A new lawsuit demands that menstruation be considered under Title IX | the short film "Suppressed 2020: The Fight to Vote" premieres today | Beyoncé's "Black is King" visual album

*"Today at Ms."** | **August 5, 2020*

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*Education, Discrimination and Menstruation [ [link removed] ]*

BY JENNIFER WEISS-WOLF | A lawsuit was filed on behalf of an 11-year-old girl with Down syndrome that challenges her expulsion from a federally-funded after-school program in Austin, Texas. Why was she forced out? Because she began to menstruate. The young girl's lawsuit-and her demand that menstruation be considered under Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972-has the potential to break new ground.

*"Suppressed 2020: The Fight to Vote" Has Grave Warning for November Election [ [link removed] ]*

BY AUDREY GIBBS | Premiering today, the short film "Suppressed 2020: The Fight to Vote" helps Americans stay informed about the pervasive methods of voter suppression we're up against this November.

*Oshun Energy in Beyoncé's "Black is King" [ [link removed] ]*

BY JANELL HOBSON | "I cried. As did others who expressed the same sentiment on social media after watching the "Brown Skin Girl" segment of Beyoncé's grand and illustrious visual album, "Black is King", on Disney+. I found myself overwhelmed by the sheer beauty and elegance of Black women and girls, who were given the space to shine in all their glory." _________________________________________

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