBS’ To The Contrary, and one of the most shocking things about this episode was that Anne Stone and I actually agreed on an issue: domestic violence. Washington State is starting to issue victims alerts when their abuser buys a gun, and with the gun control debate in
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After its summer hiatus, PBS’ To The Contrary returned with a bang. On Friday, my fellow To The Contrary panelists and I, with our legendary host, Bonnie Erbe, tackled sexual assault on campus, Donald Trump, immigration and Hillary Clinton’s stance on women’s rights. My stipulation always focuses on identifying rape culture, first and foremost. Most
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Finally going full-time with my writing two years ago also gave me control over one of my favorite aspects about my work- meeting passionate, driven young women across the country. This year, I was honored to be invited to Oklahoma State University (OSU) to speak about women’s rights as human rights. In addition to being one
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Anybody that knows me, knows I am a huge fan of my alma mater, the University of Virginia. Not only is it one of the best academic institutions nationally and internationally, my college days were instrumental in making me the person I am today. As an English Literature major, with a minor in Asian history, my
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The controversy around the British documentary, India’s Daughter, which interviews the alleged rapists from the infamous 2012 gang-rape of a female student on a New Delhi bus, continues to rage. I spoke with CNN’s Carol Costello last week about why India is banning this documentary, and I stressed that journalism here is not the crime,
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There is no denying that campus sexual assault in the US are currently at epidemic levels. But from banning fraternities to banning sorority sisters from venturing to parties to banning alcohol, why are the nation’s top colleges and universities, from the University of Virginia (UVA) to Dartmouth, struggling to find a solid solution? I gave
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