29 Jun Democracy Diva Takes Aim
No matter how low Trump’s approval ratings sink, Sayu Bhojwani stays focused on other measures, insisting it’s detrimental to conclude he’ll go down in wholesale voter rejection....
Herstory
06 Apr Word Warrior – Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
Her word artistry was a weapon to dismantle slavery and challenge inequality....
01 Apr 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? ...
30 Mar Carmen Yulin Cruz – Fire in the Storm
Puerto Rico’s fiery mayor first staked her claim on the national stage when she challenged the federal government’s abominable response to Hurricane Maria back in 2017....
30 Mar Patsy T. Mink – Creating the Color of Change
Her dream, to become a doctor, was a far-fetched aspiration in 1944, especially for a third generation Japanese American woman. So, she set her sights even higher with an eye toward Washington. ...
07 Apr Mary Ann Shadd Cary – Less Talk More Action
When famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass asked readers of the North Star for suggestions on how to improve life in the U.S., she promptly penned, “We should do more and talk less.”...