NIRH Applauds Governor Kathy Hochul And NY State Legislature For Historic Passage Of Equal Rights Amendment
Today, the New York State Legislature passed the Equal Rights Amendment to comprehensively respond to attacks on reproductive freedom.
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Senate Majority Advances Amendment To Codify Abortion, Contraception, And Stronger Equal Rights In State Constitution
Today, the New York State Senate Majority advanced the first passage of an amendment to codify the right to an abortion and the right to contraception in the State Constitution.
Bayard Rustin, Harlem Legend In Social Movements For Civil Rights, Nonviolence, And Gay Rights, 1912 – 1987 (Video)
Bayard Rustin, March 17, 1912 – August 24, 1987, was a Harlem leader in social movements for civil rights, socialism, nonviolence, and gay rights.
Attorney General James Fights To Protect Transgender Students’ Rights
New York Attorney General Letitia James took legal action to protect transgender students’ rights. Co-leading a coalition of 17 attorneys general.
New Poll Shows Overwhelming Support For New York Equality Amendment
With only one day left in New York State’s Legislative Session, the National Institute for Reproductive Health Action Fund (NIRH AF), New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU),
Senate Majority To Pass Legislation To Strengthen Reproductive Rights
Today, the New York Senate Majority will advance legislation to protect the right to choose for New Yorkers from Harlem to the Hudson.
Attorney General James, Hispanic Federation Call On DOJ To Protect Rights Of U.S. Citizens In Puerto Rico
New York Attorney General Letitia James and the Hispanic Federation today called on the U.S. Department of Justice and the Biden-Harris Administration to stop denying life-saving assistance.
Attorney General James Fights To Protect Transgender Students’ Rights
New York Attorney General Letitia James today took action to protect transgender students’ rights.
Amendment To Defund Operation Legend Passes House By Voice Vote
Today, the House passed by a voice vote an amendment presented by Representatives Ted Lieu, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Deb Haaland, and Emanuel Cleaver that would directly impact the federal government’s ongoing interference in Portland and other U.S. cities.
Electeds “Restoration Of Honor Act” Signed Into Law, Finally Restoring Equal Rights To LGBTQ Veterans
This week, after New Yorkers commemorated Veterans’ Day, Senator Brad Hoylman and Assembly Member Didi Barrett’s Restoration of Honor Act (S.45B/A.8097) was signed into law by Governor Andrew Cuomo.
Uptowns Robert Jackson, Brian Benjamin And The Senate Majority Stand Up For LGBTQ Rights
The Senate Majority today will pass legislation that will provide greater protections and services for New York’s LGBTQ community.
The Future Of Women’s Equality Must Learn From Its Flawed History
By Erin Vilardi, CEO and Founder, VoteRunLead Today we celebrate Women’s Equality Day, commemorating the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that was passed by Congress June 4, 1919 and ratified in August 1920, granting the right to vote to women.
Brewer Marks Women’s Equality Day With Voter Registration Drive
Manhattan Gale A. Brewer will be registering voters this Saturday, August 26, 2017, to commemorate the 97th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which guaranteed women the right to vote in the United States.
Shabazz Family Host 98th Annual Malcolm X Day, Honoring The Harlem Legend
This afternoon, on the 98th birthday of Malcolm X, the Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center plans to host Malcolm X Day.
Ilyasah Shabazz And Dr. Betty Shabazz Keynote Speaker At Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Virtual Celebration
Professor and author Ilyasah Shabazz, the daughter of Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz `71, will be the keynote speaker on Wednesday, January 19, 2022.