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Students Share What It’s Like To Be Black At Mizzou

Being black at the University of Missouri was tough long before the country started paying attention to why.

Cultural insensitivity, racial slurs and de facto segregation are the common threads minority students say separate the 7 percent of black students from the 77 percent white students that make up the school’s population. Four black students shared their experiences with The Huffington Post on what their life is like dealing with racism on campus.

Last week I received a message from an anon who was sexually assaulted, pregnant, and needed an abortion, but had no ride. She lived in the area so, I decided to bring her myself. Her grandmother was very grateful that I was able to help and said she wished there were more people like me out there. And there are. After starting a post, a bunch of people began offering their services so I decided to make abortion rides a thing.

This is a list of individuals who may be able to bring you to where you are going to have an abortion. Please keep in mind that people do have other responsibilities and that you need to coordinate with them. They may or may not ask for gas money. It’s not a definite yes you will have a ride, they’re just willing to try and help. If you want to be added to the list, email me at [email protected] with your name, URL, and the location you can provide your help to (please make abortion rides the subject).

This post will continue to be updated!

Allie - Massachusetts & Rhode Island

Emily - Upstate New York

Transkitty - Wichita, Kansas

Rachel - Birmingham, UK

Paige - Southern Ontario

Erin - Southern California/Orange County

Abby - Central North Carolina

Shelby - South Florida

Rebecca - North-West Georgia

Rachel - Maine & New Hampshire

Lauren - Albany, New York

Kayla - Aurora, Illinois (and surrounding suburbs)

Dani - Las Vegas, Nevada (and surrounding areas)

Myra - Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas

Risa - Worcester, Massachusetts & Keane, New Hampshire (and surrounding areas)

Jen - Southern California/Los Angeles, California

Shelby - Northern New Jersey

Rachel - Washington, D.C. , South Maryland, & North Virginia

Rebecca - Phoenix, Arizona

Daylin - Northern California

Michelle - Southern California

Josie - San Diego, California (and surrounding counties)

This list will continue to be updated as more people volunteer. To track those updates, please go through #ar updates on our blog.

Lindsey - Mid Michigan

Alley - Orange Country, California (weekends only) 

Maddi - Central Florida

Kate - Santa Barbara/Los Angeles, California

Sarah - San Francisco Bay Area, California (and surrounding areas)

Danielle - Boulder, Colorado

Jillian - South Florida

Kat - Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Ellie - Tulsa, Oklahoma

Madison - Orange County, California

Hannah - Houston, Texas

Eva - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota

Sara - Central Arkansas

Jasmine - Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Kendra - Southeast Georgia

Amanda - Southern Ontario, Canada

Melissa - South + Central Manitoba, Canada

Hannah - Wisconsin

Melissa - Washington D.C., Southern Maryland, Northern Virginia (occasionally Southeastern Connecticut) Abortion doula services available for anyone needing emotional support, at no cost

Sadie - Portland, Oregon

Taylor - East Chicago, Illinois/Northwest Indiana/Lower Southeast Michigan

Rena - Greensboro, North Carolina  

Emma - Chicago, Illinois (and some surrounding suburbs)

Doris - South Texas

Sydney - Southeast Florida

I ask you to please email [email protected] with your name, tumblr URL, and location if you would like to be included on the list. If you send it to the email above ([email protected]), title it abortion rides or I will not see it. I will ignore all the people tagging me/messaging me on tumblr with their info.

For now, you must have a tumblr blog to be on this list.

Katie - Melbourne/Viera/Palm Bay, Florida

Sam - Butler County/Hamilton, Ohio (Volunteer asked a note to be made to state that they are a trans man)

Wendy - Colorado Springs, Colorado

Anna - York, Pennsylvania (and some surrounding areas)

Mark - Massachusetts, Rhode Island, & Connecticut (Volunteer asked a note be made that they are a cis man)

Madison - Upstate New York

Maggie - Lincoln, Nebraska

Makenzie - Central Oregon

Emily - Lincoln/Omaha, Nebraska

Alli - Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania

Kelsie - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Talia - Tucson, Arizona

Alejandra - Boulder, Colorado

Chelsey - Fairbanks, Alaska

Denali - Anchorage, Alaska (and surrounding areas)

Felicia - Gresham, Oregon

Maddi - Horry County, South Carolina (weekends only)

Laura - St. John’s/Newfoundland, Canada 

Emily - Saginaw, Michigan (and surrounding areas)

Andrea/Dina - Western Massachusetts (Note: Dina runs the blog, but their mother Andrea is also offering their services)

Nicolette - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Colin - Worcester County, Massachusetts

Cristina - Watauga County/Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Devon - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota

Ally - Los Angeles County, California  

Katherine - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Sophie - Eastern Nebraska

Zoe - East/Central Wisconsin

Charlie - metro-Boston, Massachusetts

Tianna - Sacramento/Auburn, California 

Julia - Atlanta, Georgia

Shayla - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  

Kate - Arvada, Colorado

T.J. - Jasper/Alberta, Canada

Catherine - Brighton, UK

Hannah - Macomb County/Oakland, Michigan

Barbara - Baltimore, Maryland/Washington D.C.

