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Today at Ms. | June 17, 2022
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Learning From and Leaning Into Juneteenth [[link removed]]
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A Juneteenth Block Party at on June 19, 2021, in West Hollywood, California. (Emma McIntyre / Getty Images)
BY RÉGINE JEAN-CHARLES | What does Juneteenth mean to me, to you, to us today? Long before corporate decisions to recognize Juneteenth, Black people in this country were joyfully and jubilantly celebrating this day in our own way.
As a feminist scholar, I marvel at Black women’s pivotal role in Juneteenth celebrations. It reminds me that Black women have always been architects of freedom.
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It’s Time to Launch ‘Dads Demand Action to Raise Healthy Boys’ [[link removed]]
BY ROB OKUN | There’ll be time enough for backyard barbeques once fathers take the lead in establishing “Dads Demand Action to Raise Healthy Boys,” following in the footsteps—a decade late—after “Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense,” launched the day following the mass murders at Sandy Hook.
Think about what it could mean to transform Father’s Day from a commercial holiday to a call to action centered on raising boys. To date, fathers and mentors, uncles and coaches have rarely been organized as a group; we’re an untapped force for good that could also become a new voting bloc. Call us say, soccer dads.
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Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation: How We Build a 21st Century Democracy; 85% of Election Administrators Are Women [[link removed]]
BY CYNTHIA RICHIE TERRELL | Weekend Reading for Women’s Representation is a compilation of stories about women’s representation.
This week: how all of us can get involved to build a 21st century democracy; 85 percent of local election administrators are women; a must-watch race in Alaska; women will hold nearly 40 percent of seats in the Australian lower house, thanks largely to ranked-choice voting; the growing demand in Kenya to elect more women; and more.
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It’s been 50 years since the historic gender equality legislation Title IX was passed. On the latest episode, learn about the legacy of its chief proponent: Patsy Takemoto Mink, who defied all the odds in so many ways as the first woman of color in Congress.
We hope you'll listen, subscribe, rate and review today!
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