A new billboard in Times Square demands that the New York Police Department (NYPD) be held accountable for instances of brutality, and for $300 million worth of lawsuits paid by taxpayers over the past five years. The sign is positioned across from the NYPD station, where officers can see the video directly.
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Feminist stuff worth celebrating.
We Heart: Companies Pay Employees to Be Poll Workers This November
In a historic move, fashion companies including Old Navy and Tory Burch have announced that they will pay employees who volunteer as poll workers this Election Day.
We Heart: What Has Trump Done for Women? Amber Ruffin Breaks It Down
Has Trump really done more for women than “any American president in history,” as he claims?
According to comedian, writer and Late Night correspondent, Amber Ruffin: Yes.
We Heart: Senators on Suffrage and the Importance of Voting
To mark the suffrage centennial, the Smithsonian Museum of National History put together a digital exhibit celebrating the Suffrage Movement called “Creating Icons: How We Remember Woman Suffrage” about the history of the suffrage movement and what has been left out of the history books. The tab “Senators on Suffrage” includes reflections on suffrage from women senators.
We Heart: Republishing Novels To Recognize Women Writers
Bailey’s “Reclaim Her Name” collection is re-issuing books written by women who used male pen names in order to honor those women literary giants.
We Heart: Stitching it to the Patriarchy, One Shirt at A Time
In June of 2019, Nina Harris, an undergraduate at Tulane University started Stitch It to the Patriarchy. Today, it has grown into a change-making, women-led-and-run organization promoting sustainability, voting, feminism and progressive change.
We Heart: Nicole Tersigni Shows the Absurdity of ‘Mansplaining’ Using 17-Century Art
Nicole Tersigni’s new book, “Men to Avoid in Art and Life,” explores the different “types” of men women encounter through a humorous combination of art history and social media.
We Heart: Ida B. Wells, Suffragists to be Honored in Photo Mosaic at D.C.’s Union Station
“Our Story: Portraits of Change” is an interactive photo mosaic and art installation depicting a portrait of suffragist and civil rights activist Ida B. Wells—on display in Union Station in Washington, D.C., from August 24-28.
We Heart: WNBA Players Walk Off Court to Support Breonna Taylor and #SayHerName
Team members of the WNBA’s Seattle Storm and New York Liberty walked off the court before the National Anthem began—signifying the teams’ solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, and specifically how they stand against the police brutality that lead to the killing of Breonna Taylor.
“All season long, we say her name.”
We Heart: Oprah Steps Aside to Make Way for Breonna Taylor
For the first time in the history of O magazine, Oprah is stepping aside, and letting another face take center stage: Breonna Taylor. “We can’t be silent. We have to use whatever megaphone we have to cry for justice,” she said.