NIKE, Pls Help Us FREE 'Fearless Girl' From State Street Global Advisors. We NEED Her Now More Than Ever

NIKE, Pls Help Us FREE 'Fearless Girl' From State Street Global Advisors. We NEED Her Now More Than Ever

Patriarchal, capitalist forces are clamping down on ‘Fearless Girl’, with her ‘owners’ State Street Global Advisors saying that Fearless cannot go worldwide, unless she flies the State Street banner. A New York federal judge issued a preliminary injunction this week, barring ‘Fearless Girl’s’ birth mother and creator, artist Kristen Visbal, from duplicating her likeness in any way.

The problem is that countries and their governments worldwide want their own ‘Fearless Girl’. She is a unifying, American vision, but her ‘owners’ State Street Global Advisors say “No Way. ‘Fearless Girl is our property.”

Simply stated, yet another female has become an unwilling advocate for big-money capitalism and the boys club. ‘Fearless Girl’s’ debut on International Women’s Day, March 8, 2017 inspired us beyond words. The small bronze goddess arrived in the dead of night, originally installed at Bowling Green in another legal battle with ‘Charging Bull’.

Primrose Archer Is Living Large, Lensed By Steven Meisel In Marc Jacobs Spring 2019 Campaign

Primrose Archer Is Living Large, Lensed By Steven Meisel In Marc Jacobs Spring 2019 Campaign

Rising British model Primrose Archer goes solo in Marc Jacobs’ Spring 2019 campaign, lensed by Steven Meisel. / Hair by Guido Palau; makeup by Pat McGrath

Anna Cleveland Wears Comme des Garçons Couture by Paolo Roversi for Purple Magazine

Anna Cleveland Wears Comme des Garçons Couture by Paolo Roversi for Purple Magazine

Model Anna Cleveland is styled by Sheila Single in Comme des Garçons, lensed by Paolo Roversi for Purple Magazine Spring/Summer 2019./ Hair by Julien d’Ys

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Is Lensed By Zoey Grossman In 'Desert Rosie' For C Magazine March 2019

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Is Lensed By Zoey Grossman In 'Desert Rosie' For C Magazine March 2019

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley covers the March 2019 issue of C Magazine. Alison Edmond styles Rosie in Louis Vuitton for the cover and sleek looks from Gucci, Saint Laurent, Versace and more inside. Photographer Zoey Grossman is behind the lens, and Elizabeth Day conducts the interview, with a sweet reflection by Rosie about her two-year-old son Jack.

After sharing her story of being a young girl infatuated with watching her own mum apply her makeup to go out at night, Rosie says that Jack also sits quietly watching her get ready to go out at night.

Zoey Grossman Snaps A Delightful Daphne Groeneveld In For Love + Lemons Spring 2019 Swim Campaign

Zoey Grossman Snaps A Delightful Daphne Groeneveld In For Love + Lemons Spring 2019 Swim Campaign

Dutch model Daphne Groeneveld delivers a sensational set of images, styled by Ashley Glorioso in For Love & Lemons Spring 2019 swimwear campaign. Photographer Zoey Grossman captures the whimsical, delightful poses, prints and girlie details galore — but it’s Daphne who clearly adores the entire setup in swimwear that suits her. / Makeup by Stacey Tan; hair by Ali Gallagher

Julia Van Os Fronts 'A Traveler's Tale' In North Africa, Lensed By Jason Kim For Vogue Arabia March 2019

Julia Van Os Fronts 'A Traveler's Tale' In North Africa, Lensed By Jason Kim For Vogue Arabia March 2019

Model Julia Van Os is styled by Katerina Zolototrubova in ‘A Traveler’s Tale’ , a story of wanderlust fashion lensed by Jason Kim for Vogue Arabia March 2019./ Makeup by Helene Vasnier; hair by Takayoshi Tsukisawa (Tsuki)

Hana Jirickova Channels 60s Beauty In Jason Kim Images For Vogue Arabia March 2019

Hana Jirickova Channels 60s Beauty In Jason Kim Images For Vogue Arabia March 2019

Model Hana Jirickova wears ‘March Beauty’ looks with plenty of style by Sixties by Katie Mossman. Photographer Jason Kim is behind the lens for Vogue Arabia March 2019./ Hair by Panos Papandrianos; makeup by Morgane Martini

Charlee Fraser Wades Into Cool Waters In Classic Looks By Holly Ward For Sunday Telegraph March 2018

Charlee Fraser Wades Into Cool Waters In Classic Looks By Holly Ward For Sunday Telegraph March 2018

Top model Charlee Fraser is styled by Megha Kapoor in images by Holly Ward for ST (Sunday Telegraph) March 2019. / Hair by Taylor James Redman; makeup by Joel Babicci

Lupita Nyong'o Is Pure Wisdom + Glam Style In 'Drama Queen' By Paola Kudacki For Porter Edit March 8, 2019

Lupita Nyong'o Is Pure Winsdom + Glam Style In 'Drama Queen' By Paola Kudacki For Porter Edit March 8, 2019

Oscar-winning actor Lupita Nyong’o is styled by Tracy Taylor in liquid, evening elegance in bold colors for ‘Drama Queen’. Paola Kudacki is in the studio for the March 8 issue of Porter Edit. Marjon Carlos conducts the interview

AOC won’t spend time on Lupita’s upcoming horror film ‘Us’, directed by Jordan Peele. The psychological thriller, also featuring Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex, Elisabeth Moss, and Tim Heidecker, opens in theaters on March 22. Nyong’o is never a dull, robotic interview and she shed great light on her taxing role and relationship with Jordan Peele in her recent Marie Claire US cover story.

