SLW Strategies
How are we holding up? There is so much going on right now that especially impacting our communities and people who look like us. Constant attack on Black and Brown women in power, but also every stressors that are impacting our lives economically, politically, socially, and the like. I want to first share that I […]
The Best States to Work Index, now in its seventh edition, is an index of 27 policies across three themes – wages, worker protections, and rights to organize – for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. This index was born in 2018 to analyze which states were stepping into gaps left […]
The report’s release comes on the heels of Vice President Kamala Harris’ announcement about her path forward in public life, a moment that underscores the continued impact of Black women’s leadership at the highest levels of government. The 2024 election cycle marked a historic milestone: for the first time in history, a Black woman, Vice […]
Female congresswomen across the aisle came together on Monday, July 21 to strongly urge for the financial support of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum. In 2020, the House passed a bill with bipartisan support to establish the museum, but funding has remained stalled for the past five years. Multiple attempts to move new bills forward have been blocked, […]
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In March, our host A’shanti Gholar co-hosted the inaugural Persist event, a new network committed to uplifting women’s voices. We teamed up with Way to Win to bring listeners live to the floor of the event with a bonus episode from the room where it happened + a conversation with Way to Win’s President and […]
As we wrap up our season on Project 2025, A’shanti takes a global look at these policies. With Dr. Frances Colón, the Senior Director for International Climate Policy at the Center for American Progress, and Dr. Dorian Crosby, an Associate Professor of Political Science at Spelman College, A’shanti unpacks how Project 2025’s proposals extend far […]
In the third episode of a special season on Project 2025, A’shanti is speaking with activists on the frontlines of abortion access and reproductive justice. Since the Dobbs Supreme Court decision, states across the country have adopted a range of limits on abortion and reproductive health care. A’shanti speaks with Regina Davis Moss, the President […]
As part of a special season on Project 2025, A’shanti is zooming in on two key states—Arizona and Florida—that have served as a model and playbook for conservative education policies. Among these are school vouchers, book bans, and cuts to public school funding. A’shanti is joined by Maria Polletta, an education equity reporter with the […]
This season, A’shanti is doing a deep dive into Project 2025. The 920-page document represents a vision for government, unlike anything we’ve seen before. In this first episode, A’shanti speaks with Kimberly Atkins Stohr and Dr. Tammy Greer about the authors and vision of Project 2025, why former President Donald Trump has been quick to […]