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There are certain motifs in Jonathan Kozol’s half-century of writing about America’s failure to adequately educate poor Black and Hispanic children, which began with “Death at an Early Age,” a blistering account of his year teaching in the Boston Public Schools. Decrepit school buildings with rancid bathrooms and leaking ceilings. Students stultified by scripted curriculums […]

Black Employees Were Subjected to a Hostile Work Environment that Included Racial Slurs, Threatening Conduct and Humiliating Working Conditions, Federal Agency Charges TAMPA, Fla. –– Asphalt Paving Systems, Inc. (APS), an asphalt paving company with offices in Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Tennessee, violated federal law by subjecting 12 Black employees who had filed […]

Associated PressAug 29, 2023, 12:46 AM ET3 Minute Read Billie Jean King, Michelle Obama celebrate 50 years of equal pay at US OpenBillie Jean King and Michelle Obama celebrate the 50th anniversary of equal pay for men and women at the US Open. NEW YORK — After a rousing tribute from former first lady Michelle […]

Our workforce and Nation have the opportunity to reflect on a monumental turning point in our history. On July 26, 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed a pair of executive orders, the combination of which banned racial segregation in the armed forces and federal civil service. This article offers context on this occurrence […]

[1/2]Soccer Football – International Women’s Friendly – England v United States – Wembley Stadium, London, Britain – October 7, 2022 United States players pose for a team group photo before the match Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra June 28 (Reuters) – The U.S. women’s national soccer team will receive the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage […]

Sunnybrook Education Association Blocked a Promotion and Raise for a Black School District Employee Because of His Race, Federal Agency Charges CHICAGO, Ill. – Sunnybrook Education Association, IEA-NEA, (“Sunnybrook Union”), a labor union representing teachers and educational support personnel in the Sunnybrook School District, violated federal civil rights law by blocking the promotion of an […]

Pressley, Bush, Frankel Led ERA Caucus, Dem. Women’s Caucus in March to Senate Prior to Vote WASHINGTON – At a Capitol Hill press conference today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Co-Chair of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) Caucus, responded to the Senate’s vote on S.J.Res.4, the Senate companion to

WASHINGTON, April 27 (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate is set to vote on Thursday on a measure that could allow the Equal Rights Amendment to be added to the Constitution, though Republican opposition will likely doom the measure to failure. Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer called the amendment, known as the ERA, crucial since the […]

The Congressional Caucus for the Equal Rights Amendment aims to affirm the ERA as the 28th amendment and establish constitutional gender equality as a national priority Last Night, Pressley, Bush, Colleagues Spoke About ERA History on House Floor

“For centuries, the contributions of Black women have been excluded from the narrative and marginalized in history. But not today.” “I know how transformative the ERA will be for millions of women and our LGBTQ siblings across this country. It is long past time the Constitution affirms our equality and our very existence in the […]


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