By Aryana Goodarzi This month is Black History Month; and our latest edition of “books to add to your To Be Read (TBR) list” includes 5 must-reads by Black women. Talking Back: Thinking Feminist, Thinking Black by bell hooks is a collection of essays on how the oppressed use words…
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By Aryana Goodarzi Since it's Black History Month, we must talk about how we talk about the rights of Black people. When Black people are talked about, it is about what they are doing for each other and their histories, not what they are going up against. In doing so,…
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Partner update curated by AJ Conroy, blog post written by Aryana Goodarzi Per Section 3 of the Equal Rights Amendment, women are equal under constitutional law as of January 27th, 2022 and State Senator Melinda Bush of Illinois is leading the way to have her state get in line with…
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Partner update curated by AJ Conroy Utah activists like our friends at the Utah ERA Coalition are getting ready to host an “ERA Day” at the capitol to move the bi-partisan resolution for ratification of the ERA forward. “Equality of gender was emblazoned into our state's constitution in 1896. It…
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Partner update curated by AJ Conroy Advocates and leaders like ERA Minnesota are working with Minnesota legislators, who just introduced a Revisor bill on January 27, 2022 calling for a revision of Minnesota Statutes and Rules for compliance with the Equal Rights Amendment in 2023. Minnesota is also considering adding an…
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Partner update curated by AJ Conroy Advocates and leaders are working hard to review the state statutes in North Carolina! The General Statutes of North Carolina runs approximately 47,000 pages long. An initial report by the law firm Winston and Strawn recommends edits to all but about 2,000 pages of…
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Partner update curated by AJ Conroy Arizona advocates and supporters like our friends at ERA Task Force AZ have been hard at work reviewing statues and celebrating January 27, 2022 - what we're calling ERA Day! Arizona lawyers reviewed their state statutes and produced a 652-page report of recommended changes…
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By Jenny Horn Carol Jenkins, President & CEO of the Equal Rights Amendment Coalition & Fund For Women’s Equality, introduced this month’s town hall regarding Black Maternal Health. The need to look for solutions to the crisis of Black women and babies dying is only becoming more crucial as the…
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By Aryana Goodarzi This MLK day, we should talk about all that he did, along with all that still needs to be done. Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act We want to think about how we can continue MLK’s momentum, specifically through voting rights. The newly combined Freedom to…
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By Jenny Horn Earlier this week, Maya Angelou became the first Black woman on the U.S. quarter – the start of the rollout of the American Women Quarters Program, a four year endeavor in which the Mint will release five new quarter designs per year. This year’s other quarter honorees…
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