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How Lowered Expectations for Boys Are Harmful
How many times have you heard the phrase “boys will be boys?” Probably too many times to count — and if you are like most people, you...
Nov 1, 2017


Why It’s OK If You Don’t Say #MeToo
In the wake of the revelation that Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has sexually harassed and assaulted women for decades, a social...
Oct 25, 2017


Challenging the Misconceptions of Domestic Violence: Why Some Victims Go Back to Their Abusers
It is a common scenario in abusive relationships: a person confides in a friend, family member or another person that she or he is being...
Oct 18, 2017


On Harvey Weinstein, and Why We Must Believe Victims
Over the weekend, the New York Times published an exposé of Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, which ultimately led to him being fired...
Oct 11, 2017


Boys Can Be Raped, Too: How the Media’s Coverage of Teacher-Student Sexual Assault Scandals Hurts Bo
In recent weeks, two news stories have broken involving younger teachers sexually assaulting their students. These teachers were...
Oct 4, 2017


Help Us Win The Purple Purse Challenge!
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It also happens to be the month that the Allstate Foundation hosts its annual...
Sep 27, 2017


Don't Roll Back Campus Sexual Assault Protections
Earlier this month, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced that the Department of Education would be rewriting Obama-era guidelines...
Sep 19, 2017


Why Taylor Swift Needs to Rethink "Look What You Made Me Do"
This is not yet another critique of Taylor Swift’s latest song. At Blackburn Center, we are not pop culture critics. Instead, we are an...
Sep 13, 2017


Our Commitment to Nonviolence
At Blackburn Center, we condemn violence in all of its forms. In more than forty years of serving Westmoreland County, we have seen the...
Sep 6, 2017


On Charlottesville: How Racism and Misogyny Have Fueled a New Wave of Hatred
On August 12, 2017, white supremacists from across the nation descended on Charlottesville, Virginia for a “Unite the Right” hate rally...
Aug 30, 2017
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