A-Squad Mentoring

Actor Lupita Nyong'o is a queen for many reasons, including her universal messaging of inclusion and protection in Hollywood -- even by Brad Pitt. Lupita opens her Porter Edit interview speaking to more protection and genuine support of Hollywood people like Sarah Paulson, Alfre Woodard, Gabrielle Union and Jared Leto, who remains on speed dial.

VS Angel Taylor Hill Launches 'Tease Dreamer' Fragrance To Celebrate California, Coconut-Lovin' Lifestyle

VS Angel Taylor Hill Launches 'Tease Dreamer' Fragrance To Celebrate California, Coconut-Lovin' Lifestyle

Victoria’s Secret Angel Taylor Hill launched the new Victoria’s Secret fragrance Tease Dreamer in Los Angeles on Wednesday. The limited-edition sister to the original VS Tease fragrance, channels the Hollywood Hills, Malibu, surf-loving California lifestyle. VS adds a note of coconut — a gourmand twist, they call it — for a perfect spring sendoff.

Birgit Kos Is Boho Beach Babe Lensed By Romy Frydman For Zimmermann Swimwear 2019

Birgit Kos Is Boho Beach Babe Lensed By Romy Frydman For Zimmermann Swimwear 2019

Top model Birgit Kos continues her dominating fashion world presence, styled by Renya Xydis in boho swim looks lensed by Romy Frydman for Zimmermann Swimwear 2019.

Alana Zimmer Floats Into Spring Into Spring Shapes Lensed By Erik Madigan Heck For Harper's Bazaar UK March 2019

Alana Zimmer Floats Into Spring Into Spring Shapes Lensed By Erik Madigan Heck For Harper's Bazaar UK March 2019

Model Alana Zimmer is styled by Leith Clark in ‘Shape of Things To Come’, an interplay of graphic geometry and free-form artistry in which the future looks bright. Photographer Erik Madigan Heck is behind the lens for Harper’s Bazaar UK March 2019./ Hair by Sebastien Bascle; makeup by Andrew Gallimore

Anilez Silva 'Africa' by Daniel Bracci Delves Into Woman's Collective Unconscious

Anilez Silva 'Africa' by Daniel Bracci Delves Into Woman's Collective Unconscious

Originally written July 7, 2012, 3am — same time I found it again just now. Little by little, I am restoring the far-flung DNA of GlamTribal.

Looking at Daniel Bracci’s magnificent images of Anilez Silva entitled ‘Africa’, my rational mind says “don’t go there, Anne”. Our politically-correct world only sees stereotypes where you see art and connection.

After all, Anilez Silva is fiercely tribal, sensual, erotic, impenetrable, dangerous, ancestral, aboriginal and ancient. She is ferocious, native, natural, primeval and primitive; turbulent, unbroken and proud. 

My friends at Jezebel would probably hate her. We tend not to see eye-to-eye on a few issues, and this is one of them. Are Bracci’s images stereotypical? Racist? I’m not an African American — or African woman — or African Parisian woman, so I can only speak to how these images affect me personally.

When the subject is Africa, I have a visceral response that another person might have with India. Most Americans have no visceral response at all, in terms of connection with “foreign” imagery, but this is not the case for me.

New Survey Raises Concerns About Elephant Poaching in Botswana

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New Survey Raises Concerns About Elephant Poaching in Botswana

By Ross Harvey, Senior Researcher in Natural Resource Governance (Africa), South African Institute of International Affairs. First published on The Conversation

Botswana has an elephant poaching problem. The numbers far exceed previous years according to a new survey. The survey was conducted between July and October 2018 by conservation group Elephants without Borders, in collaboration with Botswana’s Department of Wildlife and National Parks.

The survey reported a total of 1677 observed carcasses in the survey area of northern Botswana. The surveyors visited carcasses that were of concern – reported as possibly poached – which numbered 104 out of a total of 128 “fresh” carcasses.

SIA Legal Team + If/When/How Unite As Pro-Choice Counter To Anti-Women Federalist Society

MERGER OF SIA LEGAL TEAM AND IF/WHEN/HOW REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE LAWYERS UNIT ANNOUNCED MARCH 13, 2019

SIA Legal Team + If/When/How Unite As Pro-Choice Counter To Anti-Women Federalist Society

Two powerful groups fighting for women’s reproductive rights have joined forces under the If/When/How name. Their goal? Creating a national network to push back against restrictive abortion legislation in every state, helping those ‘whose rights are being trampled.’

The merger of SIA Legal Team and If/When/How—two existing pro-choice groups that already shape policy, file lawsuits, and inform lawyers around reproductive rights issues — launched today March 13. To date, most legal work in the reproductive rights arena has focused on protecting clinics and providers. Executive director Jill Adams says the new organization will also focus on providing a network of attorneys for everyday people facing reproductive rights challenges.

Ryan Magers Madison County, Alabama

Examples of new lawsuits include that of Alabama man Ryan Magers of Madison County, Alabama, who recently filed suit on behalf of an aborted fetus, claiming that his girlfriend had a medication abortion against his wishes in February 2017. In the law suit, filed in January, Magers filed a petition to serve as the “personal representative” of the aborted fetus’ estate.

Next, Magers sued the clinic that performed the abortion, the Alabama Women’s Center for Reproductive Alternatives in Huntsville, on behalf of himself and “Baby Roe,” as the fetus is referred to in court documents.

On March 5, Madison County Probate Judge Frank Barger granted Magers’ petition to represent the estate in a decision his attorney, Brent Helms, said broke new legal ground.

NARAL President Ilyse Hogue called the decision a “very scary case”. “This is the logical consequence of all anti-abortion activity,” tweeted Erin Matson, founder of Reproaction. “Fetuses are treated like people and women and people who can become pregnant are not.”