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The House Ways and Means Committee convened a hearing to discuss the high rate of mothers dying due to causes related to pregnancy or childbirth in the U.S. Olympian and gold medalist track…

Journalist Dani McClain talked about her book, We Live for the We: The Political Power of Black Motherhood, in which she shared her thoughts on the political power of black women.

American History TV visited the Newseum in Washington, D.C., to tour their “Rise Up” exhibit looking back at the Stonewall riots, six days of protests considered to be the catalyst for the modern LGBTQ…

Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) called up a motion to make changes to the Equality Act. The motion to recommit failed.

The House debated and voted on the Equality Act (HR 5), legislation banning discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation. The measure passed 236-173.

Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI) talked about the Equality Act, a bill that would ban discrimination against LGBTQ people.

Sandhya Raman talked about the Equality Act (H.R. 5), legislation banning discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation the House was debating and schedule to…

Human Rights Campaign Legal Director Sarah Warbelow discussed efforts to amend civil rights laws to add protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

The National Urban League released its 2019 State of Black America Report which focused primarily on voting rights issues. National Urban League President Marc Morial told an audience at…

The New School history Professor Claire Potter talked about the 1969 Stonewall Riots and rise of the gay rights movement. She described the uprising and reflected on the legacy of the…

Pamela Nadell, director of Jewish Studies at American University, talked about her book, America’s Jewish Women: A History from Colonial Times to Today, in which she profiled Jewish women…

The Council on American-Islamic Relations hosted a conference about Islamophobia at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, Minnesota. A panel of historians, authors, and community…

Antonio Villaraigosa, a former Democratic mayor of Los Angeles, and Republican political consultant Mike Madrid talked about race, diversity, politics, and the 2020 presidential election.…

David Treuer talked about his book, The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present.

Daily Beast senior reporter Samantha Allen talked about her book, Real Queer America: LGBT Stories from Red States.

Forging a Path: Striving to Become a More Perfect Union was one of the second-prize high school central winners in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. Jonathan Godfrey and Jackson Cropper,…

Wendy Lucas and Mona Olivas Tucker talked about the history and culture of Native Americans in the San Luis Obispo area. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2019 LCV…

During World War II, the U.S. Marine Corps recruited Navajo Indians to create a code based on their unwritten language to help the military communicate their operational plans. In a series of…

General counsel Philip Brumley talked about the legal struggles of Jehovah’s Witnesses and argued that their efforts have advanced the protection of human and civil rights globally. In 1943, the…

Telephone lines and social media were open for comments on a new Pentagon policy regarding transgender troops, which went into effect yesterday. After April 12, 2019, no one with gender…