Gender equality

Justice Ginsburg’s Death Could Prove Fatal to American Democracy

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentSeptember 24, 2020

Through her cancer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg fought to the end with unwavering faith in our democracy and its ideals, and that’s how she’ll be remembered, Obama expressed in a written statement. “But, she also left instructions for how she wanted her legacy to be honored,” observed President Barack Obama.

Local News Political

Council President Wesson Stepping Down from Presidency to Focus on County Supervisor Campaign

Sentinel News ServiceDecember 5, 2019

Councilwoman Nury Martinez elected as first Latina Los Angeles City Council president.

International News Political

SPECIAL REPORT: Women Play Key Role in Ensuring African Democracy

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire CorrespondentMay 30, 2019

While the top three candidates this year are all men, women have again taken a leadership role in ensuring free and fair elections and they’ve been largely responsible for what’s believed to have been an electoral race free of determinative manipulation.