Linda Sarsour is bout that action.
Ask Paul Ryan. Whose office she was arrested outside of during protests urging Congress to oppose the dissolution of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), a program that protects undocumented immigrants that meet certain criteria from deportation.
Ask the NYPD. Whose Intelligence Division incurred her wrath after she made it her personal mission to dismantle its discriminatory surveillance programs responsible for harassing community leaders, businesses, and mosques within the Muslim community.
Ask your President. Whose administration she’s vehemently opposed since his inauguration. Even going as far as to help organize one of the largest demonstrations in US history, The 2017 Women’s March.
I could run down her receipts all day.
Christened a Champion of Change by Obama's regime, Linda has dedicated her life not only to combating social injustice, but deploying intersectionality as one of her greatest weapons. In recognizing her as an Extraordinary Woman Making History during Women’s History Month, here are three of her greatest speeches in no particular order:
“Standing for Justice: Black Lives Matter” at the 15th MAS ICNA Convention
2017 Women's March on Washington
CAIR Georgia's 1st Annual Fundraising Banquet
You can learn more about Linda’s work here.
While you wait for Iyanla to return your call, here are 21 ways to find someone to help you Electric Slide through your emotions.
Each grammatical stumble feels like an affront to Janet Jackson and a failure as a Panamanian grandchild.
Had J.Lo’s role been limited to background swayer #2 then maybe I could have accepted her presence on that stage.
If every public person who is guilty of horrendous indiscretions is banished and never given opportunity to publicly wrestle with their past challenging behavior and rectify it, how will they (we) benefit from the lessons learned?
Here are a few extraordinary wellness resources to help you in the battle against spiritual ashiness.
Welcome to another round of Mental Health Monday, your weekly dose of stories, resources, and motivation for your everyday life.
Welcome to another round of Mental Health Monday, your weekly dose of stories, resources, and motivation for your everyday life.
Welcome to another round of Mental Health Monday, your weekly dose of stories, resources, and motivation for your everyday life.
Welcome to another round of Mental Health Monday, your weekly dose of stories, resources, and motivation for your everyday life.
Welcome to another round of Mental Health Monday, your weekly dose of stories, resources, and motivation for your everyday life.
Welcome to another round of Mental Health Monday, your weekly dose of stories, resources, and motivation for your everyday life.
While we cook up a new episode, here's your chance to catch up on some of our past goodness.
The facts we need to face are that Black people do have ADHD, some of us take medication for it, and these hurtful, dismissive debates within our community aren’t going to change these facts.
“…mental health is not anything to laugh at. It is to be taken seriously, never to be minimized.”
Should I feel guilty that I want to take care of myself and acknowledge my feelings as much as the children I work with?
CALLING ALL WOMEN: During the entire month of March, we will be honoring Women's History Month by accepting submissions/pitches related to women. If you have something to say about being a woman, how you embrace women (even when they're different from you), the impact you see women having in the world, or anything else related to womanhood, we want to hear from you!
Please send all pitches/submissions to submissions@theextraordinarynegroes.com.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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