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A protest at the Iranian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, on Oct. 22, 2022, about one month after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in Iran. (Omer Kuscu via Getty Images)

BY YALDA N. HAMIDI and DOMINIK DRABENT | In a showing of transnational solidarity and friendship with Iranian women, Muslim women from Turkey, India and Afghanistan, share their thoughts on the #WomanLifeFreedom movement.

"In acknowledging the pain and sufferings imposed on women of [Iran and Afghanistan], we resist, protest and continue to build spaces of care and solidarity."

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BY SEQUAYA | Front and Center is a groundbreaking series published by Ms. and created in partnership with the Magnolia Mother’s Trust (MMT), which aims to put front and center the voices of Black women who are affected most by the often-abstract policies currently debated at the national level. Sequaya first shared her story with Ms. in 2021 after receiving a year of guaranteed income, no strings attached. We checked in with her recently to see how she’s doing.

“I worked the entire time I had MMT. Most of the 2020 cohort did. You have to keep going because MMT is going to end, we’re not receiving it for a lifetime. Politicians could be focusing on so much more than worrying about whether or not someone’s being lazy. … One of my biggest principles before I had children was I never wanted to rely on government systems. But then you have kids and have to be an adult. Reality hits and you have no choice.”

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BY REPRESENTWOMEN | Weekend Reading for Women’s Representation is a compilation of stories about women’s representation. 

This week: an update on RepresentWomen’s work as we celebrate our fifth anniversary as an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization; spotlighting impactful female leadership and systems strategies like ranked-choice voting that elect more women to office; and more.

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Fifty years ago, hip-hop emerged from a party in the rec room of a Bronx building—and a new sound was born: one with roots in African music, but with its own vibe and messaging. Since its first iterations, women have played significant roles in the creation and evolution of hip-hop: as rappers, DJs, producers, breakdancers, graffiti artists, scholars, journalists and more. Michele Goodwin, Drew Dixon and Janell Hobson break down the past, present and future of hip-hop, and the crucial role of women.

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