Press Releases

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 …

The origins of Black History Month can be found in the life and work of Carter G. Woodson, known today as the “father of Black History.” He believed strongly that people needed to know their history in order to participate fully in current affairs. The group Woodson founded, the Association for the Study of African Read more …

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Christian F. Nunes, National Organization for Women (NOW) National President, issued the following statement in response to reports that the full U.S. House of Representatives will vote on H.R. 7024, a bipartisan tax package that will expand the Child Tax Credit (CTC) later today:  “Instead of fighting among themselves, the U.S. House of Read more …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Christian F. Nunes, National Organization for Women (NOW) National President, issued the following statement in advance of the 51st anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling that women have a federal constitutional right to abortion care:    “Instead of marking Monday, January 22 as the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, women are instead Read more …

On the 95th birthday of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we remember his courage, his vision, and the Dreams he had for a nation free from segregation, discrimination, and injustice. In his famous “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington in August 1963, Dr. King said,  “Now is the time to Read more …