To Be Equal

The Comeback Of An Iconic Beauty Brand

"Having the confidence we need as Black women to get out there every day is not easy. Doors are opening, I’m happy about that, but once we get in that door, it’s still not easy. Any little edge I can get, if it’s my Nuditude lipstick, I’m happy to have that edge that makes me feel comfortable to be able to do a presentation that I have to do and to get people to support the two brands and the communities that I represent." -- Desiree Rogers

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Federal Appeals Court Decision On Voting Rights Act “Intellectually Bankrupt”

“Why does it matter if the Voting Rights Act is enforceable by private plaintiffs? If the panel’s conclusion is upheld by the Supreme Court, then Section 2 effectively becomes a light switch."

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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore's Efforts To End The Racial Gap Earn Him National Urban League President's Award

Racial inequality has cost the American economy $16 trillion over the last two decades, and it’s projected to cost another $1 trillion over the next 10 years. 

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Americans Overwhelmingly Support Corporate Diversity Initiatives

In the unfolding aftermath of the Supreme Court’s pivotal decision on affirmative action, our country stands at a crossroads. It’s a juncture where the corporate world has the power, and I’d argue, the responsibility, to reshape our understanding of diversity and inclusion..."

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Political Posturing Over Funding The Government Overshadows Potentially Devastating Human Cost 

“A government shutdown means that people who are doing critical work that is about upholding the structures of our government and all that we rely on in terms of those services could shut down."

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U.S. Open Champ And Phenom Coco Gauff Represents A New Era Of American Tennis

“If you can think it, you can do it. If you can dream it, you can do it. Just keep working hard. It won't come easy and it will seem impossible but if you keep working hard it will definitely happen.” - Coco Gauff 

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Wealthy Extremists Attacking Funding For Black Women Entrepreneurs Are Desperate To Preserve Systemic Inequality

“In the face of persistent, systemic discrimination against Black people and all people of color arising from our country’s long history of racism, Ed Blum and his recently-created front group are bent on dismantling programs benefiting the Black community. They seek to kneecap any effort to undo entrenched racial inequalities and further cement the status quo of inequitable market access.” -- Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director of Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. 

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60th Anniversary Of The March On Washington Celebrates Racial Unity & Collective Resistance To Extremism

“It is not merely sympathy and compassion for the Black people of America that motivates us. It is above all and beyond all such sympathies and emotions a sense of complete identification and solidarity born of our own painful historic experience. … bigotry and hatred are not the most urgent problem. The most urgent, the most disgraceful, the most shameful and the most tragic problem is silence.” – Rabbi Joachim Prinz, March on Washington, 1963 

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Racist Attacks Can't Hide The Massive Lawlessness On Display In Fulton County, Georgia's, Case Against Trump's “Corrupt Organization”

“With Trump, you don't need to look for a dog whistle. It's a bull horn when it comes to race. And I do think that's deliberate. We've seen the -- I mean, slanderous attacks that he has put out against Fani Willis, you know, alleged things I won't even repeat."

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Charles Ogletree Leaves A Profound Legacy Of Commitment To Justice And Equity, Compassion And Kindness

Ogletree passed away last week at the age of 70, but the fight for justice in Tulsa lives on. On the day he died, a group of survivors and descendants asked the Oklahoma Supreme Court to reinstate their most recent lawsuit, which a lower court dismissed last month. 

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