Simone - Northern California

Megan - North/Central Utah

Shelby - Havertown, Pennsylvania

Anastasia - Hobbs, New Mexico

Kirsta - Central Washington

Tashia - Louisiana

Caroline - Los Angeles County, California

Caitlyn - Cincinnati, Ohio (licensed mental health counselor, will not only provide a ride but emotional support)

Tuesday - Portland, Oregon

Jen - Ottawa, Canada

Kay - North New Jersey

Sharae - Boston, Massachusetts

Jill - Northern Colorado

Breigha - Ottawa/Ontario, Canada

Hannah - Chicago, Illinois

Madison - Seattle, Washington (and surrounding counties)

Monika - Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada

Lore - Travis County/Austin, Texas

Samantha - Greater Toronto Area in Southern Ontario, Canada

Colleen - Southeast Ohio

Sarah - Duluth, Minnesota (and surrounding areas)

Fitz - Southeast Michigan

Cassandra - Susquehanna/Minersville, Pennsylvania

Itzel - Sacramento, California

James - Central Florida

Rachel - Asheville, North Carolina

Lee - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Kaitlin - Central Florida

Claudia - Tampico/Madero/Tamaulipas, Mexico

Victoria - Rochester, New York

Elianah - Arlington/Mansfield, Texas

Erin - Shawnee. Oklahoma (and surrounding areas)

Delia - Orlando/Central Florida

Jess - Des Moines, Iowa

Elisabeth - Salem/Eugene, Oregon

Kelly - Southeast Michigan

Hayley - Louisville, Kentucky

Maura - Central/Northern Delaware and Philadelphia

Hailey - Gilbert/Phoenix, Arizona (also providing doula services free of charge)

Tatum - Central Virginia

Max - Columbus, Ohio

Kelsey - Northern Virginia, Southern Maryland, and Eastern West Virginia

Rachel - San Francisco, California (and surrounding areas)

Amanda - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Kaitlin - Snohomish Count/Seattle/Everett, Washington

Melanie - Boise, Idaho

Liz - New York City, New York

Kaili - Grand Rapids, Minnesota

Courtenay - Gainsville, Florida (and surrounding areas)

Emily - El Paso/Las Cruces. New Mexico

Kay - Massachusetts & Rhode Island

Addie - Georgia (and possibly neighbouring states)

Maria - Gastonia/Charlotte, North Carolina

Sam - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (volunteer would like that it be noted that they’re a cis man)

Lauren - Mid Michigan

Zoey -  Capital District of New York

Abbey - Nashville, Tennessee

Hannah - Worcester County, Massachusetts (and surrounding area)

Shana - Pot Falls, Idaho/Spokane, Washington

Paige - Toronto, Canada

Claire - St. Paul/Minneapolis, Minnesota

Leslie - Lakewood, Colorado (and surrounding areas)

Shayna - East Wisconsin

Sarah - Denver, Colorado

Danni - Northeast Texas

Sadie - Vermillion/St. Paul/Minneapolis, Minnesota

Alyx - Columbus, Ohio

Sophia - St. Louis, Missouri (and surrounding counties)

Whitley - Dalton, Georgia

Marissa - Southern Washington

Beth - Gaston county/Watauga, North Carolina

Evie - Oxford, UK

Katie - Western Maryland

Marie - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania/Northern Delaware/South New Jersey

Sarah - Louisville, Kentucky (and surrounding areas)

Alyssa - New Jersey-New York-Pennsylvania tri-state area

Anna - Jersey Shore area

VIDEO: Living Under Israel’s Missiles

Four boys of the Bakr family were killed by a missile strike during last year’s incursion. Their surviving family members are still scarred from the attack.

More than anyone, children bear the brunt of regular Israeli military assaults on the Gaza Strip. During the 51-day war in the summer of 2014, 551 children were killed and 3,436 were injured. But these gruesome figures say little about the psychological state of the nearly 800,000 children who have survived the periodic bombing campaigns. After the final cease-fire that ended Israel’s Operation Protective Edge on August 26 of last year, UNICEF estimated that at least 425,000 Palestinian children in the besieged Gaza Strip require “immediate psychosocial and child protection support.”

Margaret Cho: Trolls Who Call Me ‘Fat And Ugly’ Are Admitting Defeat

Margaret Cho has a simple philosophy for dealing with degrading comments about herself: If you’re debating a woman and you stoop to calling her “fat” or “ugly,” you’ve already lost the argument.

Handmade Scientific and Literature Inspired Bracelets

UK-based indie boutique Jezebel Charms handcrafts bibliophile inspired jewelry and accessories with a vintage and rustic allure. The artist draws inspiration from literature’s most prolific passages and favorite writers, which include Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, and William Shakespeare’s plays among other favorite authors and books. The artist also constructs jewelry illustrated with scientific diagrams and old world maps. You can find more rustic designs at her Etsy shop. 

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