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What it looks like to advocate for Black businesses — even as anti-DEI efforts ramp up
In 2020, Aurora James launched “The Fifteen Percent Pledge,” a commitment to reserve 15 percent of shelf space for Black businesses. Nearly 30 major retailers are still on board.
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Federal law protects emergency abortions. Will Trump keep that policy?
The Biden administration clarified that EMTALA requires hospitals to perform abortions when they are the necessary treatment to stabilize a patient, but the policy’s future is uncertain.
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A status update on Trump's executive orders, from gender to immigration and DEI
As lawsuits against the administration grow, here is where some of the orders that affect LGBTQ+ people and women stand.
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Future of cancer coverage for women federal firefighters uncertain under Trump
Biden's Labor Department added ovarian, uterine, cervical, and breast cancer coverage for wildland firefighters. It’s unclear whether the new protections will stick under Trump.
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Texas wants the NCAA to start ‘sex-screening’ its student athletes
A lawsuit filed by the state comes as more women athletes are being scrutinized for their height, athletic ability and physical characteristics as evidence that they are transgender.
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She pioneered change over five presidencies. The Trump administration just fired her.
Amy Paris, a transgender official who worked at the highest levels of the federal government, suspects her termination was politically motivated.
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‘Horrible discrimination’: Federal judges say Trump’s anti-trans orders are rooted in bias, not law
Courts blocking Trump’s policies on trans rights argue they reflect animus — government action driven by hostility, rather than legitimate policy.
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‘A North Star’: How Frances Ellen Watkins Harper inspires The 19th’s fellows
On February 22, 1911, Harper — the “mother of African American journalism” — died at 85. Her legacy continues to point the way forward for the fellows whose work bears her name.
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Disability community is 'outraged and scared' over lawsuit that could weaken protections
Advocates say the GOP-led suit over transgender protections imperils federal safeguards for people with disabilities.
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The White House said book bans aren’t happening. Now JD Vance’s memoir is a target.
“Hillbilly Elegy” contains profanity, references to LGBTQ+ people and passages celebrating diversity — features that may conflict with Trump administration executive orders.