Few names are as synonymous with standing up to injustice as Rosa Parks. Parks stood up for what she believed in no matter what the consequences meant: even jail. Her utterance of a little word—NO—made a big difference. Without her stand against oppression, the outcome of the Civil Rights movement wouldn't exist in the same capacity as it does today.
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Revisiting Prince William's Last Working Trip to South Africa With Brother Prince HarryThe Prince of Wales visited Botswana, Lesotho and South Africa in 2010 alongside his estranged brother.
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Anne Hathaway Enters Her Goth Girl Era in Monochrome Black FitAn all-black outfit? For Fall? Groundbreaking.
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Martha Stewart Says Ryan Reynolds "Is Not So Funny" in Real Life"I'm going to get in trouble, he's my neighbor."
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36 Ways Women Still Aren't Equal to MenIt's just one of the many ways women still aren't equal to men.
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EMILY's List President Laphonza Butler Has Big Plans for the OrganizationUnder Butler's leadership, the largest resource for women in politics aims to expand Black political power and become more accessible for candidates across the nation.
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Want to Fight for Abortion Rights in Texas? Raise Your Voice to State LegislatorsEmily Cain, executive director of EMILY's List and and former Minority Leader in Maine, says that to stop the assault on reproductive rights, we need to start demanding more from our state legislatures.
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Your Abortion Questions, AnsweredHere, MC debunks common abortion myths you may be increasingly hearing since Texas' near-total abortion ban went into effect.
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The Future of Afghan Women and Girls Depends on What We Do NextBetween the U.S. occupation and the Taliban, supporting resettlement for Afghan women and vulnerable individuals is long overdue.
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How to Help Afghanistan Refugees and Those Who Need AidWith the situation rapidly evolving, organizations are desperate for help.
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It’s Time to Give Domestic Workers the Protections They DeserveThe National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, reintroduced today, would establish a new set of standards for the people who work in our homes and take a vital step towards racial and gender equity.
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The Biden Administration Announced It Will Remove the Hyde AmendmentThe pledge was just one of many gender equity commitments made by the administration, including the creation of the first U.S. National Action Plan on Gender-Based Violence.
