ERA in the News: JUNE 6-12, 2020
ERA COALiTION VIRTUAL TOWN HALL
Women of Color & the ERA
The ERA Coalition is continuing their vibrant series of a virtual town hall events to inform and raise awareness of the Equal Rights Amendment. Join the conversation on Thursday, June 18, 2020 at 5pm EST examining the impact of the Equal Rights Amendment on the lives of women and girls of color. Register today!
DELAWARE MOVES TO EXPAND STATE ERA
On Wednesday, members of the Delaware Legislative Black Caucus introduced the Justice for All Agenda and state Senate Bill 191 , which is designed to amend Article 1 of the Delaware constitution relating to equal rights. The legislation will add race, color and national origin to the protections of equal rights.
“With the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment ,the Justice for All Agenda would not only address discrimination but help us prioritize policies impacting communities of color,” said State Sen. Darius Brown, a Democrat representing Delaware’s 2nd District.
The move comes as the nation experiences a groundswell of activism in the fight for racial and social justice. If passed, SB 191 will ensure legal protections against discrimination based on sex, race, color, or national origin. Click HERE to watch the news segment.
‘SAY BROTHER’
Black Women and the ERA
This past week, Jessica Laus, a community organizer and member of the Advocacy Committee of the Alice Paul Institute, shared with the committee a 1976 recording of Say Brother, one of the longest-running public affairs talk-shows for and about African Americans. Produced by WGBH (Boston), in this episode, entitled " Black Women and the ERA," host Leah Fletcher focuses on the Equal Rights Amendment as it relates to minority women at both the state and federal level. A range of guests, including Flo Kennedy, founder of the National Feminist Party, speaks about racism present within the fight for the Equal Rights Amendment.
The 1-hour recording provides vital insight into how women of color viewed the ways in which the ERA would impact them in their fight against gender and race discrimination. It also speaks to the impressions held by women of color regarding the level of intersectionality extended to them by white upper-class women within the movement in the late 1970s. Definitely worth our time to watch, listen, and reflect.
UPDATES ON S.J. RES 6 IN THE SENATE
As elected official across the nation continue to work and respond to the current public health crisis, we will continue to monitor the number co-sponsors on the Senate bill to remove the original time limit on the Equal Rights Amendment. View the full resolution HERE .
Co-Sponsors = 48 (same last week)
INTERNATIONAL
June 8 BBC Two Releases Trailer for 'Mrs. America', TV Wise
June 9 It's a struggle juggling work, kids, feminism... and a hubby who gave me a vacuum cleaner as a gift , The Sun
NATIONAL
June 5 Cate Blanchett Keen to Play Donald Trump , Ace Showbiz
June 5 How 'Mrs. America' Producer Stacey Sher Assembled Cast with Help from Cate Blanchett , News Lagoon
June 7 Mrs. America: Which Hulu Character Are You Based on Your Zodiac? , Screen Rant
June 9 'Mrs. America': THe little stories within the big feminist movemen t, The News Minute
June 11 From civil rights to no nukes: A look at historic protest photos , Relgion News Service
STATE NEWS
ARIZONA
June 5 'Mrs. America' shows how art can bridge our nation's cultural, partisan divisions , AZ Central
June 8 Marilyn Heins: An open letter to my grandson on fear in the face of racism, disease , Arizona Daily Star
June 11 Review: 'Mrs. America' unpacks historic Equal Rights Amendment push , Arizona Daily Sun
COLORADO
June 12 Our view: Endorsement in Dems' US House primary , The Durango Herald
CONNECTICUT
June 7 19 facts about the 19th Amendment on its 100th anniversary , The Hour
DELAWARE
June 10 Delaware Legislative Black Caucus unveils Justice for All Agenda , WMDT 47
*this article appeared in several news circuits*
FLORIDA
June 9 South Florida Political Icon Gwen Margolis Dies At 85 , CBS Miami
June 11 Gwen Margolis, First Female President of Florida Senate, Dies at 85 , WUSF News
ILLINOIS
June 7 Flick: As Peoria and Bloomington play it out in the national TV limelight , Bloomington Pantagraph
IOWA
June 8 Letter: ERA , Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
June 9 Letter: Really? The Equal Rights Amendment has still not been passed? , Iowa State Daily
June 9 Letter: Urge Iowa's senators to help get the ERA passed , Ames Tribune
MICHIGAN
June 5 Elaine Weiss Live at National Writers Series Virtual Event , MyNorth.com
MINNESOTA
June 8 DFL Party Resolutions that were passed at the level of the 2020 DFP Party State Convention , Red Lake Nation News
June 10 Lafayette Park near White House: A soapbox for social unrest , Minneapolis Star Tribune
*this article appeared across several state's news sources and is reflected in our map
MONTANA
June 7 COVID-19 underscores need for Equal Rights Amendment, Missoulian
NEW YORK
June 9 Letter to the Editor: Why I, A Progressive, Support David Carlucci for Congress , River Journal Staff
June 11 Rep. Carolyn Malone Running for Reelection Against Three Challengers to Her Political Left, Spectrum News NY1
NORTH CAROLINA
June 8 What will it take for progressives to win the South in Novembe r, Scalawag Magazine
SOUTH CAROLINA
June 6 Karin Sisk: Getting out the vote and working for equality, Aiken Standard
UTAH
June 11 Gay Lynn Bennion: The Women's State Legislative Council: 100 years of empowering women , Salt Lake Tribune
WASHINGTON
June 9 Black Lives Matter group sues over violent Seattle police tactics, King 5
OBITUARIES
June 7 Audrey W. MD MPH Mertz , Legacy
June 7 Marlene Ann Cummings , Madison
June 10 Florida's first woman Senate president, Gwen Margolis, dies at 85 , Miami Herald
OPPOSITION
June 11 Letter:A flawed president? Let's remember the ways... , Chico Enterprise Record
June 12 Review: 'Mrs America' draws a faint line from women in Churches of Christ to Equal Rights Amendment fray, Christian Chronicle