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On Fighting for Fairness and Equality at Work: An Interview with Alma Henderson
Our BlackHer Shero of the Week is Alma Henderson. Henderson is associate general counsel at SEIU. A product of a union home, Henderson stands up for labor every day. In this interview, she explains...
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Yes, Impeachment for That.
Last week, the White House released a summary of a phone call between President Trump and the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky. The call took place on July 25, 2019, the day after Mueller’s...
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On the Power of Black Voters: An Interview with Adrianne Shropshire
Our BlackHer Shero of the Week is Adrianne Shropshire, executive director of BlackPAC, an independent, Black-led organization that uses the power of year-round political engagement and elections to...
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Thank You, Tami Sawyer.
My grandmother used to always say, “I would never go to LA… Lower Alabama.” It was this refrain, along with the old, grainy, black-and-white footage of the civil rights movement that I obsessively...
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On Training the Next Generation of Civil Rights Lawyers: An Interview with...
Our BlackHer Shero of the week is Deborah Archer, associate professor of clinical law, director of the Civil Rights Clinic at New York University (NYU) Law School, and co-faculty director of NYU’s...
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In Mississippi, the Rules of the Game Are Rigged Against Black Women
BlackHer Shero Jennifer Riley Collins is running for attorney general of Mississippi. She is a 32-year veteran of the U.S. Army, the former executive director of the ACLU of Mississippi, and a single...
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Can Kamala Make a Comeback?
On Tuesday, October 15, Democratic candidates for president take to the stage in Ohio for another debate. Recent polls have Vice-President Joe Biden in the lead among Democratic voters, with Sen....
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On Fulfilling the Promise of Liberation in Mississippi: An Interview with...
Our BlackHer Shero of the Week is Arekia Bennett, executive director of Mississippi Votes, an organization led by young people invested in the progression of Mississippi. Mississippi Votes empowers...
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New Report on Gentrification Helps Black and Brown Communities Architect...
Everybody’s talking about it…the “G” word—gentrification. Proponents tout its positive influences on communities, like higher incomes, lower crime, and better schools. Critics posit that...
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On Empowering Black Girls to Dream Big: An Interview with Kara McCullough
Our BlackHer Shero of the Week is Kara McCullough, Miss USA 2017. McCullough is also a scientist. Prior to being crowned Miss USA, McCullough served as an emergency preparedness specialist in the...
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I Want This for All Black Girls
Six years ago, CaShawn Thompson, gifted us with a viral hashtag that would become a mantra for Black women and girls everywhere: #BlackGirlsAreMagic. Thompson began using it for empowerment and to...
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On Saving Our Lives by Protecting Our Environment: An Interview with Doris...
Our BlackHer Shero of the Week is Doris Browne, MD, MPH, president and CEO of Browne and Associates, LLC (BAI), a Washington, D.C.-based service-disabled veteran, woman-owned, small business...
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On Building a Bridge Between Prosecutors and Community Members to Bring...
Our BlackHer Shero of the Week is Hillary Blout, a former prosecutor and founder of For the People, a California-based nonprofit focused on reducing the prison population through District Attorney (DA)...
View ArticleTake the #BlackHer Quiz!
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On Creating Economic Opportunities for Black and Brown People: An Interview...
Our BlackHer Shero of the Week is Christina Lewis, social entrepreneur, philanthropist, and daughter of the Black businessman and philanthropist, the late Reginald Lewis. Christina has dedicated her...
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How Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives are Failing Us
Whether referred to as D&I (diversity & inclusion) or DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion), initiatives focused on diversity and inclusion in the workplace are emerging at nonprofits,...
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Black Power Rising
Photo credit: Jessica Griffin / The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP 2018 was a good year for Black women and for democracy. We voted in the midterm elections in record numbers. According to the Center for...
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Kamala Harris is Coming for Us
Last Wednesday’s debate in Atlanta, GA was arguably one of the better democratic presidential debates this season. Several of the candidates fired shots at Mayor Pete Buttigieg given his recent surge...
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On Using (and Teaching) the Law to Create Change: An Interview with Tomiko...
Our BlackHer Shero of the Week is Tomiko Brown-Nagin, a law professor and dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University. Brown-Nagin is a scholar in constitutional law and...
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