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"It’s probably not an overstatement to say that the black middle class was built on the backs of Pullman porters. They virtually bankrolled and provided the organizational infrastructure of the modern Civil Rights movement."

The Pullman porters organized their own union, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, and played a critical role in organizing to advance racial justice and social change. Happy belated Labor Day!

This Labor Day, Think About the Pullman Porter | Village Free Press Monday, September 4, 2017 || By Michael Romain || OPINION|| Feature image: A Pullman porter | Library of Congress/Public Domain "The most influential black man in America for the hun

Pink offers to pay fines for Norwegian women's beach handball team after they refuse to wear bikini bottoms. Men's team gets to wear shorts. Why do we insist on sexualizing women?

Pink offers to pay fines for Norwegian women's beach handball team after they refuse to wear bikini bottoms The singer spoke out against the "very sexist rules" facing the Norwegian team.

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Beginning July 1, 2021, the minimum wage increases in Chicago

“It’s a real honor to be standing here today,” Karine Jean-Pierre said. “I appreciate the historic nature, I really do, but I believe that being behind this podium, being in this room, being in this building is not about one person. It’s about what we do on behalf of the American people.”

Congratulations to Karine Jean-Pierre! 👏🎉

Karine Jean-Pierre makes history as first Black woman in decades to give White House press briefing - The Boston Globe The principal deputy press secretary for the Biden administration gave her first press briefing on Wednesday and made history as the first Black woman in over 30 years to take her turn at the White House podium.

Thank you to everyone who pitched in to help make our campaign in honor of Earth Day a success! We will be pulling a name for the plant from Semillas soon. Stay in touch for the name of the winner!

🚨LAST CALL🚨 Today is the final day of our campaign. Have some cash to spare after your tax refund or stimulus check? Consider a donation to the Young Women's Giving Council to help make the world a little better and brighter for girls and young women, femmes, and non-binary folks across Chicago!

Happy Monday, friends of YWGC! Friendly reminder that our campaign runs through April 28th which is this Wednesday. Donations of $22+ get you entered to win a plant/flowers from WOC-owned plant studio Semillas in Pilsen!

Don't forget to select "Young Women's Giving Council" from the drop-down menu under Designation when you visit bit.ly/YWGCDonation.