Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden is being wishy-washy on his stance on how he thinks he treated Anita Hill in 1991. On Friday, during an interview on “The View,” Biden backtracked on an alleged apology that he said he gave Hill earlier in the week over…
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Archived: #MeToo: Tarana Burke Notes Progress, Wants More for Black Women
Tarana Burke is reflecting on the movement she created more than 12 years ago, but it’s only been one year since its historic rise worldwide. It has led to women speaking out very publicly against assault. And now that it’s been endorsed by the upper echelons of white women, we…
Archived: Christine Blasey Ford Stood on the Shoulders of Anita Hill as She Testified
For every woman of color who watched the hearing today, or has followed any of the drama up to this point, our backs are heavy. We sit here and watch accommodations made for Christine Blasey Ford, who bravely went up before a predominantly white and male Senate Judiciary Committee to…
Archived: Old White Republican Bullies Attack Kavanaugh's Accuser and Anita Hill
Senators Orrin Hatch and Charles Grassley, both now in their mid 80s, were there for the Clarence Thomas hearings, and they bullied Anita Hill. Forty-one Republicans and 11 Democrats voted to give Clarence Thomas a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court. Now, they’re bullying Christine Blasey Ford. In addition to…
Archived: Kavanaugh Supporter Compares Attempted Rape Claims to 'Rough Horseplay'
Carrie Severino, spokesperson for the Judicial Crisis Network, questioned Christine Blasey Ford’s accusations of Brett Kavanaugh’s behavior in high school saying 35-year-old memories could be of just “rough horseplay” instead of attempted rape. When a CNN anchor challenged Severino’s description of Ford’s account as a range of behaviors from boorish…