‘Women’ Archives
Marian Wright Edelman on Dr. King’s Legacy in Today’s Political Landscape
Highlights: Tavis: When you think of Dr. King now and having lost him 40 years ago – let me ask it a different way. How often do you think of him in your work now, 35 years later, and what do you think? Edelman:Â …He would be very pleased to see that [Read More]
Donna Brazile:”I’m Not Going to the Back of the Bus!”
An impassioned speech on racial politics from last week’s New Yorker festival. read more | digg story [Read More]
Military Is Keeping Secrets About Female Soldiers ‘Suicide’
According to the Department of Defense, 41 of the 99 U.S. military women who have been killed in Iraq died in “noncombat-related incidents.” Of the 99 U.S. military women killed in the Iraq theater, 41 were women of color (21 African-Americans, 16 Latinas, three [Read More]
Michelle Introduces Who the Obamas Really Are: Just Like All
Michelle Obama gives an inspiring and intimate introduction to her family’s all-American success story. And: Ted Kennedy passes the torch. read more | digg story [Read More]
U.S. Rep Stephanie Tubb Jones Dead at 58
EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, the first black woman to represent Ohio in Congress and a strong critic of the Iraq war, died Wednesday after a brain hemorrhage, a hospital spokeswoman said. read more | digg story DemocracyNow! [Read More]
The Trials Minority Women Face Serving in the Military
A third of female veterans are women of color. Three of them share their stories of systematic racial discrimination.read more | digg story [Read More]
