Michelle Wu Just Became Boston’s First Female Asian American Mayor
[ad_1] The city of Boston has had a somewhat dubious reputation when it comes to diversity, but on Tuesday the election of Michelle Wu—a lawyer, a City Council member, and
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Women First Responders Remember 9/11
[ad_1] When Mary Carouba and I boarded a plane for New York City just weeks after 9/11, it felt dangerous and counterintuitive to be heading toward the scene of a
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Joe and Jill Biden Revealed How They’re Making Their Marriage Work in the White House
[ad_1] President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden might be the first couple, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have to work on their marriage. “We have to, I
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The Devastation of Family Separation
[ad_1] The only immigrant serving in the U.S. Senate reflects on the shattering impact of the previous administration’s family-separation agenda and explains why family reunification must be the humane cornerstone
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Dana Bash Meets Her Moment
[ad_1] There are meteoric rises, and then there’s Bash, who has watched more than one coworker climb the ranks faster than she. This might seem somehow uncouth to point out,
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Black Women Deserve an Equitable Path to Motherhood
[ad_1] Black women in the United States are three to five times more likely to die from pregnancy or postpartum issues than white women—a maternal mortality crisis that cannot be
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Kamala Harris Blazed a Trail. These Women Are Walking It
[ad_1] Let me give you an example. When I served as the executive director of the African-American Art & Culture Complex—a community-based organization that serves the young people of the
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America Has Been in an Abusive Relationship. Here’s How We Get Out
[ad_1] Before Trump, we might have wanted to believe that our democratic institutions could survive a threat like him, that our Constitution and elected officials would provide checks and balances.
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Naomi Biden Says Tucker Carlson Needs ‘a Hug’ After He Makes Fun of Joe and Jill
[ad_1] Naomi Biden isn’t letting anyone mock her grandparents. The recent Columbia Law School grad took aim at Fox News host Tucker Carlson after he made fun of President Joe
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Ida B. Wells Was an Reporter, Activist, and Leader. She Also Had Great Hair
[ad_1] Over one hundred years ago, Ida B. Wells became one of the leaders in the fight for women’s suffrage. In 1913, she founded the Alpha Suffrage Club, the first all-Black suffrage club
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