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30 Mar The Root | Rosa Parks, Recy Taylor and Gertrude Perkins Are Mothers of the #MeToo Movement

Posted at 22:33h in coverage

This movement is for the young Oprah Winfreys—born into poverty in the Deep South, molested, neglected and not expected to survive.

This movement is for the black girls who, right now, are being raped and abused in their homes and in their churches and in their schools by people who claim to love them in a nation that claims to care.

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30 Mar Mashable | There’s a must-watch documentary about Recy Taylor, the woman Oprah shouted out in Globes speech

Posted at 22:18h in coverage

Oprah dedicated her rallying acceptance speech at the Golden Globes to the fighters of justice that history tried to forget. Specifically, she expressed gratitude for "the women who have endured years of abuse and assault...

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30 Mar Glamour | At the 2018 State of the Union Address, Fashion Was a Vehicle for Quiet Protest

Posted at 21:52h in coverage

Additionally, members of the CBC donned kente cloths as a response to the President's recent disparaging remarks against immigrants from predominantly black countries, the Washington Post reported. What's more, Rep. Bonnie Coleman (D-N.J.) encouraged attendees to wear red pins with the name Recy on them in honor of Recy Taylor.

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30 Mar NBC | NEWS ‘She spoke up’: Lawmakers wear ‘Recy’ pins in honor of Recy Taylor

Posted at 21:42h in coverage

Democratic members of the House pose for photographs while wearing the black clothes they will don to U.S. President Donald J. Trump's first State of the Union speech in the U.S. Capitol on Washington on Jan. 30, 2018.

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30 Mar Courant | ‘The Rape Of Recy Taylor’ Chronicled In Documentary At Wadsworth

Posted at 21:40h in coverage

Taylor’s brave stand is the focus of “The Rape of Recy Taylor,” a documentary to be shown Wednesday, March 21, at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art.

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02 Feb RadioWest | Through the Lens: The Rape of Recy Taylor

Posted at 00:35h in coverage

Interview with director Nancy Buirski.

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02 Feb ABC News | New documentary tells the story of Recy Taylor, who spoke up well before #MeToo

Posted at 00:29h in coverage

Recy Taylor is finally getting the attention she deserved.

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02 Feb Huffington Post | Recy Taylor Was Gang-Raped In 1944. Her Niece’s Silence At Trump’s Speech Will Say Everything.

Posted at 00:26h in coverage

There was no justice, no recourse for her aunt, who stood up anyway. Her quiet presence at the State of the Union address will speak volumes today.

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02 Feb The New Yorker | How a Congressional Black Caucus Member Plans to Protest Trump’s State of the Union Address

Posted at 00:21h in coverage

Bonnie Watson Coleman’s office has ordered two hundred red pins in honor of Recy Taylor, who was kidnapped and raped by six white men, in 1944.

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02 Feb Associated Press | Oprah In Alabama, Visits Recy Taylor’s Grave

Posted at 00:19h in coverage

Oprah Winfrey discusses with AP her visit to Mrs. Recy Taylor's grave....

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