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Prejudice on campus: Are you listening, administrators?

January 4, 2016 Hafsa Activism, Education, Ideas, Language/Words, Youth issues Leave a comment

I recently wrote an article about microaggressions, after helping to organize a movement on St. Louis’ Webster University campus, to try to address systemic

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Microaggressions

December 17, 2015 Hafsa Gender issues, Human Rights, Ideas, Language/Words, Women One comment

In the past few months, I witnessed a reinvigoration of discussions regarding microaggressions– whether that’s a societal phenomenon, or just something I have personally

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Feminism is dead, he said

February 3, 2014 Abby Mitchell Media, Women 4 comments

“Feminism is dead,” he said casually. I almost choked on my latte. As I sat across from him at a coffee house, I could

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Progressive at a gun show

November 3, 2011 Bobbi Clemons Politics 2 comments

A few weeks ago I wrote about the importance of stepping out of a person’s comfort zone. Most people are such slaves to routine

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