Emilie Gonzalez | PantherNOW Staff How many times have you scrolled past something on your phone and did not take the time to fact-check that information? This is an issue that occurs almost daily in the current media landscape with the vast amount of content that is available. To combat this issue the Kopenhaver Center […]
Samantha Garcia/Staff Writer Apparently, Virginia arrived fashionably late to the party and just recently ratified the Equal Rights Amendment, originally approved by the U.S. Senate in 1972, on Jan. 15, 2020. This move makes an official 38 ratifications, fulfilling all the requirements necessary to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, with the exception of the due […]
Gabriella Capalbo/ Contributing Writer Christine Blasey Ford should not be a name remembered only by women. On Thursday, Sept. 27, testimony was heard to determine the validity of the accusation of sexual assault against Brett Kavanaugh, who was up for a seat in the Supreme Court. In a short time, this case became a topic […]
Ashley Verdugo/Staff Writer Free speech has won again. The Supreme Court recently stated that California cannot force religiously-oriented crisis pregnancy centers to give women information contrary to their services. In the majority opinion, Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote, “Governments must not be allowed to force persons to express a message contrary to their deepest convictions. Freedom […]
Clara Barros/Staff Writer Just a few days ago, the world watched as women in Saudi Arabia celebrated a landmark: they have just become legally allowed to drive. Until now, the urban mobility of Saudi women had depended on a male figure — a relative, a husband, or a chauffeur. Last Saturday, this reality was radically […]
Belen Sassone/ Contributing Writer The ever-changing Republican healthcare bill, the Trump administration and Conservative politicians all have one thing in common: they have no idea how a woman’s body operates and show no desire to be educated on it. For decades, women have been fighting for a seat at the table alongside their male counterparts […]
It Began in Afrika 014: World of Women 10/4/15 Hosted by Adrian the Blacksmith Nina Simone – Four Women Alice Coltrane – Journey in Satchidananda Celia Cruz – Medley: Babalu, Siboney, El Cumbanchero Clara Nunes – A Deusa Dos Orixas Miriam Makeba – Maria Fulo Fatoumata Diawara – Sowa Bassekou KOuyate and Ngoni […]
