In a conversation with The 19th, Ayanna Pressley, Keisha Lance Bottoms, LaTosha Brown and Tara Setmayer discuss Black women’s role in American democracy — past, present and future.
Amy Cooper, a White woman, made headlines in May after a viral video captured her telling police that a birdwatcher was “threatening my life.”
As the events of the deadly riot are examined in the impeachment trial, here is what almost two dozen lawmakers told The 19th about January 6, in their own words.
LGBTQ+ advocates celebrated the end of a decades-old statute that has been widely seen as "arbitrary and discriminatory.”
As part of his promise to reform the immigration system, the president issued three executive orders that review and further roll back his predecessor’s policies.
Increased staffing, personal protective equipment and testing contributed to the mounting financial crisis that could jeopardize the care of thousands of older Americans, many of whom are women.
In a conversation with The 19th, members of the presidential press office spoke about uniting a country faced with a pandemic, a crippled economy, climate change and racial inequality.
“Too many women are struggling to make ends meet and support their families, and too many are lying awake at night worried about their children’s economic future,” he said.
After a mob stormed the Capitol on January 6 in an attempt to overturn the presidential election results, lawmakers called for accountability.
Yogananda Pittman, who is also the first Black person to head the law enforcement agency, assumed the role on Friday.