By Tralonne Shorter Senior Advocacy & Policy Associate for Racial Justice and Civil Rights Without question, immigration reform is one of the most pivotal civil rights issues of our day.… Continue Reading #WorkAgainstViolence: Immigration-Related Violence
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By Desiree Hoffman Director of Advocacy and Policy, YWCA USA I am very close to my siblings. Not a day passes that we don’t check in with each other via… Continue Reading We Must Demand Fairness at Work for Pregnant Workers and Their Families
By Rhonda Bishop Policy Associate, Education and Young Women Engagement, YWCA USA Many remember the iconic wave and the infamous “I Have a Dream” speech. Some may even remember the… Continue Reading “I Leave You Love” – A Tribute to Dr. Dorothy I. Height
By Rhonda Bishop Policy Associate, Education and Young Women Engagement, YWCA USA This week, we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, and the women leaders who played integral… Continue Reading Unsung SHE-roes: The Top 8 Female Civil Rights Activists You Should Get to Know