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Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of those whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence.

For Teen Dating Violence Awareness & Prevention Month, NRCDV Radio’s Stories of Transformation podcast station will feature the stories of young activists, advocates, organizers, and social change makers age 12-20, describing “Why I’m an Activist.”

"They voted yes for fairness, yes for commitment, yes for love."

Many Native Americans living in majority-Native areas say they avoid calling the police because of a fear of discrimination, and nearly half say they or a family member feels they been treated unfairly by the courts. But thanks to a recent law, a small number of tribes are creating their own court systems in hopes they will process cases faster and restore trust.

The nightmarish reality is that most mass shootings in America are related to domestic violence. The overwhelming majority take place behind closed doors.

In her acceptance speech, Jenkins said that "as an African-American trans-identified woman, I know firsthand the feeling of being marginalized, left out, thrown under the bus... Those days are over. We don’t just want a seat at the table, we want to set the table."