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???The lens of equality???
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (124+ words) While the nation marked its 250th anniversary in July, communities across the country will celebrate the 239th birthday of the U.S. Constitution one week from today. Carson-Newman University will mark the occasion with a presentation by Professor of Political Science Kara Stooksbury, who…...
Black August Was Never Meant to End in August
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1670+ words) BLACKPRESSUSA—Black August was never intended as a celebration. It was created behind prison walls as a tool for survival, study, and resistance. Four decades later, organizers and formerly incarcerated activists discuss the tradition’s true meaning and why the work…...
The Path Toward Liberty Is Being Lit and Led by Black Women | Commentary
2+ week, 5+ day ago (598+ words) “If you hear the dogs, keep going. If you see the torches in the woods, keep going; if there's shouting after you, keep going. Don't ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.” ― Harriet Tubman…...
She Lost. She Came Back. Then Suzette Valladares Made California History.
3+ week, 2+ day ago (857+ words) Suzette Valladares became the first Latina Republican to serve in both houses of the California Legislature by refusing to treat setbacks as dead ends. In 2025, Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones appointed her caucus whip. She took ten years to finish…...
Make these Black August moves for better future
3+ week, 4+ day ago (964+ words) Black August is more than a month to remember. It is a month to move. Rooted in Black resistance and political education, Black August was formally commemorated beginning in 1979 at California’s San Quentin State Prison, honoring Black freedom fighters and…...
Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil Reflects on Service to Senate District 4
3+ week, 4+ day ago (626+ words) Eastern Sierra News for August 19, 2026 by Press Release | Aug 19, 2026 | Local News, News Releases, Press Release | 0 comments Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil Reflects on Service to Senate District 4 A legacy of perseverance, integrity, and freedom for rural California SACRAMENTO, Calif. – State Senator Marie…...
Matilda Joslyn Gage: The Most Radical Suffragist Written Out of History Is Still Urgently Relevant
3+ week, 6+ day ago (1202+ words) “The woman who was ahead of the women, who were ahead of their time.” One hundred and fifty years ago, on July 4, 1876, at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, our founding feminist foremothers were speaking past their own lifetimes—straight to us,…...