“You read about these things from afar, you’re horrified when they happen in your city, when they happen so close to you. It’s unimaginable.”
Read MoreTexas Standard: How Baylor's 'Honor Code' Contributed to its Sex Assault Crisis
Baylor University has been hiding cases of football players raping and sexually assaulting their fellow students. That story has been hitting the headlines this past week, but the more recent headlines are focused on the more public facet of the story.
Read MoreTexas Child Welfare Digest: A Gathering of News, Opinion, Studies and Resources Vol. II
Texas Child Welfare Digests are posted here at no charge. This non-partisan semi-monthly digest includes local Texas news and relevant national and international news. It also includes op-eds, studies, resources and Texas child welfare meeting dates and information. Inclusion in this digest does not imply endorsement of any views, commentary or opinions expressed in an article or study.
Read More#ONA15: We Belong Here: Pushing Back Against Online Harassment (Keynote)
This keynote on cyber #harassment of female #journos was incredibly powerful and especially needed at a time when our male counterparts are still completely dismissive of threats to our safety. But the people not in the room are the ones that needed to hear this keynote session the most.
Read More#ONA15: Black Twitter and Beyond
This was one of the more inspiring and needed panels at #ONA15 this year. On Thursday, the #ONA15Beyond hashtag lit up with comments and live tweets of the panel. Here's to more panels like this in spaces that are still learning to shut up, sit down and listen to the other voices in the room.
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