Continuing the Fight for Equality in 2013 – and Beyond
by Dara Richardson-Heron, M.D. CEO, YWCA USA On January 21, I will be joining many Americans to watch the second Inauguration of President Obama – the first African American president of the United...
View ArticleJoining our Foremothers on the Lincoln Memorial Steps
By Desiree Hoffman Director of Advocacy, YWCA USA “We Demand an End to Bias Now!” was inscribed in big letters on the March on Washington rally sign that Bernice Cosey-Pulley, now 86, carried in 1963....
View ArticleUnsung SHE-roes: The Top 8 Female Civil Rights Activists You Should Get to Know
By Rhonda Bishop Policy Associate, Education and Young Women Engagement, YWCA USA This week, we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, and the women leaders who played integral...
View ArticleYWCA and the March on Washington: a Call for Eliminating Racism and...
By Dr. Danielle Moss Lee CEO of the YWCA of the City of New York As a kid growing up in New York City, I had the privilege of having the Rev. Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker as my Senior Pastor at … Continue...
View ArticleRecap – YWCA NCA “March on Washington 2013″
by YWCA National Capital Area Saturday, August 24th was truly an event to remember… 50 years ago Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led thousands of supporters in Washington DC in a march that allowed him to...
View ArticleReflections from YWCA Leaders on the Historic 1963 March on Washington
By Katie Stanton Social Media Manager, YWCA USA Tomorrow marks the official anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington. We have been commemorating the YWCA’s historical involvement as one of the...
View ArticleThank you, Dr. King, and All Who Came Before Us to Pave the Way
By Arlene Hosea YWCA McLean County Woman of Distinction and former board member I am too young to remember the March on Washington, as I was born in 1959. But as I reflect on it 50 years later and...
View Article“I Leave You Love” – A Tribute to Dr. Dorothy I. Height
By Rhonda Bishop Policy Associate, Education and Young Women Engagement, YWCA USA Many remember the iconic wave and the infamous “I Have a Dream” speech. Some may even remember the solemn faces...
View ArticleTop Five on Friday – August 30
By Katie Stanton Social Media & Online Engagement Manager, YWCA USA It’s the end of summer, which means we’re getting ready for cooler weather, a new school year, and the start of holiday season....
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