By Holli Holliday, President Sisters Lead Sisters Vote How We Are “Clapping Back” Against Extremists in America! Yesterday, the Clapback in local and state elections across this country was REAL. Extremist political groups, like Moms of Liberty, and divisive leaders like Gov Youngkins (VA) and Attorney General Cameron (KY) were sent a clear message… WE…
by Venicia Gray | National Partnership for Women & Families As Elder Millennials (fabulous individuals born in the 1980s) are wont to do, I often find myself scrolling through my phone after my toddler has gone to bed. This act of delaying sleep to focus on things missed throughout the day, like free time, is…
Black women have written themselves into history for centuries.
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…
Our labor—and the mental, physical and emotional energy it takes to manage it—deserves to be protected. Since the beginning of the pandemic, workers everywhere have begun to make demands to even the playing field by taking bold stances for people over profits.
The first Black woman Supreme Court Justice has been officially sworn in. Harvard-trained, Florida-native, Associate Justice Brown Jackson is the first Supreme Court Justice with experience as a public defender.
By Amaya Smith, originally published on theGrio.com As we mark Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, we see that despite Black women’s long history in the workforce, they continue to be underpaid due to systemic racism and sexism. If you’re into Black Twitter or Black TikTok then it’s safe to say that you’ve seen the recent…
By Nkechi Taifa My Barbie Dream House was my classroom in an African-centered school in Washington, D.C. half a lifetime ago. I wore my signature African headwrap gele, oozed Kiswahili words and reveled in the dismantling of white supremacy inch by inch, day by day. I believed in what our sister Audre Lorde said, “The master’s…
By Holli Holliday and Chantel Mullen, Sisters Lead Sisters Vote "In America, it is still hard to be a woman, and it is still hard to be a person of color. And that's particularly true in the legal profession" - Judge Ann Claire Williams, first Black woman appointed to the US Court of Appeals for…
A leading scholar on critical race theory takes a look back at Clarence Thomas’ confirmation hearing — and how that set the stage for the unraveling of affirmative action today. In October 1991, I was part of the legal team that supported Anita Hill in her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee in which she…