From Above the Law authored by Nicole Black: “I found the focus on the realities of having a lawyer-mom to be one of the best parts of the book, since … Read More
Virginia prison guards strip-searched an 8-year-old girl visiting her father
From The Washington Post authored by Katie Sheperd: “Diamond Peerman drove 2½ hours the Sunday before Thanksgiving to take her boyfriend’s 8-year-old daughter to visit him at a state prison … Read More
San Francisco Opera Names a New Conductor. She’s Making History.
From The New York Times authored by Michael Cooper: “’From the very first encounter that she had with the orchestra, it was clear that there was something really special emerging … Read More
An Irish school is ditching homework for a month, assigning ‘acts of kindness’ instead
From The Upworthy authored by Annie Reneau: “The most pressing issues our world faces are not so much due to a lack of intelligence or knowledge, but rather a lack … Read More
Please stop making jokes about gender pronouns when people tell you theirs
From The Washington Post authored by Kat Jercich: “Taking pronouns seriously signals that you’ve thought about what trans and gender-nonconforming people face. That doesn’t automatically make you an ally, which … Read More
Megan Rapinoe is Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year, only the fourth woman chosen alone
From The Seattle Times authored by Cindy Boren: “This year, she also became a vocal leader as the women’s national team sued the U.S. Soccer Federation for equal pay. Former … Read More
For the First Time, Miss America, Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, and Now Miss Universe Are All Black Women
From Glamour authored by Abby Gardner: “’I grew up in a world where a woman who looks like me, with my kind of skin and my kind of hair, was … Read More
Backlash to Rapper T.I.’s ‘hymen check’ comment prompts New York legislation
From Los Angeles Times authored by Christie D’Zurilla: “The rapper’s words apparently horrified New York state lawmakers Sen. Roxanne Persaud (D-Brooklyn) and Assemblywoman Michaëlle Solages (D-Nassau), who have filed bills … Read More
What Prince Andrew’s Fall From Grace Tells Us About The Systems That Protect Abusers
From WBUR authored by Lauren Stiller Rikleen: “ If we are ever to change the culture that has allowed predatory conduct to thrive, it is necessary to understand how vast … Read More
How workaholics drive inequality
From The Washington Post authored by Robert J. Samuelson: “This change in lifestyles is something most of us have witnessed. The barriers between work and family are collapsing before the … Read More
