BackboneWomen

Backbonewomen.com was created by @SherriWrites to produce news & commentary about women of color - the backbone of America & the spine of their communities.

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. @NABJ Denounces Cyberbullying & Body Shaming Journalists Face. Statement issued after @DemetriaObilor criticized https://t.co/paoMyaKJPh

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Journal of Science Fiction seeks submissions for a special issue on #Afrofuturism to be published on Jan. 31, 2018 https://t.co/D55XLF9z0q

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Facebook says it sold political ads to Russian company during 2016 election
https://t.co/sasF8exHxX

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15 states, DC seek court relief over #DACA, but will it work?
https://t.co/lWNyw3Jk5U?

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Leaked Chats Show #Charlottesville Marchers Were Planning for Violence via @FortuneMagazine
https://t.co/JhwiTpRiqU

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There will be more #TV content than ever before as the 2017-18 season begins & more U.S. households w/TVs to watch https://t.co/2G5n7HvWht

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The Fight for #EqualPay: Women, Minorities on #TV Still Making Less Than White Men #mediadiversity https://t.co/6atorEPZb4

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It Takes a Squad to Care for an Elder by @SherriWrites for @ELLEmagazine https://t.co/yM4EiECqXN @aarpblackcom @aarp @AARPadvocates

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Bill Cosby was largely irrelevant in black America even before his sexual assault trial began op-ed by @NewBlackMan https://t.co/X4LLiEflj6

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The Status of #BlackWomen in the United States report by the National Domestic Workers Alliance @domesticworkers https://t.co/jwfc5coOT9

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Last year I attended the @TelevisionAcad faculty seminar. I spent a week in LA learning about TV. DEADLINE JUNE 30 https://t.co/GBNrFKJKfx

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The Unseen Labor of Mentoring https://t.co/eABwVNZYon

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African-Americans are more likely than whites to develop Alzheimer’s. Why?
https://t.co/ZF4Fr7JLvA

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Three unarmed 15 yr old boys killed by U.S. cops in 1 month but only one case saw much-needed coverage by @ShaunKing https://t.co/kGVZFkaZnQ

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Princeton Professor Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor Cancels Seattle Talk Following Deluge of Racist Threats https://t.co/6TwjiBsFIK

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WGN Officially Cancels @UndergroundWGN. Will It Find a New Home? Maybe at @OWNTV? https://t.co/J4wLawlTmy

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Imagining a Black Wonder Woman by @MayaRupert via @TheAtlantic
https://t.co/iP0n5HuOlK

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. @aliciagarza DELIVERS THE COMMENCEMENT SPEECH WE ALL NEED: ‘THERE WOULD BE NO AMERICA WERE IT NOT FOR BLACK WOMEN’
https://t.co/edDd8yswzH

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.@BlackGirlsGrad cofounder @AshleyObasi_ tells @Essence why they celebrate black women grads all year https://t.co/N31WxNmB4v

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‘Mama’s Bail Out Day’ movement reunites Black families in time for #MothersDay https://t.co/InDscsVsRe via @SherriWrites #NationalBailOut