Fannie Lou Hamer and Her Dream for Jobs and Freedom

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

By Jazmine Walker As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, it is critical that we remember...

Women’s Equality Day 2013: Celebrating the nostalgia of past successes while remaining rooted in the dangers of the future

Monday, August 26, 2013

By Jasmine Burnett Today, August 26, 2013 is Women’s Equality Day . It marks 93 years that white women have had access to the vote, and o...

It’s Not My Body, It’s Not My Choice: What A Queer Male Has To Say About Abortion

Monday, August 26, 2013

By Jonathan Dsouza I stood there, completely underdressed for the occasion. I looked down at my denim jeans, a t-shirt, and a hoodie (AKA ...

Teach me how to breast feed--Video!

Saturday, August 24, 2013

(Via Youtube X The Custom-Fit Work Place ) This totally rocks! Posted by TaNefer Lumukanda on August 2, 2013, she explains why she mad...

The Real Work of Rosa Parks: Not Just Refusing to Move to the Back of the Bus, But Combating Sexual Violence

Friday, August 23, 2013

By Jasmine Burnett BiographyChannel / YouTube Black women stand at the intersection of two well-developed ideologies in America, one ...

A Word on Allyship...or Lack Thereof

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

By Renee Bracey Sherman Recently, there has been a lot of talk online about allyship, solidarity, and what it all means. The Twitter ...

Building a New Racial Justice Movement--Colorlines

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Protestors march at Austin, Tex., Justice for Trayvon rally on July 20, 2013. Photo: Ann Harkness/Wikimedia Commons By Rinku ...

Bringing Health Care Home

Monday, August 12, 2013

By: Renee Bracey Sherman Each time I take a road trip down California’s magnificent highways, I can’t help but think of the dozens of ...

A Night Out For Democracy

Saturday, August 10, 2013

By Alex Esparza I had never been to a National Night Out (NNO) and I barely knew anything about it. My first exposure to NNO was when I...

California Youth Voices On Expanding Abortion Access Through AB 154

Thursday, August 08, 2013

By Mika Hernandez (This post was created as part of  Forward Together's campaign to support California's Reproductive Justice Bi...

Youth Voices and Summer Celebrations

Tuesday, August 06, 2013

By Mika Hernandez The beginning of summer often marks an ongoing celebration – it means lazy days and sleeping till noon for many high sc...