Roe v. Wade is fundamental to safeguarding women’s reproductive rights and protecting women’s autonomy over their lives. If Roe v. Wade is overturned by the Supreme Court, women across the nation will be deeply impacted in both explicit and covert ways. Research reveals that financial constraints are the primary reason that American women seek abortion Read more …
May 9, 2022 BACKGROUND THE ISSUE: With the looming threat of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade Senate Democrats will again try to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA). The vote could happen as soon as Wednesday, May 11th. The need to pass this critical bill is more urgent than ever. Women’s access Read more …
Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and 122 co-sponsors have introduced legislation (H.R. 7062) to create a statue of the legendary hero of the Underground Railroad which will stand in the National Statuary Hall. Not only was Tubman known as “Moses” for guiding enslaved persons to freedom, but a campaigner for women’s equality and she held many Read more …
Since the Supreme Court’s inception in 1790, a Black woman has never been nominated by a president to become a justice. As is the old and familiar custom of this country, Black female ascension to the bench falls at the bottom of a hegemonic structure in which White men are followed by Black men, and Read more …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Biden is said to have narrowed his choice for the U.S. Supreme Court to three highly qualified Black women, fulfilling his campaign promise and correcting the shameful history of a Court where 94% of all Supreme Court Justices have been white men, 4% women, and less than 3% people of color. Read more …
After enduring another year paralyzed by a pandemic, an escalating financial crisis, political hyperpolarization, supply chain issues, labor shortages, and a coordinated assault on civil rights, the United States is facing a turning point that endangers our fragile democracy. This circling storm threatens marginalized communities of color, in particular. But as we face intersectional crises, Read more …
NOW is the time to write women into the Constitution. The ERA has met all of the requirements set forth in Article V of the Constitution but has not yet been published by the U.S. Archivist, David Ferriero. A memo issued by the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) under the Trump-Barr Department of Justice is Read more …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The results of this week’s elections send a clear message. A shift among voters in Virginia defeated McAuliffe, following a bitter and divisive campaign built on lies about racial justice and education. In New Jersey, an incumbent candidate nearly lost to a Trump-endorsed candidate who had appeared at a “Stop the Steal” rally. As we look forward, we must “level up” our efforts to counter Read more …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — NOW urges the U.S. Department of Education to quickly restore and strengthen protections previously safeguarded by Title IX, a civil rights law aimed at equal opportunity in education. Those protections were seriously undermined by a Trump Administration rule, placing students in K- 12 grades as well as at post-secondary institutions at risk Read more …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — California voters made the right call in rejecting the recall of Governor Gavin Newsom. The recall vote was always about partisan politics. Gavin Newsom was building a record as a progressive and feminist leader which included advancing policies and programs to expand family leave, establish child care programs, promote gender pay equity Read more …