Calm Defiance: Who Is the Woman Seen Standing Up to Riot Police in Baton Rouge? (Video)

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Calm Defiance: Who Is the Woman Seen Standing Up to Police in Baton Rouge? 
Ieshia Evans, 35, is a nurse practitioner and a mom to a 5-year-old boy, who posted on Facebook upon her release from jail: "This is the work of God."
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The Advocate's news editor Dawn Ennis successfully transitioned from broadcast journalism to online media following another transition that made headlines; in 2013, she became the first trans staffer in any major TV network newsroom. As the first out transgender editor at The Advocate, the native New Yorker continues her 30-year media career, in which she has earned more than a dozen awards, including two Emmys. With the blessing of her three children, Dawn retains the most important job title she's ever held: Dad.
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Calm Defiance: Who Is the Woman Seen Standing Up to Police in Baton Rouge?

Ieshia Evans, 35, is a nurse practitioner and a mom to a 5-year-old boy, who posted on Facebook upon her release from jail: "This is the work of God."

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Calm Defiance: Who Is the Woman Seen Standing Up to Police in Baton Rouge?

Ieshia Evans, 35, is a nurse practitioner and a mom to a 5-year-old boy, who posted on Facebook upon her release from jail: "This is the work of God."

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“These are the same opponents of marriage equality that lost the first round,” Lambda Legal attorney Karen Loewy told The Advocate.

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The actor discussed his dynamics with Heated Rivalry costar Connor Storrie, his polarizing runway debut for Dsquared2, and how he's keeping himself grounded.

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