by Rhonda Bishop YWCA USA We’ve seen prominent women like Ann Romney and Condoleezza Rice speak from the stage at the 2012 Republican National Convention, but what about the regular,… Continue Reading Word on the Street: Dialog with Real Women at RNC 2012
by Erica Thurman YWCA McLean County (Ill.) “Excuse me young man, are you lost?” It may have been just that simple. Seven words may have made all the difference in… Continue Reading We Are George Zimmerman
by Eileen Maloney-Simon CEO, YWCA Miami-Dade County Once again we find ourselves saddened, outraged, and questioning how a child can be killed at the hands of an adult. Once again… Continue Reading Stand Against Racism for Trayvon Martin
by Lenice C. Emanuel CEO, YWCA Tampa Bay On February 26, in Sanford, Fla., Trayvon Martin, a black teenager, is believed to have been killed because of racial profiling. It… Continue Reading Trayvon Martin: A Victim of Institutional Racism