We Honor Generations of Black Women on MLK Day
This MLK Day, as every day, we lift up and honor Black women, who pushed Dr. King, stood by Dr. King, and are still continuing his work.
Category: Abortion Rights/Reproductive Issues
Kevin McCarthy’s Job #1: Attack Abortion Rights
Statement by NOW President Christian F. Nunes on Anti-Abortion Bills WASHINGTON–Speaker Kevin McCarthy and the new right-wing majority in the House put an all-out attack on abortion rights at the very top of their agenda, making it clear that a national abortion ban remains their goal. They fast-tracked just seven bills to cement their extremist Read more …
Amongst the Millions Starving: Women and Children Hit Hardest in Yemen and Afghanistan
It is a tragic fact that the global climate crisis and war have largely shaped the current global food shortage, leaving millions starving. To think there is enough food to feed all seven billion of us in the world, but dozens of countries suffer major food insecurity. It is truly jarring. The global imbalance is Read more …
“Being Young and Beautiful Isn’t a Crime”: A Defense of Meredith Blake in The Parent Trap
The absolutely iconic 1998 film, “The Parent Trap,” is a staple movie for many people today. The Lindsay Lohan film follows a set of twins, Halle and Annie, working to get their divorced parents back together. To do this, they overcome many obstacles like living in different countries and switching places. But inarguably their toughest Read more …
Supreme Court Says, “Farewell, Roe” — But Abortion is Still the Issue
In the months leading up to the ill-fated Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling, abortion rights supporters often cited the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade securing the right to abortion under the due process provision of the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. There was the hope that the nearly 50 years of precedent Read more …