Medicaid Expansion Could Save Lives in COVID-19 Pandemic
Black residents in the American South face barriers with the GOP-led assault on Medicaid Expansion.
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A Labor Centennial ~ Erasures, Mergers and Warriors
The 19th Amendment Centennial coincides with the 100th Anniversary of SEIU, hailed the largest union. Here’s insights from former senior vice president Patricia Ford.
The Legacy Lives
Michelle Duster is a prolific writer, author and lecturer. Those assets have fueled her sustained mission as the keeper of the light and legacy of her great-grandmother Ida B. Wells.
Pandemic and History
The deadly COVID-19 pandemic seems new and surreal. But health disparities with life and death consequences are baked into the American story of racialized oppression.
When the Suffrage Movement Sold Out to White Supremacy
Suffragists and White Supremacy
How the Daughters and Granddaughters of Former Slaves Secured Voting Rights for All
Barely a generation removed from slavery, these courageous Black women commanded voting rights before the passage of the 19th Amendment.
Redefining Suffrage, Unerasing Black Women
Black women were leaders in the fight for women’s suffrage-- yet they’ve been erased from movement history
Black Women Are Leaders in the Climate Movement
CLIMATE JUSTICE: Not Just a White Thing. How are Black women transforming the movement?
Vanessa Daniel – Funding Change Agents
How would our nation look today if philanthropic powers had opened their coffers to the likes of Fannie Lou Hamer, Silvia Rivera, Yuri Kochiyama and Wilma Mankiller?
She Coined the Term ‘Intersectionality’ Over 30 Years Ago
INTERSECTIONALITY. What does it mean? How does it work? Why does it matter? Kimberle Crenshaw who popularized the term, offers insights.
