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Protect Ya Neck: The Case of Joan Little, The First Woman in US History Acquitted for Using Deadly Force to Resist Sexual Assault

In the era of Me Too, especially for black women whose cries are rarely heard, and especially when Black women are disappearing and/or being killed at an alarming rate, it’s important to know history…and the history of defending yourself as a women against sexual assault, being heard, and fighting against…

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A Man Was Lynched Yesterday…

Herbert Lee, a 50 year-old black man was a cotton and dairy farmer in Amite County, Mississippi. Lee had a wife and nine children. He was a quiet man who regularly attended NAACP meetings at a neighboring farm, during a time when receiving threats and harassment  were common when doing…

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