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  • Gina Miller: UK police are investigating a "Kill Gina Miller" crowdfunding page.
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    Gina Miller says fundraising sites should face tighter regulation after “Kill Gina Miller” scandal

  • Viola Davis beautifully explains why she has bought a former slave plantation
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    Viola Davis beautifully explains why she has bought a former slave plantation

  • Black women are using hashtags to call for equality and expose injustices on social media, now I am doing the same
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    How hashtags have played a crucial role in Black women’s activism online

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Destroyed buildings are visible a day after a massive explosion occurred at the port on Aug. 5, 2020 in Beirut, Lebanon. As of Wednesday morning, more than 100 people were confirmed dead, with thousands injured, when an explosion rocked the Lebanese capital. Officials said a waterfront warehouse storing explosive materials, reportedly 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate, was the cause of the blast. (Photo by Daniel Carde/Getty Images)
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The situation in Lebanon requires action beyond our Twitter feeds

Years of tragedy in Syria, Palestine and Algeria prove that those well intentioned “thoughts and prayers” will only go so far. It’s time to do more.

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Kayleigh Dray
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The real story behind those ‘Challenge Accepted’ posts on Instagram
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The real story behind those black-and-white selfies on Instagram

Read this before you jump on that ‘Challenge Accepted’ bandwagon.

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Kayleigh Dray
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Black Lives Matter protestor Jen Reid poses for a photograph in front of a sculpture of herself, by local artist Marc Quinn, on the plinth where the Edward Colston statue used to stand on July 15, 2020 in Bristol, England. A statue of slave trader Edward Colston was pulled down and thrown into Bristol Harbour during Black Lives Matter protests sparked by the death of an African American man, George Floyd, while in the custody of Minneapolis police in the United States of America. The Mayor of Bristol has since announced the setting up of a commission of historians and academics to reassess Bristol's landmarks and buildings that feature the name of Colston and others who made fortunes in trades linked to slavery. (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)
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We need to talk about the Jen Reid statue

Stylist turns the spotlight on the activist who inspired Bristol’s A Surge of Power.

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Kayleigh Dray
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Meghan Markle
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Meghan Markle discusses the “discomfort” we need to experience right now

She took part in a video call with her husband Harry.

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Hollie Richardson
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A city scape of people stuck inside
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Lauren Geall
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What’s it going to take to build a better world after coronavirus?

Activists Vanessa Nakate, Trisha Shetty and Amika George discuss how we can create a ‘new normal’ which works for everyone.

Malala Yousafzai
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Malala Yousafzai just celebrated her graduation in a very relatable way

Huge congratulations!

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Hollie Richardson
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Ellen Pompeo wants to know why police are carrying machine guns at anti-racism protests

“At the Women’s March, there were no machine guns. At Pride marches, there were no machine guns. But the Black Lives Matter march? Machine guns everywhere.”

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Kayleigh Dray
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Blackout Tuesday: write to your MP.
Life

Posted a black square? Write to your MP next – here’s how

Here are the demands we should make to our local MP.

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Hollie Richardson
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People hold placards as they join a spontaneous Black Lives Matter march through central London to protest the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and in support of the demonstrations in North America on May 31, 2020 in London, United Kingdom.
Life

The most powerful photos from London’s anti-racism protest

Thousands of people have marched across the city in protest after George Floyd’s death at the hands of a white police officer.

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Kayleigh Dray
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People

Beyonce calls for change in a powerful video message – this is how you can help

The singer feels “broken and disgusted” by the George Floyd’s death.

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Hollie Richardson
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Sinead Burke
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Remarkable Women Awards: Sinéad Burke wins Change-Maker of the Year

She's made it her mission to highlight the exclusive nature of the fashion industry.

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Kayleigh Dray
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Lizzie Carr at Remarkable Women Awards
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Remarkable Women Awards: Lizzie Carr wins Inspiration of the Year

She's inspired thousands online.

How to Support International Women's Day 2019 | Feminist Activism Advice
Visible Women

13 simple ways to support feminist activism this International Women’s Day

We can’t all become full-time activists – but we can all make a difference.

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Susan Devaney and Moya Crockett
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People

Empowering quotes by strong women to celebrate International Women’s Day

“There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.”

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Life

This heartwarming Twitter campaign is helping people beat loneliness at Christmas

Sarah Millican's #JoinIn campaign has connected thousands of people in need over the festive period.

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Christobel Hastings
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Greta Thunberg being interviewed
People

How Greta Thunberg inspired a new generation of activists

Stylist speaks to the children who have been inspired by climate activist Greta Thunberg.

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Hannah Keegan
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Sally Field
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Sally Field had this important message to share before being arrested

She joined Jane Fonda on Friday.

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Hollie Richardson
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Sinead Burke
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Helen Bownass
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Sinéad Burke is the inspirational voice we need to hear right now

The podcaster and disability advocate talks the Spice Girls, feminism and political activism.

People

Introducing Stylist’s very special guest editor: Yara Shahidi

“Let’s create a brave new world.”

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Pip Cook
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