North Carolina Democratic Rep. G. K. Butterfield is among the U.S. House lawmakers pushing the CROWN Act, a bill that would ban discrimination based on...[Read More]
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Women AdvaNCe has named Dawn Blagrove, the Executive Director of the Carolina Justice Policy Center as a Woman to Watch! Dawn is an attorney and attended...[Read More]
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As a black woman in an interracial relationship, I hold my culture. I must pass this culture down to my biracial children. Being in an interracial...[Read More]
Year after year resolutions are made and for many, food is involved. Eat less of this — eat more of that — yes to kale,...[Read More]
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A few weeks ago I was at a concert where I overheard a conversation between a young girl, probably around eleven or twelve, and her...[Read More]
I’m sure we’ve already heard the phrase before: There are two things in life that are certain – death and taxes. This is a point...[Read More]
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What is our moral responsibility to one another? Where does the line to support one another begin and end? Difficult questions to be sure, but...[Read More]
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In her New York Times piece on August 15 of last year, author Kim Brooks (Small Animals: Parenthood in an Age of Fear) makes the...[Read More]
In December 2019, Women Advance will be rerunning some of our favorite stories during the year. There are too many amazing stories to highlight, but...[Read More]
Cultural AppropriationCultural ResourcesCultureFamily IssuesGeneralNative American Heritage MonthNative American Issues
In December 2019, Women Advance will be rerunning some of our favorite stories during the year. There are too many amazing stories to highlight, but...[Read More]