We Are George Zimmerman
by Erica Thurman YWCA McLean County (Ill.) “Excuse me young man, are you lost?” It may have been just that simple. Seven words may have made all the difference in the world to the family of Trayvon...
View ArticleStanding Against Racism in Rockford
“Just think if whites marched and cried racism every time a white was attacked, held up or robbed by a black person. I would have blisters on my feet! So who are the racists?” ~Facebook user In her...
View ArticleTake a Stand Against Hate Crimes
by Qudsia Jafree YWCA USA It was nauseating to watch. A clip of a plane crashing into a tall building looped on the television in front of me, over and over again. It was my first year of college, and...
View ArticleIt’s Time for the Poor to Come Out of the Plutocracy’s Closet of Shame
By Jeff Nall Truthout | Op-Ed As a college-educated, heterosexual, white, male American citizen I know something about (unearned) privilege. But being poor – for the last three years our family of five...
View ArticleTop Five on Friday – September 27
By Katie Stanton Social Media & Online Engagement Manager, YWCA USA Beginning on September 15, National Hispanic American Heritage Month is a celebration of Hispanic and Latino culture and history....
View ArticleWhat will it take to end violence against women and girls?
By Allison Dearing Campus Coordinator, Crisis Center’s Rape Response Program Submitted by the YWCA Central Alabama In the age of tweeting and information-at-my-fingertips, I have to admit: I still love...
View ArticleUnderstanding Domestic Violence: How the Community Can Help
Erin McCarthy and Sangeetha Shivaji Board Members, YWCA Greensboro Domestic violence-related deaths are a growing problem in the greater Greensboro community. The most recent victim? Guilford County...
View ArticlePreventing Violence Through Healthy Masculinity
By Jared Watkins Development Coordinator, Men Can Stop Rape At Men Can Stop Rape, we ask the boys and young men we work with a simple question: “What does it mean to be a real man?” It’s an answer they...
View ArticleBlack History through a White Woman’s Eyes
By Norene G. Ball Director of Hallmark Programs, YWCA McLean County February was Black History Month and March is Women’s History Month. My own limited life experience convinces me that both Black...
View ArticleVideo Gaming and Tropes Against Women
By Monét Muñoz Generation YW Youth Specialist, YWCA Greater Austin Video gaming has often been seen as a world dominated by a male audience, viewership, and consumership. However, more recently there...
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