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Black Activist You Should Know: Anya Dillard (Blog)

2/28/2023

Anya Dillard is a 19-year-old human rights and social justice activist, social entrepreneur, model, content creator, and aspiring filmmaker. Anya is also the founder of The Next Gen Come Up, a…

LWVUS Submits Testimony for the Senate Hearing on the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) (Legal Document)

2/28/2023

The Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing on a joint resolution affirming the validity of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as part of the US Constitution.

Black Music For Activism (Blog)

2/16/2023

Throughout history, Black artists have captured the joy and sorrow of the Black experience through music. As a result, music has been at the center of efforts to raise awareness of and fight for…

Check out the art Long Beach students submitted to the League of Women Voters (News Clips)

2/7/2023

This story was originally published in the Press-Telegram. Artwork from more than 50 Long Beach high school students is currently on digital display — via a YouTube video posted by the local chapter…

League of Women Voters Supports ERA Ratification Legislation (Press Release)

1/31/2023

WASHINGTON — Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement supporting the…

LWVUS Joins Letter Urging the Administration not to Issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on an Asylum Ban (Legal Document)

1/18/2023

The League of Women Voters of the United States joined nearly 300 civil, human rights, and immigrant rights organizations on a letter to President Biden urging the Administration not to issue a…

Women, Girls, and Climate Change at COP27 (Blog)

1/10/2023

In November 2022, the League sent delegates in person and virtually to observe the COP27 Climate Change Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. Experts highlighted ways in which climate change…

Adams v. School Board of St. Johns County, Florida (Legal Case)

12/30/2022

Drew Adams, a high school student, and his mother sued the St. Johns County School Board for discriminating against Drew because he is transgender. The School Board maintains a policy prohibiting…

Ketanji Brown Jackson Brings Needed Public Defense Experience to SCOTUS (Blog)

12/2/2022

In June 2022, Ketanji Brown Jackson — the first Black woman to serve on the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) — was sworn in as an associate justice. Justice Jackson is the first former public defender to…

Native American Activist You Should Know: Naelyn Pike (Blog)

11/29/2022

Naelyn Pike is a 23-year-old Chiricahua Apache. As a lifelong fighter, she continues to follow in her grandfather’s — the Apache Stronghold's founder — footsteps in protecting Apache's…