Not the reaction I was expecting…

As someone who is passionate about social advocacy, I applied to a graduate school program at a university that is very well known for their political communications master’s degree.  As someone who has a rather low GPA, I thought it would be silly to apply – but I did anyways.  I remember everyone was super […]

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NEWS ROUND UP!

Read on to see what events you should be up-to-date on. News that’s free of commercials or pesky weather updates! IN HARRISONBURG: Refusal of COVID-19 Vaccine for Harrisonburg Minister In early February, Christina Rivera, a Latina senior lead at the Church of the Larger Fellowship was denied a vaccination for Covid-19 by Sentara Hospital after […]

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Gender Bias: The Secret Killer

Gender bias in healthcare has been a hot topic for a while now. In case you don’t agree with that statement just take a look at the collage of images below. When I searched nurse the majority of the images were women, but when I searched doctor the majority of images were men. However, gender […]

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Wo-Man’s Land

With everything happening in the world right now, have you ever thought about just getting rid of men? Let’s talk about the women behind the political, economic, and social structure of their man-less community of Umoja, Kenya.

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The #MeToo Movement in China

So, we all know and support the #MeToo movements that have happened throughout recent years. Women coming forward with stories of their sexual abuse and assault and finally getting the justice they deserve. However, some places have not been quiet as supportive. In China, where the Communist Party has very strict limitations when it comes […]

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If ya don’t know, now ya know. Black Feminists that you need to know.

It’s Black History Month! Unapologetically, the greatest month of the year (even though it’s the shortest month but whateva). Black History Month is frequently spent praising the accomplishments of prominent black men such as MLK, Thurgood Marshall, and President Barack Obama. Although these men broke barriers for the black community, they were not the only […]

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Back and Better Than Ever!!

It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new life for us and we are feeling good!! Welcome back to another exciting semester of ShoutOut! 2020 was a year of trials and tribulations but thankfully we made it through. Even though things are finally starting to look up and we have a whole […]

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