In California, a new breed of Brownie is learning about social justice instead of sewing, empowering young girls marginalised by the mainstream
Oakland, California, has played host to a powerful league of revolutionary spirits over the years. The Black Panther Party, Brown Berets and Yellow Peril all called the bustling Bay Area city home at some point in their interwoven histories. And now, in the spirit of radical foremothers Angela Davis, Grace Reyes, and Yuri Kochiyama, comes a pint-sized girl group with every bit of the political passion of their predecessors.
The Radical Brownies, a social justice-oriented version of the Girl Scouts, was set up only a few weeks ago to “empower young girls of colour to step into their collective power, brilliance and leadership to make the world a more radical place”. The group of 12 girls are not affiliated to the Girl Guide movement and there are no badges for hostessing. Instead, the members, aged between eight and 12 years old, learn about black history, civil rights and social justice; their reward system includes a “Black Lives Matter” badge and lessons in sustainable agriculture for a “Food Justice” badge. “Radical Beauty,” “Radical Self-Love,” and “LGBT Ally” badges are also on the curriculum.
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Reported by guardian.co.uk 2 days ago.
A WIFE who posed as a witch and used "black magic" to convince a schoolgirl to take part in sex sessions with her husband was jailed for 17 years today. Carolee Hickman, aged 64, told the teenage girl that she was a part of a powerful witches coven and could kill her mother with a curse. She forced the girl to have sex with husband Albert Hickman, aged 65, so she could be part of their "magic circle". He was also jailed for 17 years. A court heard occultist Mrs Hickman had a...
Reported by Carmarthen Journal 6 hours ago.
A WIFE who posed as a witch and used "black magic" to convince a schoolgirl to take part in sex sessions with her husband was jailed for 17 years today.Carolee Hickman, aged 64, told the teenage girl that she was a part of a powerful witches coven and could kill her mother with a curse.She forced the girl to have sex with husband Albert Hickman, aged 65, so she could be part of their "magic circle". He was also jailed for 17 years.A court heard occultist Mrs Hickman had a jewelled...
Reported by Llanelli Star 6 hours ago.
SHE made her living fitting kitchens but always hoped to have a more glamorous life.Now, joiner Michelle Pindar, 56, has fulfilled her dream by swapping hammer and nails for a hairdryer as she embarks on her new life as a woman.She says she is much happier since becoming a woman and now spends her days waxing, applying make-up or perfecting women's eyebrows and hair in Hull."Being a joiner just didn't fit with the girl I wanted to be," she said. "I had a fantastic life as Mike...
Reported by Hull Daily Mail 16 hours ago.
A 16-DAY-old baby suffered a catastrophic decline following a heart operation at Bristol Children's Hospital. An inquest into the death of Mia-Leigh Snelson heard she was born with a very serious defect called a hypoplastic left heart syndrome.The girl, pictured, from Cornwall, was admitted to the hospital to have a stent fitted which would improve the flow of oxygen around her body.Yesterday's hearing at Flax Burton Coroner's Court was told that without the procedure Lia was expected to die....
Reported by Bristol Post 13 hours ago.
FORMER pop star Gary Glitter plied a 12-year-old girl with champagne and signed her gold jacket before taking her back to his hotel and having sex with her, a court heard.The star, whose real name is Paul Gadd, subjected the girl to a "prolonged episode of sexual abuse" after inviting her and her mother backstage during his 1977 Cabaret tour, it is alleged.The woman said she was given her first glass of champagne and cigarettes in the singer's dressing room before he invited her and...
Reported by Bristol Post 13 hours ago.
A NEATH care home worker had sex with an under-age girl at a house party - and then quit after death threats, a disciplinary hearing was told today.Benjamin Howells, 31, admitted sleeping with the girl at the party but said he believed she was 16 at the time. The hearing was told Howells was only told several days after the incident that she might have been underage.He told the hearing: "I probably have the worst luck in the world."I received a phone call from a friend who was...
Reported by South Wales Evening Post 12 hours ago.
