Day: September 2, 2020

The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis last May ignited greater awareness of racial disparities in policing. Within a few weeks, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in more than 2,000 U.S. cities to express their outrage. Months later, in spite of the threat of the coronavirus pandemic, protesters continue to fill …

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August 26 is Women’s Equality Day, a reminder of women’s continued fight for equal rights. Why August 26? It is the anniversary of the day in 1920 when the 19th Amendment was ratified, giving women the right to vote. On the 50th anniversary of Women’s Suffrage, in 1970, the National Organization for Women organized a nationwide …

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