Gloria Steinem wasn’t in the fight just for White women
Women of color say the feminist leader brought together diverse groups in intimate gatherings — and understood the importance of linking arms with Black women in the fight for equality.
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After facing layoffs, Black women knew who to turn to for support: Black women
We talked to four women who lost their jobs in a wave of cuts last year. They have advice for other Black women navigating the bleak market.
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Indigenous survivors of violence see fewer services after federal cuts
A U.S. House committee hearing raised questions about public safety resources in Indian Country.
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Kecia lost her job. But she knows the power of her vote.
The career Kecia Ellick spent decades building was upended by DEI backlash. She sees voting for Keisha Lance Bottoms as a way to assert — and reclaim — her power.
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SZA’s autism diagnosis is a familiar story for many autistic Black women
Black women and girls on the spectrum have long been under-diagnosed and overlooked. A diagnosis arrives late for many of them — or not at all.
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The fight over teaching race and gender in college classrooms is escalating
Two court cases this week — one blocking Florida's Stop WOKE Act and another challenging restrictions at Texas Tech — could shape how states and universities decide what professors teach.
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House Democrats want Americans to know their 14th Amendment rights are at risk
Rep. Analilia Mejia approached Democratic leaders with an idea to form a task force examining how attacks on the amendment promising birthright citizenship also threaten reproductive, voting and LGBTQ+ rights.
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The Black woman on the train did not look away. How much longer will we?
Analysis | A viral photo from July 4 captured an unidentified Black woman’s composure amid a sea of masked white men — and became a mirror for our democracy at 250.
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Before Brown v. Board, another segregation case changed public schools. That fight isn’t over.
Eight decades after Mendez et al. v. Westminster sparked a revolution, the people preserving its legacy confront the reality that many schools are still segregated.
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For Black women farmers, tending the land is ancestral and healing
Black farmers have lost millions of acres since the early 1900s. Today a generation of growers is working to rebuild and reconnect communities to the land.