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Today at Ms. | February 7, 2025
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Rolling Up Our Sleeves, Part 4: Staying Afloat While Trump Weaponizes Federal Funding [[link removed]]
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By Carrie N. Baker | In the war against Trump-era authoritarianism and inequality, federal funding is another battlefront—and feminists are “battle ready.”
(This is the final installment in a four-part series on the steps activists are taking to fight for our rights amid Trump’s attacks on democracy.)
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Documentary Films ‘Seeds’ and ‘How to Build a Library’ Debut at Sundance—Just in Time for Black History Month [[link removed]]
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By Pat Mitchell | This year’s observance of Black History Month falls at a convulsive time for Americans. As the Trump administration works to eliminate all diversity, equity and inclusion programs in government and throughout American society, from companies to nonprofits, it’s more important than ever to celebrate and commemorate the achievements and the contributions of Black Americans.
With that in mind, two films that premiered at Sundance are worthy of your attention.
Seeds, the winner of the U.S. Grand Jury Prize for documentary, explores the lives, traditions and history of Black generational farmers in the American South.
How To Build A Library, a powerful new documentary from Kenya, tells the story of two remarkable women who decided to transform what used to be a whites-only library until 1958 into a vibrant cultural center in Nairobi.
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Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation: Opportunities for Women Governors and Mayors; Black Women Have Always Paved the Way to Progress [[link removed]]
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By Cynthia Richie Terrell | Weekend Reading for Women’s Representation is a compilation of stories about women’s representation.
This week: articles on races to watch for women governors and mayors, the Belgian prime minister on the importance of gender quotas, a study of women representatives’ increased likelihood to mention their constituents, gender terminology bans, a piece on governance by Danielle Allen, the harassment women candidates face, the partisan breakdown of women state legislators, a link to register for the 2025 Democracy Solutions Summit, and more.
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We begin 2025 on ‘On the Issues’ with special guest Dr. Anthony Fauci. In this episode we discuss some of the most important issues currently confronting the health of our nation and the world—from vaccine skepticism, COVID denialism, and health misinformation and disinformation to the rising tide of violence aimed at medical providers. Dr. Fauci joins us to express his hope for the future, offer insights on the pushback against vaccines, and speak candidly about how his life changed after being in the public spotlight at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the toll it took on him and his family.
We hope you'll listen, subscribe, rate and review today!
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