issue: Promoting Diversity & Ending Racism

The recent news story about a man who attacked three separate groups — a Planned Parenthood office, a mosque, and a church he deemed supporting the LGBTQ community — is another example of something true feminists have known all along: You cannot advocate for the rights of one oppressed group without acknowledging the interconnectedness of the struggles of all oppressed people in society.

Each February when Black History Month is observed, many feminists would agree that more attention should be paid to the intrepid black women who have made important contributions — not only for the benefit of their communities, but the nation as a whole. Foremost on our minds at the moment is abolitionist, Civil War spy, nurse, suffragist, humanitarian and Underground Railroad operator Harriet Ross Tubman (1822 – 1913).

Thanks to widespread public outrage — including organized efforts by the Women of Color Policy Network and the Trust Black Women Partnership — an inflammatory billboard lasted just two days in New York City.