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women's history month

Evelina López Antonetty: The Mother of the Bronx

On March 30, 2023 By MPAC

By: Saleema Walter, MPAC Policy Fellow This Women’s History Month, we must recognize an important trailblazer within the Latino community. Dr. Evelina López Antonetty advocated for the rights of Puerto Ricans and African Americans amidst the Civil Rights Movement and the War on Poverty in the 1950s and 60s. Dubbed…

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Breaking Barriers: The American Muslim Woman Leading Antitrust Reform in America

On March 27, 2023 By MPAC

By: Qudsia Saeed, MPAC Policy Intern As women around the nation stand up against discrimination and defy archaic expectations, it is crucial to recognize the contributions of Muslim women in America, who serve as prominent representatives of Islam in both the public and private sphere of life. Lina Khan is…

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Op-Ed: Hijab or no Hijab…the Dilemma of Political Patriarchy!

On March 16, 2023 By Dina Ramadan, Syrian Writer & Researcher

By: Dina Ramadan, Syrian Writer & Researcher Co-Founder & CEO of the AlSalam Institute for Women’s Studies SWS The debate over hijab (headscarf) in Turkey was revived on October 4th when Mr. Kilicdaroglu, the leader of the CHP, the main opposition party, expressed regret for the party’s support of…

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Reflections on the National Museum of African American History and Culture

On February 28, 2023 By MPAC

By: Isra Qadri and Qudsia Saeed, MPAC Policy Interns On September 24, 2016, President Barack Obama stated that “African-American history is not somehow separate from our larger American story, it’s not the underside of the American story, it is central to the American story,” as he inaugurated the National…

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Malcolm X: Unity, Solidarity, and Liberation

On February 25, 2023 By MPAC

By: Jasmine Rehman, MPAC Fellow Throughout Black History Month, we recognize and pay tribute to the many African Americans who have strived and continue striving to create a fair and equitable society. While Dr. Martin Luther King is known as the face of the American Civil Rights Movement, there are…

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E Pluribus Unum: Protecting Voting Rights in the era of the Great Replacement Theory

On February 17, 2023 By Rafay Siddiqui, MPAC Policy Intern

As Black History Month marches onward, it is essential to celebrate the legacies generational African-American leaders have forged in their communities. Previously, conventional history courses provided a distilled, oversimplified story of African American communities – from shackles to segregation to liberation. Earlier this month, the College Board unveiled the Advanced…

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Reflections on State of the Union Address

On February 8, 2023 By MPAC

Democracy forms the backbone of our country. For many, participation comes in the form of voting, but our system requires far more than that. To be a fully functional system of governance, the constituents must be engaged and involved in the civic process on a regular basis. The largest obstacle…

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