Resistance and Resilience: My “Warrior” Mother’s Gifts
By Hendrika de Vries When I was a little girl, my mother and I fused in a survival bond amidst tyranny and subversive activities in Nazi-occupied WWII Amsterdam. I […]
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Entertainment
2017 VMAs To Debut New Social Awareness Category: “Best Fight Against The System”
In 2017, the #resistance well and truly will be televised! Be prepared to watch a very different MTV VMAs on August 27, because this year’s event is making a few […]
Girl on a Mission
A Woman’s Place Is In The Revolution. These Powerful Images From Around The World & Throughout History Prove It
A woman’s place is in the revolution, and it turns out, it always has been. Although many of us are keenly aware that women and minorities have not always enjoyed […]
Girl on a Mission
#1000BlackGirlBooks Founder Marley Dias Is Publishing An Activist Book For Teens & Children
The resistance is indeed real! Well technically, that should read: “the resistance is female”. A recent poll by Lake Research Partners found that women between the ages of 46-65 have […]
Causes
Asian-American Intersectional Feminist Event Series Launched In NYC To Discuss Resistance Under Trump
For many across the United States, it is the word that is keeping us motivated to dig deeper and work hard over the next four years – resist. Under a […]
Contributors
How Paul Ryan Is Leading The GOP’s Failure Toward Women, Minorities, & The Marginalized
By Cindy Khandoker By all accounts, Paul Ryan is the GOP’s angel, grappling the line between “the elite establishment” and the alt-right, populist nationalist fervor that has shaken up Washington […]
Causes
The Success Of The Women’s Marches Should Be A Wake-Up Call For American Democracy
“I think we should march”, wrote Theresa Shook, a retired lawyer living in Hawaii, in a Facebook post right after election night. And that’s exactly what happened – over 5 […]