Released on June 11, 2025
Donald Trump’s illegal mobilization of the National Guard and the Marines has nothing to do with restoring order—protests are mostly small, and peaceful—and everything to do with sowing chaos and squelching dissent. Here’s a visual timeline from the Guardian of how peaceful protests over immigration raids escalated when Trump took the unprecedented step of sending Read more …
Released on June 10, 2025
Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON–Women in the military are warfighters, patriots, leaders and dedicated members of the community who, if they meet the standard, deserve the opportunity to serve their country, with no exceptions. The Army’s 250th birthday celebration is an appropriate time to reflect on the honor and value of Read more …
Released on June 9, 2025
Immigration Heritage Month, first established in June 2014 and observed every year since, is a time to honor and celebrate the shared diversity that connects more than 40 percent of U.S. citizens who can trace their ancestry back to immigrants, and who continue to transform and shape our country. But this year—this moment—is unlike any Read more …
Released on June 4, 2025
Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON–While Harvey Weinstein awaits the verdict in his second New York sex crimes trial, and Sean “Diddy” Combs’ trial continues, while at the same time sexual assault charges against prominent, powerful men fill the headlines, it’s not enough to bring each and every abuser to justice. We Read more …
Released on June 1, 2025
On June 28, 1970, on the one year anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising—six days of protest after a police raid of a popular gay bar in New York’s Greenwich Village–the first Pride marches were held in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Since then, June has been designated Pride Month, with federal agencies, local governments Read more …