Feminist News Digest | Week of December 7-December 11

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RACE | POLITICS
As Kamala Harris Becomes Vice President, Feminists Urge Gov. Newsom to #AppointABlackWoman in Her Place [[link removed]]
“Our representative democracy is supposed to represent us,” urges a joint letter—part of a recent push from a coalition of notable feminists to convince California Gov. Gavin Newsom to replace Vice President-Elect Harris’s Senate seat with another Black woman.


AFGHANISTAN
Malala Maiwand: Journalist and Women’s Rights Activist Assassinated [[link removed]]
On World Human Rights Day, journalist and women’s rights activist Malala Maiwand was assassinated on her way to work in Jalalabad city in Afghanistan. Malala worked at a private tv and radio network and her driver, Tahir, was assassinated in the attack as well.


VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Army Reprimands Senior Officials After Murder and Assault at Fort Hood [[link removed]]
The Army announced that 14 senior officers will receive punishment following the investigation of the death of Vanessa Guillén. This is one of the largest disciplinary actions ever taken by the service to date.



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