Four Oscar Nominations For Best Picture Go To Films With Disability Connections

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Of the nine films nominated for Best Picture, four have themes or sub-plots related to disability. For example, Manchester by the Sea includes themes of mental health, alcoholism and drug use. Likewise, Moonlight includes story lines surrounding drug addiction. Arrival,...

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NTAs 2017: Loose Women’s Nadia Sawalha Admits She Considered Wearing ‘The Blouse’ To Ceremony

Nadia Sawalha and her now infamous blouse have been hitting headlines this week, and the ‘Loose Women’ panelist has now admitted that she did consider wearing it to Wednesday’s (25 January) National Television Awards.


The star was looking glamourous in a black gown, but speaking to the...

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This 22-Year-Old Black Woman Is Running For Mayor Of Detroit

Detroit native Myya D. Jones hasn’t graduated from college yet, but that didn’t stop the Michigan State University senior from announcing her candidacy for mayor of her hometown earlier this month. 


Jones has previously worked as a Google Student Ambassador and an intern on Capitol Hill,...

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Me vs. Fibromyalgia: Part 14 -- Proof to Convince a Non-Believer

I must say, the fact that I feel the need to write this post after having Fibromyalgia for nine years bothers me, A LOT. In 2012, Fibro was recognized as a permanent disability and in 2015, it was recognized by Healthcare providers. Yet, in my ten month journey of writing this blog, I have...

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Women Came Together and Marched, Now We Run for Office

According to the Women’s March website’s mission and value, it reads”


“We stand together, recognizing that defending the most marginalized among us is defending all of us.”


An estimated three million people participated in the Women’s Marches across...

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10 companies prioritize gender equality in the workforce

Senator Scott Weiner kicked off The 2017 Gender Equality Challenge Forum this past Friday at the Gap Inc HQ in San Francisco. The Department on the Status of Women celebrated 10 private companies for their diversity initiatives to create equal opportunity for all genders and income levels....

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Why I Love My Muffin Top AKA Healing From My Eating Disorder

I learned about body shaming in sixth grade, when the boy I had the biggest crush on told me to “go home and take some growing pills,” because my breasts hadn’t yet developed. I did go home, but I cried to my perplexed mother instead, who encouraged me to shake it...

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