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TISHAURA JONES: You should be able to succeed here, regardless of your skin color, regardless of who you love, regardless of your documentation status . . .  I want to build a city where each and every one of you feels welcome. MIKA BRZEZINSKI: That was Tishaura Jones, the first black female mayor of St. Louis giving her victory speech last month. Joining us now, writer and reporter, Alexi McCammond, here to talk about the rising number of black female candidates in politics. She has a new piece for knowyourvalue.com entitled, “Black women will be a force to be reckoned with in the 2022 ...

/ Comcast NBCUniversal Introduces 'We Belong,' A Multimillion Dollar Initiative in Support of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Published 05-12-21 Submitted by Comcast Corporation NEW YORK, May 12, 2021 /CSRwire/ - During Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, Comcast NBCUniversal will celebrate the extensive and often unrecognized contributions that the AAPI community has made to American history, culture and everyday life with a cross-portfolio campaign that spotlights how the community is woven into the fabric of this country with the central theme: “We Belon...

Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation is a compilation of stories about women’s representation in politics, on boards, in sports and entertainment, in judicial offices and in the private sector in the U.S. and around the world—with a little gardening and goodwill mixed in for refreshment! Asian American women leaders former Rep. Patsy Mink, Tina Tchen, Katherine Tai and former Oakland mayor Jean Quan—painted by Melanie Humble. It’s Asian Pacific American Heritage month in the United States which is a great opportunity to celebrate women leaders Patsy Mink, Tina Tchen, Kather...

Brzezinski writes that while most TV news viewers probably know Claman from her work at Fox Business, she got to know the TV newser in the late ‘90s when she was first starting out at CNBC. “We have a similar career trajectory,” writes Brzezinski. “We both started at the bottom in local news. We were willing to work every shift, including overnights, to achieve our dreams. And as our careers blossomed, we did it all while being moms to young children.” Brzezinski recalls a difficult episode from when Claman was at CNBC having to do with her first child, an episode eerily similar to ...

Earth Day Special: Winona LaDuke And The Women Over 50 Fighting To Save The Environment Share to Facebook Share to Linkedin Environmental activist Winona LaDuke, center, and "water protectors" stand in front of the construction site for the Line 3 oil pipeline near Palisade, Minnesota, on January 9, 2021. Some Native American communities in Minnesota have opposed the project on the basis of treaty rights. (Photo by Kerem Yucel / AFP) AFP via Getty Images While the consequences of climate change—rising air and sea temperatures, droughts, extreme storms and even insect outbreaks—have an imp...