By Kimberley Johnson on January 9, 2017
Affordable Care act, Healthcare, Honoring President Obama, New York City, Obamacare, Planned Parenthood, Republicans, Resistance Movement, Supporting Planned Parenthood, Washington D.C.
Activism, Barack Obama, Planned Parenthood
Women will run from NYC to Washington D.C. To raise money for Planned Parenthood. The Republican obsession to repeal the Affordable Care Act and to defund Planned Parenthood is being met with resistance from people all over the country – and one woman in New York came up with a positive way to raise funds for the health organization. […]
By Kimberley Johnson on January 6, 2017
Activism can save Planned Parenthood, Companies Supporting Planned Parenthood, Mark Zuckerberg Supports Planned Parenthood Indirectly, Planned Parenthood, Republican war on Planned Parenthod
Activism, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive Rights
Planned Parenthood finds itself under attack again, but here’s an effective way we can help fight back. Abortion is a legal, constitutionally-protected and necessary component of women’s healthcare and despite the fact that federal law prohibits any federal funding for abortion, Republican lawmakers are – once again – on the warpath and attempting to defund […]
By Kimberley Johnson on January 4, 2017
Activism, Bernie Sanders, Democrates, Republicans
Activism, Bernie Sanders
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) told Rachel Maddow the 2016 election was not a mandate for Republicans and Democrats can successfully fight back. Rested and ready to fight, Sanders appeared on MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Tuesday night and said: “Rachel, when people say ‘Ah, you know, I am giving up, I’m in despair,’ forget about that. You have to fight […]
By Kimberley Johnson on December 28, 2016
Deborah Sampson, Paul Revere, Revolutionary war, soldiers, War, woman's rights
Sexism, Uncategorized, Women's Issues
Deborah Sampson posed as a man to fight in the Revolutionary War. Human beings are made up of all kinds of people who have all kinds of interests and desires. Sometimes the law dictates that only one gender—usually male—or one race is permitted to engage in a given activity or cause. These biases can and […]
By Kimberley Johnson on December 5, 2016
2016, 2018, 2020, Democrats, Mid-Terms, Nancy Pelosi
Democrats, Election 2016, Elections, Politics
Democrats must embrace new voices and new ideas if they want to win future elections. House minority leader Nancy Pelosi appeared on CBS’s Face The Nation; and when confronted with the idea that Democrat voters want a new direction, she said: “I don’t think people want a new direction. Our values unify us and our […]