International Women\’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Groups come together worldwide to celebrate women\’s achievements or rally for women\’s equality. Much like Black History Month – you wonder why there is only an […]
International Women\’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Groups come together worldwide to celebrate women\’s achievements or rally for women\’s equality. Much like Black History Month – you wonder why there is only an
International Women\’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Groups come together worldwide to celebrate women\’s achievements or rally for women\’s equality. Much like Black History Month – you wonder why there is only an
The House of Representatives voted Thursday to pass the Equality Act. It protects Americans who identify with LGBTQ+, something the community has been fighting for decades now. It’s a historic milestone, combating the injustices this country still enables. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is in the process of modification, welcoming the Equality Act. It
Say what you will about the historically calamitous presidency of Donald Trump, but we all must admit that he was able to accomplish something that none of his forty-four predecessors could: he proved, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that anybody can be the President of the United States. Trump, the first person to become
The Netherlands is a small, ethnically diverse European country with a lengthy colonial history. At least 25 percent of the nation\’s 17.5 million citizens identify as having roots outside of Europe, including Indonesia, Suriname, and the islands of the Dutch Antilles. After the Second World War, North African and Turkish guest workers began moving to
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There were several common themes throughout the Ward 5 ANC meetings this month. The DC Voice Zoomed and WebEx\’d through Ward 5 ANC meetings 5A, 5B, 5C, and 5E over the past 2 weeks. This is a short recap of some of the issues facing our Ward 5 residents. Councilman McDuffie Ward 5 Councilman McDuffie
When President Biden and Vice President Harris were still campaigning for the offices they now hold, they often referred to the 2020 election as a “battle for the soul of the nation.” Their view, I suppose, was that the election was more or less a battle between the forces of good and evil, of equality
2020 was a tumultuous year for the United States, and not only because of the coronavirus pandemic. Discussions regarding race and police brutality came to a head as reports of dozens of African American citizens killed during confrontations with police made national headlines. These incidents—which come on the heels of decades of important progress within the
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It was 7 pm in the Netherlands when rioters opposed to the certification of the 2020 U.S. election results breached the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021. With few places to go due to a strict COVID-19 lockdown throughout the nation, shocked Dutch citizens watched as the violence unfolded in Washington. Mark Rutte, the Dutch
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