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The Tulsa Race Massacre
In May 1921, the neighborhood of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma was a thriving Black community of approximately 10,000 residents known as America’s Black Wall Street. But it was destroyed in less than a day by a mob of white rioters who injured and killed hundreds and wiped out homes, businesses, and even a church. Many Read more …
Supporting BIPOC Candidates
Each election year, NOW PAC endorses federal candidates, many of whom are persons of color with outstanding records of feminist and progressive advocacy. In 1972, NOW’s members supported the great Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman to run for president, and in the 1992 primaries, Illinois NOW members provided a statewide campaign field for Carol Moseley Braun, which Read more …
NOW Activism Through the Years
Aileen Hernandez, a union organizer and civil and women’s rights activist served as NOW’s second president in 1970. She helped organize the Women’s Strike for Equality and testified in front of a congressional subcommittee on the Equal Rights Amendment. Through our nearly 55-year history, NOW’s work on racial justice has included marches, rallies, summits, public awareness campaigns, event Read more …
ACTION ALERT: URGE Members of Congress to Fund WIC, SNAP, Childcare and Rental Assistance
January 10, 2024 The Issue: The deal reached by the leadership will still require difficult negotiations, likely because so many conservative members of the House believe that their role is to dramatically cut government spending, no matter the impact on millions of families. The reality is that poverty has grown with the end of the Read more …
A Love Letter to Public Libraries
Some of my favorite childhood memories are going to the local library during the summer. I loved searching for the perfect book to escape into or a DVD to borrow. There were fantastic programs with fun snacks and crafts. I’m still a regular patron of my local library, though my relationship with the library looks Read more …
How Climate Change and Instability Exacerbate Sexual- and Gender-Based Violence and Violence Against Women and Girls
The dangerous consequences of climate change, crises, and conflict are not new topics in human rights discussions. However, it is imperative that we discuss how they affect women, children, and marginalized communities through an intersectional lens to implement appropriate solutions, services, and resources. Sexual- and gender-based violence (SGBV) and violence against women and girls (VAWG) Read more …
The Fifteen Worst States for Women to Live In – By the Numbers
Life for women and their families can be dramatically different from state to state. Such factors as better wages, access to childcare, accessible health care, affordable housing, reproductive health care, women’s shelters, and so many other aspects of what makes a supportive living environment are unevenly found throughout the 50 states. Much depends upon a Read more …
On Tuesday, Voters Rejected Moms for Liberty and Its Agenda of Cruelty and Hate
In red, blue, and purple states, voters across the country sent a clear and convincing message Tuesday rejecting an extremist education agenda, which censors our history, bans books, harms our students, stigmatizes trans students, LGBTQIA+ students, and educators, and students with LGBTQIA+ parents, and would give future generations fewer rights than their parents had. Across Read more …
Tell Senators: Women Need Paycheck Fairness NOW
October 6, 2023 Background THE ISSUE: The Paycheck Fairness Act (S. 728/H.R. 17) has been introduced into every Congress since the mid-1990s and NOW believes that women should not have to wait much longer. Passing this legislation would do much to close the gender/race pay gaps that affect nearly all employed women. This is especially Read more …