Today at Ms. | July 29, 2021

With Today at Ms. —a daily newsletter from the team here at Ms. magazine—our top stories are delivered straight to your Inbox every afternoon, so you’ll be informed and ready to fight back.

Female Cadets at VMI Still Experience Male Hostility, Harassment and Racism Over 20 Years After Being Ordered to Integrate

BY JULIET SCHULMAN-HALL and CARRIE N. BAKER | The first generation of female cadets at the Virginia Military Institute faced tremendous hostility from male cadets and alumni when they integrated the 160-year-old institution in the late 1990s. The administration gave them no accommodations.

Over 20 years later, women still face a “culture of institutional racism and sexism”—including frequent sexual assaults that the school does not adequately address—says a recently-released 152-page report based on an extensive investigation of VMI.

[[link removed]]

Meet VIISTA: The Program Training Non-Lawyers to Represent Migrants in Court

BY LILY SENDROFF | The Villanova Interdisciplinary Immigration Studies Training for Advocates (VIISTA) is designed to meet the demand for immigrant representatives by taking advantage of a long-standing facet of immigration law that allows non-lawyers approved by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to represent migrants in immigration court.

Called “accredited representatives,” these non-lawyers work at DOJ recognized organizations—such as faith-based or immigrant advocacy groups—who are permitted to provide low-cost legal representation to migrants under federal regulations.

[[link removed]]

Critical Race Theory Panic: “A Tried and True Playbook Move”

BY CARRIE N. BAKER | Critical race theory, a framework that aims to teach how racism has shaped U.S. laws and institutions, is being banned in classrooms around the country. Republicans are using critical race theory as a dog whistle to mobilize suburban white voters against Democrats.

“It would be laughable if it weren’t so dangerous,” said law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw, a founder of critical race theory.

[[link removed]]

[[link removed]]
Tune in for a new episode of Ms. magazine's podcast, On the Issues with Michele Goodwin on Apple Podcasts [[link removed]] + Spotify [[link removed]] .

In this exciting episode, we’re having the sex talk you wish you got from your parents. Do you remember Judy Blume’s Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret? Well, today it’s me, host Michele Goodwin, asking the questions and inviting you to join us as we talk about sex, periods, non-binary health care, maternal health—and what don’t we know or ignore about our own bodies.

We hope you'll listen, subscribe, rate and review today!

[link removed] [[link removed]]



Ms. Magazine
1600 Wilson Boulevard
Suite 801
Arlington, VA 22209
United States

If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe: [link removed] .