Friday morning, D.C.’s Mayor Muriel Bowser had “Black Lives Matter” painted on 16th Street—which leads directly to the White House.
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We Heart: Terrence Floyd’s Powerful Call to Action
Terrence Floyd—George Floyd’s brother—called on communities to express their outrage not through violence, but through voting.
We Heart: Journalists Risking It All to Cover Protests
To date, over a dozen journalists—and counting—have been injured by dangerous police control tactics, such as pepper spray and rubber bullets.
We Heart: The “Mrs. Files” and Women’s Right to Their Own Names
How many women and feminist trailblazers have been historically called by their partners’ names—boiling them down to the mere “Mrs.” version of their husbands?
The answer: a lot.
We Heart: Atlanta Mayor Keisha Bottoms Standing Up for Black Communities
From calling out Trump’s racist rhetoric to Gov. Kemp’s reckless reopening of Georgia, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms does not shy away from standing up for what she thinks is right—and calling out what’s wrong.
We Heart: ArtActivistBarbie Taking on Patriarchy in the Art World
Posing in front of mosaic tiles and Victorian paintings, sporting handmade outfits like feathered, cotton candy-colored dresses or quarantine-friendly bathrobes, a young woman exposes the misogynistic undertones of art at big-name museums like the National Gallery in London and the Getty in Los Angeles. She stands at about a foot tall with an annotated notecard on a small wooden stick in hand. Her name is Barbie.
We Heart: Beyonce and Megan Thee Stallion’s Empowering “Savage” Remix
Beyonce gallops into the rap scene alongside the stunning Stallion! Stallion’s collaboration with Beyonce has created an empowering bop whose proceeds go to helping others during this trying time.
We Heart: Sweden’s Princess Sofia Became a Medical Assistant to Fight COVID-19
Princess Sofia of Sweden recently announced on Instagram that she is joining the fight against COVID-19 as a medical assistant. She, along with around 80 volunteers each week, has completed an extensive online course hosted by Sophiahemmet Hospital, where Princess Sofia is an Honorary Chair.
We Heart: Denver Nurses Silently Standing Up to Xenophobia
This past weekend, the stay-at-home orders set in place to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus had some small groups across the country taking to the streets to protest. However, in Denver, Colorado, some demonstrators were met with counter-protestors: healthcare workers.
We Heart: These Relatable Reactions and Sound Advice for COVID-19 on Twitter
Powerful women on Twitter have been picking up the president’s slack—righting his wrongs, spreading trustworthy information and giving sound advice. Some make us cry; some make us laugh; some fill us with righteous rage.