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NYC Gender Motivated Violence Act Extends Statute of Limitations for Survivors

In January 2026, New York City updated the Gender Motivated Violence Act (GMVA) with a one-year lookback window. The law gives survivors the opportunity to seek civil accountability from those responsible for gender-based violence, and now the lookback window is allowing more people to pursue justice. Survivors have until July 29, 2027, to file lawsuits…

August 6, 2026 4 min read

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Category: hair relaxers

Which Hair Relaxers Are Safe to Use?

Women have trusted chemical relaxers to style their hair for decades, but new research has connected them to uterine cancer. While the finding raises alarm bells across communities, it has a disproportionate effect on women of color, who are the primary consumer base for hair relaxers. A 2022 Journal of the National Cancer Institute study…

July 27, 2026 5 min read

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The 2-Year Extension of Rhode Island’s Statute of Limitations on Sexual Abuse Lawsuits Has Started

Rhode Island lawmakers recently took a huge step for childhood sexual assault survivors. They recently passed a lookback window law for Rhode Island’s statute of limitations on child sexual abuse. The 2-year lookback law took effect July 1, giving survivors more time to pursue justice in previously expired cases. The legislative change arrived after a…

July 16, 2026 4 min read

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