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Phyllis Akua Opoku-Gyimah (born November 1974), [1] also known as Lady Phyll, [2] is a British political activist known for her work for racial, gender and LGBT+ equality. She is Co-Founder and Chief Executive of UK Black Pride and former executive director of Kaleidoscope Trust. [3] [4] [5] [6]
Laverne Cox (born May 29, 1972) is an American actress and LGBT advocate. [3] [4] [5] She rose to prominence with her role as Sophia Burset on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black, becoming the first transgender person to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in an acting category, [6] [7] and the first to be nominated for an Emmy Award since composer Angela Morley in 1990. [8]
African American women held together Black households and their communities while adapting and overcoming obstacles they faced due to their gender, race, and class. [3] Many women used their communities and local church to gain support for the movement, as local support proved vital for the success of the movement. [ 4 ]
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The 2003 Maputo Protocol on women's rights in Africa set the continental standard for progressive expansion of women's rights. It guarantees comprehensive rights to women, including the right to participate in the political process, social and political equality with men, autonomy in their reproductive health decisions, and an end to female genital mutilation (FGM).
The wage gap that sees Black women earning less than white, non-Hispanic men can cost them as much as $2,000 per month, $23,000 per year and more than $900,000 over the course of a 40-year career ...
On May 20, 2016, Melissa Harris-Perry was a guest on the 2016 Power Players week of Jeopardy! and played in support of Girls for Gender Equity. [9] On November 24, 2012, GGE Youth Organizer, Emily Carpenter, of Girls Against Gender Equity, joined Melissa Harris-Perry to discuss what President Obama’s second term means to her, as young Black ...
Tribeca Film FestivalThe documentary 17 Blocks, from director and FOUND Magazine creator Davy Rothbart, was filmed over the course of two decades, beginning at the turn of the millennium. The ...