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Trans Women of Color “Are In A State of Emergency”

Written by Mary Iannone and R Ferari, on behalf of Breakthrough U.S. Content note: The following piece discusses the epidemic of violence and murder against trans women of color in the United States. Dana Martin. Jazzaline Ware. Ashanti Carmon. Claire Legato. Muhlaysia Booker. Michelle ‘Tamika’ Washington. Johana ‘Joa’ Medina. Paris Cameron. Layleen Polanco. Chynal Lindsey. Chanel Scurlock.…

Generation Z: Where do we stand?

Currently, our country is as divided as ever. In the United States, we see open racism, homophobia, white supremacy, and hate crimes. But we also see a lot of people waxing poetic about my generation, calling us a beacon of light for the future. Are we? It’s hard to think of an entire generation as…

Holy Patrimony

Following the rise of freedom of sexual identity, gender fluidity and relationship nonconformity, there has been a recent decline in traditional, heterosexual marriage in the western world in which I reside. The way my peers discuss marriage has changed drastically since my childhood. Growing up, I just assumed that I would get married because that…

Social Justice Activism in Sports

Athletes are more than just players on a field, teammates on a court, or partners in a match. Athletes use their voices and actions through their respective sports. Professional athletes from all around the world have either faced or witnessed problematic instances of social inequality. Social justice and sports have collided for decades and formed…

INFLUENCERS SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS ON TITLE X AND PLANNED PARENTHOOD’S IMPACT ON BLACK COMMUNITIES

Black community influencers, Maura Chanz, Andrea Lewis, Darnell Moore and Ashley Blaine Featherson sat down with Alencia Johnson, Director of Public Engagement at Planned Parenthood, to discuss the importance of sexual and reproductive services within the black community. Title X, the nation’s only birth control and reproductive health care program, is at risk of ending under…

ANNOUNCING BREAKTHROUGH’S NEW HEAD OF STRATEGY & PROGRAM!

He is “one of the most influential black writers and thinkers of our time—a beautiful, intentionally complex feminist activist writing liberatory futures,” says prominent activist Janet Mock. He has been named one of Ebony magazine’s Power 100, The Root 100 and Planned Parenthood’s 99 Dream Keepers. His new book, No Ashes in the Fire, is an O Magazine top book of the…

NO ASHES IN THE FIRE FEATURED IN DISCOVER GREAT NEW WRITERS ON BOOK TV

CASSIUS editor-at-large Darnell Moore detailed his life and journey to becoming an activist. View the full video with a full transcription.

CASE STUDY: TARGETING MICRO COMMUNITIES

We partnered with Facebook to test how targeting micro-communities could build organic interest and offline connections. Powering Culture Change to End Campus Sexual Assault The campaign goal was to disrupt and transform the culture of sexual violence on campuses to make all students safer. By targeting students and people affiliated with universities through social media,…

Breakthrough’s THE G WORD Honored For Best Web: Activism In The 20th Annual Webby Awards.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lynn Harris Phone: 212.868.6500 Email: lynn@breakthrough.tv New York, NY —April 5 – Breakthrough announced today that its multimedia storytelling platform THE G WORD has been honored for Best Web: Activism in the 20th Annual Webby Awards. Hailed as the “Internet’s highest honor” by The New York Times, The Webby Awards, presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts…

‘CONSENT APPLIES BEHIND A SCREEN TOO’: UCLA STUDENTS FIGHT ONLINE SEXUAL HARASSMENT

Daily Mail Clemence Michallon 2/16/2017 A group of UCLA students has launched a campaign against those who share unwanted nude pictures on social media, saying it is as harmful form as any other form of abuse when done without consent. The Bruin Consent Coalition, which seeks to prevent sexual violence on campus, released a series of…