Biden nominates Kristen Clarke for senior role at DOJ
Kristen M. Clarke is an American attorney who is the president of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. She previously managed the Civil Rights bureau of the New Yor…
Looking Beyond the Female Firsts of Science History
Two authors ask readers to change their understanding of what science is and who gets to participate
She Is Chief Engineer Of All-Electric Ford F-150, Leading A Revolution
The chief engineer behind the revolutionary all-electric Ford F-150 arrived in America as a third grader knowing only letters A through H, which she learned during her plane ride from China. She spo…
Why are our cities built for 6ft-tall men? The female architects who fought back
Fed up living in a world designed by and for men, 80s design activists Matrix declared war on every urban obstacle in their way. And their impact is still being felt today
Voices of the Freedom Riders – 60th Anniversary
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To mark the 60th anniversary of the Freedom Rides, we spoke with veterans of the movement, as well as author Eric Etheridge, whose book Breach of Peace features…
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Makes History As WTO’s First African And Female Leader
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a former two-time Nigerian finance minister, was appointed Monday to the be the next director-general of the World Trade Organization. She is the first African and the…
The Columbus mayor called Ma’Khia Bryant a ‘young woman.’
The 2017 Georgetown study found that adults’ biased perceptions of Black girls result in their being suspended from school at higher rates than White girls, and being more likely than both Black boy…
Celebrate Earth Day at the National Museum of the American Indian’s Living Earth Festival
The online festival explores sustainability and innovation in Indigenous agriculture with Native American films, business representatives, and youth leaders. The National Museum of the American Indi…
Gertrude Stein puts the “there” back in Oakland
What exactly did renowned U.S. writer and art collector Gertrude Stein mean when she said “there is no there there” about Oakland, California? In honor of Gertrude Stein’s 138th birthday today, we e…