A schoolgirl was found hanged in woodland by her friends after they formed a late-night search party using just mobile phones to find her, a inquest heard.Josie Herniman's three best friends discovered the 15-year-old's body after her distraught mother raised the alarm when she failed to return home.The trio searched streets around her home looking for Josie, before Adele Walker flagged down her dad Craig's car and they headed to local woodland.The girl's used the lights on their mobile phone to...
Reported by Western Daily Press 9 hours ago.
The girl, aged around 12, is believed to have stolen a key from a drawer, opened a cabinet and slipped the diamond necklace into her pocket at the Emperor Jewellery shop (pictured) in Hong Kong.
Reported by MailOnline 12 hours ago.
A CHILD care worker who had sex with an underage girl has been cleared of misconduct.Benjamin Howells, 31, admitted sleeping with the girl at the party, but believed she was 16 at the time.He was employed by Neath Port Talbot Council at the Hillside Secure Unit when he met her.A hearing of the Care Council for Wales conduct committee heard Howells was only told several days after having sex with the girl that she might have been underage.He told the hearing: "I received a phone call...
Reported by South Wales Evening Post 9 hours ago.
A 13-year-old girl who thought Gary Glitter was "great" was abused backstage after being introduced to him as a surprise, a court was told.The girl claims after being asked to sit on the star's lap, he kissed her and slid his hand up her skirt, Southwark Crown Court in London heard.Giving evidence, the woman's mum said that after watching Glitter perform, her partner took her and the alleged victim backstage for a "surprise" meeting with the singer.John Price QC, prosecuting, asked the woman...
Reported by Western Daily Press 2 days ago.
A teenage student has been left shocked and upset after a man on a bike made "indecent propositions" to her in Park Avenue in Hull. Police are urging witnesses to come forward following the confrontation at about 1.20pm on Friday, January 23. The young student was approached by a man on a bike who made indecent propositions to her in Park Avenue, before following her along Victoria Avenue. After riding off into Salisbury Street, the man later confronted the girl again in an...
Reported by Hull Daily Mail 2 days ago.
The girl, known only as Jane Doe #1, claims she was taken to the billionaire's mansion and forced to straddle him as he bragged about his business conquests and 'different girlfriends'.
Reported by MailOnline 2 days ago.
THE romance of the cup may be an old cliche but it was alive and well for one Crystal Palace fan who "fell in love" with a mystery girl while on the train to watch his side's FA Cup victory on Saturday. Angus Mainland, 19, has launched a twitter appeal to find the girl - who had an Italian accent - he sat next to on his way to watch Palace's 3-2 win over Southampton on Saturday. Angus, who studies sports management at university in Bournemouth, loaned the girl her his Palace scarf and...
Reported by Croydon Advertiser 2 days ago.
Police are hunting a man who tried to grab and drag a lone teenage girl jogger into a car on Saturday.Detectives are investigating what they have described as 'a particularly nasty incident' which took place on Saturday morning at Cadover Bridge near Plymouth when the man attempted to drag the girl runner into his car.The girl was out running on Saturday morning when a man driving by stopped and tried to drag her into his car.She was approached and grabbed by a man but managed to fend him off...
Reported by Plymouth Herald 2 days ago.
Angus Mainland sat next to the girl - who he says had an Italian accent - while travelling to Palace's fourth round tie against Southampton on Saturday - he is now trying to track her down and ask her out
Reported by MailOnline 2 days ago.
A PALACE fan has found the girl he "fell in love" with while on a train journey to the Eagles' FA Cup match against Southampton on Saturday.Angus Mainland, 19, took to Twitter to find a girl he'd met while travelling to the game, after he'd forgotten to get her name or number.The Advertiser reported earlier today how his friend had promised to get a Crystal Palace tattoo if the tweet got more than 2,000 retweets.But Angus revealed tonight he had found the mystery girl...
Reported by Croydon Advertiser 2 days ago.
TWO friends who had sex with a 13-year-old girl after giving her cannabis and vodka have been spared jail. Billy Drage and Reece Smith were both 19 when they committed offences against the girl.The pair sheltered the girl after she went missing from home in November 2013, providing her with alcohol and drugs before having sex with her.Both have been given suspended prison sentences, despite knowing that she was just 13 years old.Mark McKone, prosecuting at Hull Crown Court, said: "The...
Reported by Hull Daily Mail 1 day ago.