‘Our hope is that soon, it’s not really newsworthy if a women-led firm is announced,’ one co-founder said.
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.
With pushback on the nominations of Neera Tanden and Deb Haaland, some of the groups supporting the women say they see different standards than for White men.
In a letter first shared with The 19th, seven Senate Dems called for an administrative office focused on reproductive health and issues related to raising children.
With the planned retirement of Republican Sen. Richard Shelby, Sewell says, ‘I’m doing my homework.’
Several statehouses are advancing bills that experts say will make it harder for people to vote.
The legislation has a number of measures that aim to incorporate racial and gender disparities as they address the coronavirus pandemic and economic struggles.
It’s one of several states debating and enacting policies to help a woman-dominated industry that has been hit hard by the pandemic.
Time is running out this year in Kentucky for Breonna’s Law, a police accountability bill, and one state lawmaker is not giving up.
The ACLU has been in talks with the administration about the change, which would allow nonbinary and intersex people to get passports that reflect who they are.