Word Warrior – Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
Her word artistry was a weapon to dismantle slavery and challenge inequality.
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Herstory is Our Story!
Let’s lift up our narrative and shine light on our history and celebrate the deeds of women warriors—herstory—past and present.
Share Our Joy
Engaging Voters, Lifting Voices & Making Change. Our Sisters Civic Circle leaders work hard all year long. And now they’re ready to celebrate by sharing their JOY. From visiting the City of Lights to savoring the sweetness of sisterhood and embracing graduation triumphs, these leaders share what brought them JOY in 2023. Janice Robinson,…
Is Helping Black Moms Out Financially Unconstitutional?
A lawsuit claims Abundant Birth Project is discriminatory because it grants stipends to Black and Pacific Islander moms in San Francisco.
Eyes on the Ballot Box
By Levi Perrin Andrea Hailey Andrea Hailey stares off into the distance recalling how it felt to watch her parents engage with voting rights. From driving voters to the polls to staffing the booths—from a young age she was keenly aware that the political rights given to her could be taken away. “I was born…
Confronting Our Silent Killers
Meet our silent killers. They lurk. They creep. Like assailants in the dark, they can quickly swoop down and consume us in a deadly clutch. They are sinister and sometimes strike without warning. For Black women, they exact incalculable harm to our bodies, our families and our life chances.
Our Own Breast Advocate – Color Pink Ribbon Month With Vigilance
By Gwen McKinney The sinister 3-D contraption pinched and compressed my breast between two cold, plastic paddles. Part torture chamber, part lifesaver, this diagnostic mammography would deliver the dreaded message: Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS). It was early stage DCIS contained in my right breast and classified as “Stage 0.” Nonetheless, an ant farm of…
Salute to Black Women Authors
Black women have written themselves into history for centuries.
UAW Poised to Strike for Better Pay
By Levi Perrin This year continues to be a major change point for organized labor. If an agreement is not reached, the United Auto Workers Union plans a targeted strike of specific plants operated by Detroit’s three automakers. Of the 150,000 active workers represented by the UAW, a whopping 97% of them voted to authorize…
May It Please The Court—Sister Prosecutors Walk With Lady Justice
All eyes were on Fulton County, GA, where Donald Trump and 18 co-conspirators were processed like any run-of-the-mill criminal defendants. The charges against the former president weren’t a targeted assault for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, just turning loose Lady Justice in a blindfold.