By Miriam • 15 years ago

Interview series at Warrior Prose

The always fantastic National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum has a great interview series over at their blog Warrior Prose this week.

Can you name…
A 93 year-old Chinese-American revolutionary anti-racist activist and feminist?
A queer journalist and writer named one of the most influential Asian Americans of this decade?
A Seattle based activist involved in international and domestic human rights issues over the last 30 years?
A labor organizer and lawyer, accomplished nature photographer and poet, and author of several groundbreaking books?
A visionary trailblazer and founder and Executive Director of an internationally recognized human rights organization?
Five amazing women. Five must-read interviews. In a week long interview series, the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF) gets up close and personal with Grace Lee Boggs, Helen Zia, Cindy Domingo, Lora Jo Foo, and Mallika Dutt, prominent women leaders who continue to define and redefine leadership and inspire us all. Check it out!

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By Nia Evans • 6 years ago

Dear Betsy DeVos: Fighting for Survivors of Sexual Violence Is a Racial Justice Fight

For the past few months, I’ve seen several articles — almost exclusively written by white women — arguing that we shouldn’t enforce Title IX protections for survivors of sexual assault because the authors believe Black men are more likely to be accused. The narrative has been picked up by numerous media outlets and used by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to strip protections for survivors.

The idea that survivors’ rights are a threat to Black men leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

Let me be clear: that’s not because I’m not worried about race discrimination in school discipline. We have no data to support the argument that Black men are more likely to be accused of or ...

For the past few months, I’ve seen several articles — almost exclusively written by white women — arguing that we shouldn’t enforce Title IX protections for survivors of sexual assault because the authors ...