“Restrictions on reproductive rights disproportionately affect communities of color and low-income individuals, exacerbating existing health disparities,” Christian shared. “Women cannot be free and equal if the government has made it clear that we are not to be trusted with our own medical decisions.”
In February, new research from GoDaddy found that Black women are starting businesses faster than any demographic in the country. Yet, only three percent of Black women-led businesses last up to five years, one of the highest failure rates of any demographic. We often hear of the success stories of women like Leslie Frelow, who Read more …
Three years-ago today, George Floyd was brutally murdered by a police officer in Minneapolis. This tragedy was yet another devastating, culture-shifting inflection point in our history, creating an America before and one after.
Today marks the two-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. However, there has been little movement on police reform since the horrific tragedy. Police still kill Black people at higher rates than other groups and corporations that once proclaimed that Black Lives Matter continues to bolster and fundraise Read more …
WASHINGTON – It is more important than ever to recognize Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and to honor the fierce Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) feminists who have been at the forefront of intersectional feminism and racial and social justice movements for decades. We recognize suffrage leader Dr. S.K. Chan as well as Patsy Mink who in 1965 became the first Asian American woman and first woman of color to serve in the U.S. Read more …