Eight states and over 130 U.S. cities have renamed the holiday that falls on the second Monday of October to honor instead America's first inhabitants. There is a growing movement to change the name of Columbus Day because of the atrocities committed… more »

In 1961 JERRIE COBB was the first of 13 women pilots who passed the same torturous tests as the six other Mercury astronauts (male). In fact she scored in the top 2% of both the women and the men and had more hours as a pilot, and had set more records… more »

The magnitude of issues facing women today is quite overwhelming. Inequality, economic injustice, attacks on our reproductive rights, harassment and assault….the list goes on and on. The old adage “The harder I work, the behinder I get”, often seems… more »

https://www.naacp.org/ The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is to secure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights in order to eliminate race-based discrimination and ensure the… more »