Dolores Huerta, Chicana activist and defender of farmworker rights, dies at 96
She coined the phrase ‘Sí Se Puede’ and spent over seven decades organizing for better treatment and pay for immigrant workers in California’s Central Valley.
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When Gloria Steinem spoke, the world listened
“The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off,” said Steinem, who founded Ms. magazine and pushed for equality. She died Wednesday at 92.
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Dolly Parton told us who she was, one song at a time
Parton shared her life story through music. We explore five songs that help us understand her and the values she held closest.
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Dolly Parton never called herself a feminist. Her life made the case anyway.
The country music legend built an extraordinary career on her own terms — while using her platform and songs to champion working women, children and LGBTQ+ people. She died Tuesday in Nashville.
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Barney Frank, first member of Congress to come out as gay, dies at 86
Frank entered Congress when being gay could end a political career, and served long enough to lead reforms after the 2008 financial crisis.
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‘He gave me my wings’: Jesse Jackson opened doors for Black women in politics
Jackson, who died Tuesday, worked to diversify the electorate and brought Black women into Democratic politics who ascended to positions of power.
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Alex Pretti died as he lived: taking care of others
The 37-year-old ICU nurse was directing traffic and helping a bystander moments before he was killed by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis.
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Christine Choy, pioneering Asian American documentary filmmaker, dies at 73
Choy directed the seminal documentary, “Who Killed Vincent Chin?” and was an outspoken advocate for BIPOC storytellers.
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Viola Fletcher, oldest survivor of 1921 Tulsa massacre, dies at 111
“I have been blessed with a long life – and have seen the best and worst of this country. I think about the horrors inflicted upon Black people in this country every day.”
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Alice Wong, disability justice advocate and author, dies at 51
Wong envisioned a world where disabled people, particularly those from multiple marginalized backgrounds, could live freely and with full autonomy.