U.S. Mint Released Quarter Honoring Murray’s Achievement Washington, D.C.–The National Organization for Women (NOW) is celebrating the release of the Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray Quarter with a panel discussion and reception to honor Rev. Dr. Murray, one of NOW’s co-founders and a trailblazing advocate for civil rights, feminism, and intersectional justice. NOW is partnering with Read more …
Washington, D.C. – Christian F. Nunes, National President of the National Organization for Women (NOW), issued the following statement regarding the upcoming commemoration of the release of the 2024 Pauli Murray Quarter: “The inclusion of Dr. Murray as the first Black queer person on any American currency is a testament to her relentless fight for equality Read more …
NOW co-founder Pauli Murray was a pioneer civil, human, and women’s rights advocate. Born in 1910 in Baltimore, Maryland, Murray entered a world of segregation, rampant discrimination, and deeply rooted racism. Nevertheless, Pauli was determined to change the status quo. A new book for young readers recounts Pauli’s important work that changed history – but Read more …
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: NOW Salutes Our Co-Founder Pauli Murray (1910 – 1985) A feminist icon ahead of her time who challenged race and gender discrimination in legal, societal, academic and religious circles. Pauli’s Legacy Lives On – Anna Pauline “Pauli” Murray (1910-1985), great grand-daughter of enslaved persons, was a talented poet, thoughtful autobiographer and historian, Read more …
Printable PDF Finding Pauli Murray: The Black Queer Feminist Civil Rights Lawyer Priest who co-founded NOW, but that History Nearly Forgot October 24, 2016 Photo courtesy Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University “If one could characterize in a single phrase the contribution of Black women to America, I think it would be ‘survival with Read more …
(In response to President Biden’s State of the Union address this year, NOW convened a Feminist State of the Union conversation early this spring. Here is our version of a State of the Union address). The past two years have seen seismic cultural and economic changes that have tested our values and threatened to unravel Read more …
We March Today For Voting Rights NOW Honors 58th Anniversary of the March on Washington Washington, D.C. — Today NOW honors the 58th anniversary of the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a massive protest calling attention to the plague of racism in the United States. It is the day Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech and where 250,000 people of diverse racial backgrounds peacefully protested for equality and justice. Today, we also honor Daisy Read more …
Political training program will develop the next generation of feminist leaders Washington, D.C. – In an effort to increase women’s political representation, the National Organization for Women (NOW) today unveiled RUN NOW, a unique program to train NOW members how to run for office and/or run a political campaign. Through impactful partnerships with leading progressive political organizations including Emerge and EMILY’s List. RUN NOW will prepare the next generation of feminist leaders to assume positions of power in politics. Available exclusively to NOW members, this Read more …
“Contemporary Black feminism is the outgrowth of countless generations of personal sacrifice, militancy, and work by our mothers and sisters.” – The Combahee River Collective The Tradition of Black Feminism The tradition of black feminism stems from the condition of being both Black and a woman. It characterizes itself by a multi-dimensional approach to liberation Read more …
It’s humbling to be celebrating Black History Month with the first Black and first woman Vice President in the White House and we are hopeful for true change to occur with racial justice and equity a defining principle of the new Administration. This month is a chance for NOW to honor the Black experience – its triumphs and its challenges. Now more than ever, we need to Read more …