December 2011
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Prayer for a New Mother
The things she knew, let her forget again – The voices in the sky, the fear, the cold, The gaping shepherds, and the queer old men Piling their clumsy gifts of foreign gold. Let her have laughter with her little one; Teach her the needless, tuneless songs to sing; Grant her her right to whisper to her son The foolish names one dare not call a king. Keep from her dreams the rumble of a crowd, The...
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Tyreek Amir Jacobs wasn't killed for his Jordans.... →
“Gratuitous affection between adults is to my mind something you do not make fun...”
– Padget Powell, Edisto
FDA poised to put emergency contraception on...
jessicavalenti:
The Politics of Plan B from Media Education Foundation on Vimeo.
On Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration will announce whether it will approve making Plan B (the brand name for emergency contraception or the morning after pill) available for purchase on drugstore shelves - that’s right, next to the condoms and pregnancy tests. Reproductive justice advocates I’ve spoken...
