All posts tagged "Education"
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One Tough Mother
In 1977, I won my elementary school’s spelling bee, sending me to the regional match where, after several rounds, I was defeated by the word...
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Women Running: Tomeka Hart
Name: Tomeka Hart Candidate for: U.S. House of Representatives, District 9 (Tennessee) Interviewed by: Tamura A. Lomax Why are you running for office? I am a...
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A Girl Named Ally: A Play in One Act
Based on the true story by Emily Schorr Lesnick INTERIOR. COFFEE SHOP- DAY ENTER SLEEPY-LOOKING ESL IN SLAVE TO THE GRIND, GENERIC GRUNGY COFFEE...
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Women's Lower Status Puts Asia's Future at Risk
The Asia Society survey on women’s status in health, education, economic activity and political leadership urges improvements to ensure the region benefits fully from its underused...
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Tape Shows Teen Being Shocked 31 Times
Andre McCollins is suing the Judge Rotenberg Center for developmentally disabled students, which treated him in part by attaching electrodes to his body and shocking him....
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For My Sistah(s): A Black Feminist Queer Consciousness-Raising Book List
By Kiyan Williams I am the over-protective older brother of a fourteen-year old young black woman. And I am worried for her. I was worried...
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Coming Into Consciousness
By Miani Giron In the three years that I’ve been involved in the Women’s Leadership Project (WLP) my awareness and outlook on social issues have...
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Why Ethnic Studies Matters
By Arizona Ethnic Studies Network On February 29, 2012, members of the Arizona Ethnic Studies Network held a Read-in at Wesley Bolin Plaza across from...
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Celebrating International Women's Day
Today, in partnership with more than 200 organizations and individuals, TFW is blogging for social justice. Gender Across Borders and CARE are sponsoring the Third...
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Becoming an Activist
By Lizeth Lopez Butterflies flutter around me as I feel the soft winds playing with my hair, the scent of spring flowers blooming surround me,...
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Undocumented and Unafraid
By Janeth Silva Each morning as I enter the prison-like gates of Gardena High School, I see our dean, Mr. Sieslove, with his metal detector...
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Inspiring Girls to Author Their Own Lives
By Vali Forrister When my niece, Haviland, was 12 years old, she shared her poetry with me for the first time. I told her it...