Jane Fonda in Five Acts: Quotes from the HBO Documentary

None of my marriages were democratic, because I was too worried about pleasing. I had to be a certain way in order for them to love me. I had to look a certain way. And I looked different for all of them. I wanted to be living as a whole Jane. A fully realized Jane.

Quote: Struggle is never ending…

“Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation.” ~ Coretta Scott King

Women’s March on Washington: Signs of the Time

Jesse Williams: Freedom Now

On Sunday, June 26, Jesse Williams received the 2016 BET Humanitarian Award. He gave a powerful acceptance speech that is an on-point statement highlighting racial inequality in America today. It’s ironic that it was given in a room full of entertainers, one of which was posturing with a thick gold chain while pointing to the brandContinue

Quote: Live as a lion

It is better to live as a lion for a day than to live as a slave . ~ Malalai of Maiwand National folk hero of Afghanistan who rallied local fighters against the British troops at the 1880 Battle of Maiwand.

Fight for Freedom: The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment

The 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that saw extensive service in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was one of the first official African-American units in the United States during the Civil War. The 1st South Carolina Volunteers, recruited from freed slaves, was the first Union Army regiment organized with African-American soldiers in the Civil War, though many African-Americans had fought in the American Revolution and the War of 1812 on both sides.

Women, Power & Greatness

Every woman I have ever worked for has been opinionated, outspoken, ambitious, direct and unapologetically herself. That is what I love and respect about each of them. (Follow link for full message.)

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Final Salute: Housing for Homeless Female Vets

Homeless Female Veterans: A former Army captain opened a house for homeless women veterans. “We are still not getting it as a country, and we’re making a poor effort as a society to take care of all our veterans…We can liberate other countries and clear up their natural disasters. Women veterans are now America’s natural disaster,” says Final Salute founder Jaspen Boothe.

Womanhood: The Seat of Feminine Power

When I was younger, I screamed for equal rights and recognition as loudly as the next woman. However, as I have grown and matured in my womanhood, I realize that there is nothing about manhood that I want or aspire to be. I have come to view the feminist political agenda as a battle cry for aspiring to maleness.
I am not equal to man. Nor do I want to be viewed as such. {Click to read full article.}