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State Senator Wiley Nickel announced he is joining an ERA discharge petition sponsored by Sen. Erica Smith. Thank you, Senators! Today I joined Democratic Senators in signing a discharge petition for a constitutional amendment to Ratify the Equal Rights Amendment … Continue reading →

From our sister unratified state, Virginia, here’s a photo from their i-Scream for Equality campaign, which provides ERA information and free ice cream to Virginians:

This fine editorial appeared in the Raleigh News & Observer and also in the Charlotte Observer. https://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/article234517062.htmlhttps://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/article234517062.html

https://www.politico.com/video/2019/08/26/why-hasnt-the-equal-rights-amendment-been-ratified-068744

On August 22, Black Women’s Equal Pay Day was observed. According to an update from the American Association of University Women, this day recognizes that black women must work almost 9 extra months into 2019 to take home what a … Continue reading →

When American women won the right to vote — a milestone commemorated on Women’s Equality Day, which marks the anniversary of the Aug. 26, 1920 certification that the 19th Amendment had been ratified — it was just one part of an even larger fight for equality. … Continue reading →