As coronavirus rates rise in urban areas, physicians are expressing concern about the lack of resources in long-term care facilities and nursing homes.
War on Women Report: “Disturbing” Arrest of Transgender Woman into Unmarked Van
The War on Women is in full force under the Trump administration. We refuse to go back, and we refuse to let the administration quietly dismantle the progress we’ve made. We are watching.
This week: Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton (R) said slavery was a “necessary evil upon which the union was built”; Attorney General Bill Barr testifies before the House Judiciary Committee; Trump attempts to take down DACA; plainclothes NYPD officers pull a transgender woman protestor, Nikki Stone, into an unmarked van; more hydroxychloroquine; Trump and Senate Republicans are rushing the census; Trump’s dog whistle to his racist base; and Trump accuses Oregon Gov. Kat Brown of not “doing her job.”
Oshun Energy in Beyoncé’s “Black is King”
We are certainly entering a new era when Beyoncé, our most celebrated Black pop star, can access a dominant worldwide corporation like Disney—responsible for some of the most troubling anti-Black representations for nearly a century—and utilize its platform to correct our image and offer us a grand, divine mirror to see ourselves anew. “Black is King” is Oshun’s mirror by way of Beyoncé’s artistic vision.
An 18-Year-Old with an Ambitious Goal: Register 100,000 Voters by November
Ryan Pascal, 18, has an ambitious goal of registering 100,000 voters, ages 18-29, by November.
Her voter registration work has one main goal: support Black and brown Americans whose votes are being suppressed.
White Male Misogyny at Root of Recent Attacks Against Women of Color
Patriarchy and white supremacy permeate our country, inspired by the president’s violent words—words with power and real-life consequences: On August 3, we remember the deadly massacre in El Paso targeted at the Latino and immigrant community. The shooter in that case also wrote a manifesto that mirrored Trump’s language.
The Salas shooter’s violent actions, Yoho’s profane outburst, and Trump’s disruptive forces come from the same white patriarchy that enables white men to target women of color with impunity.
Today in Feminist History: What Can We Expect From Tennessee? (August 3, 1920)
“We have taken a poll of the legislature and we have a safe majority in each House. We have a clear majority without considering the new members who will occupy 13 vacancies. If there is any fight at all, it will be over factional differences inside the two parties and not between the Democratic and Republican parties.”
Author Morgan Jerkins Explores her Family History in “Wandering in Strange Lands”
Following the release of her 2018 New York Times bestseller, This Will Be My Undoing, Jerkins hits another home run with Wandering in Strange Lands, leaving her readers asking new questions about the world in which we live.
“Finally, the Feminist Revolution Has Begun”: Egypt’s #MeToo Moment
Hundreds of women in Egypt are sharing stories of surviving sexual violence after a widespread campaign prompted the arrest of a prominent sexual predator.
“The fact that these girls are speaking out this loudly with this kind of momentum––I’ve never seen it before. And it’s not just this guy … he’s only a symbol for what we’ve been having to deal with for decades.”
August 2020 Reads for the Rest of Us
As we reach the dog days of summer—a summer of challenge and change—you may be reading more. Some of the 31 books I’ve included may have slipped under your radar. You’re sure to find something of interest, so which will you read?
Today in Feminist History: Massachusetts and Connecticut Still Retain Strict Bans on Birth Control (August 2, 1947)
“The present law in Massachusetts, which prevents a doctor from safeguarding the health of his married patients, should be abolished immediately. A living and well mother of four children is a greater asset and can do a better job of bringing up her family than a dead mother of ten.”