Month: December 2017

Anita Hill’s Legacy

Anita Hill, lawyer, professor and activist, is a powerful symbol of feminism.  Her testimony at the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearings in 1991 increased public awareness of sexual harassment and made it much less tolerated in the workplace.  It was a defining moment for how the country viewed the subject. In her autobiography, ‘Speaking Truth to Read More

Extreme Poverty in America Affects Civil Rights

If people cannot meet basic needs, have healthcare, and put food on the table how can they take part in politics, go and vote, or engage in the pursuit of happiness? Forty-one million Americans live in poverty according to the U.S. Census Bureau.  The growing inequality and changes in domestic policies have an impact on Read More