Released on July 20, 2024
Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON, D.C. —Christian F. Nunes, National NOW President, issued the following statement on the passing of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX): “Women lost a steadfast friend, ally, mentor, and example in the passing of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee. For nearly three decades in Congress, she was an Read more …
Released on July 15, 2024
Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON, DC–We knew he was going to select a running mate who would fall in line with former President Donald Trump’s extremist positions that endanger women’s lives, and J.D. Vance has always supported the most restrictive abortion bans and other ways to take away women’s control over Read more …
Released on July 11, 2024
The month of July was designated as Disability Pride Month to mark the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which was passed on July 26, 1990. The first celebration was a Disability Pride Day that year in Boston, and Chicago hosted the first Disability Pride Parade in 2004. Here’s more about the history of Disability Read more …
Released on July 9, 2024
Black Women’s Equal Pay Day is one of those yearly observances we don’t celebrate as a holiday—it’s more of a reminder, a marker, a warning. On this day, we calculate the extent of the disgraceful pay inequity that Black women face in the U.S. This date symbolizes how far into the year Black women must Read more …
Released on July 2, 2024
Sixty years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1964—one of the most significant pieces of civil rights legislation in history. Here’s a link to President Johnson’s historic speech on that occasion. But watching it today, we see even more clearly how we are now living through the most Read more …