Gender
Breakthrough Statement on the Appointment of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court
As a global organization committed to championing Black women and girls through the media, storytelling and narrative change, Breakthrough recognizes Judge Jackson’s appointment as powerful proof that representation truly does matter.
Read MoreFrom Ally to Accomplice: A Call To Action For Cisgender Women.
A message from Nakisha M. Lewis, Breakthrough’s President & CEOArt Credit: Kendrick Daye via The Marsha P. Johnson Institute Today is the International Transgender Day of Visibility, a time to celebrate the contributions of trans people and celebrate the trans and nonbinary community in all its diversity. The lives, work, cultural contributions, and activism of…
Read MoreKetanji Brown Jackson Is The Right Choice For The Supreme Court
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s experience with providing legal representation for people from underserved communities makes her better suited to make legal decisions that impact Black and Brown people… Ketanji Brown Jackson is one of the most qualified Supreme Court nominees we’ve ever witnessed. She will be the first justice with experience as a federal public defender, and the first since Justice Thurgood Marshall with significant experience as a criminal defense attorney on behalf of underserved and under-resourced defendants.
Read MoreBlack Girls Deserve Safety and Compassion, Not Criminalization
Since 2015, the safety and security of Black girls on school campuses remain in jeopardy. In 2012 alone, Black girls were suspended six times more than white girls in public schools across the country, according to a report from the African American Policy Forum. Additionally, girls and non-binary youth who are suspended face a significantly greater likelihood of pushout, where youth are pushed out of the school system.
Read MoreIt’s Time for More Body Diversity on Reality Shows and Beyond
From The Bachelor to Married at First Sight, reality dating shows constantly give us the same premise: thin, conventionally attractive people looking for love. These shows often lack racial diversity, with most if not all the cast members being white. But there is also a lack of size diversity as well that is hard to ignore.
Read MoreOur Stories in Vivid Color: Black Histories and Futures
Are you a storyteller? A social justice warrior? In this dynamic conversation hosted by the LA County Library, Breakthrough President & CEO Nakisha M. Lewis speaks with Brittany Armstrong and Lauren Stockmon Brown about how Black women and girls are driving culture change, and how their histories and futures intersect with queer, disabled, and diasporic…
Read MoreWhat the 1995 Beijing Women’s Conference Was Really Like With Mallika Dutt
In 1995, the Fourth World Conference for Women in Beijing resulted in a global agenda for change from a feminist standpoint. Breakthrough’s founder and leader in the feminist movement, Mallika Dutt, meets with Ponny White, a child care policy analyst and reproductive justice activist from Minnesota, to discuss takeaways from this historic event. In this…
Read MoreAllies Promise by Caela Collins
I may not say all the right things. I won’t always be the first to know or understand. I will never feel the true weight of your burdens or carry your individualistic fears. But I will not abide by any pride that human nature has allowed to reside within me. I won’t use loving words…
Read MoreMCNP: Former tennis pro, Katrina Adams, tells us her post-election liberation dreams
Election day is less than one week away. Have you voted? More importantly, what are your plans to move this fight forward after you vote? Katrina Adams leads our conversation on the significance of generational advocacy efforts and change.
Read MoreMCNP: How athlete and activist Maxwell Pearce uses his platform to speak out against police brutality
As a professional athlete and current Harlem Globetrotters, Maxwell Pearce stands in solidarity as fellow NBA & WNBA players use their platforms to disrupt pro sports in wake of the Jacob Blake shooting by police.
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