Teresa Shook, founder of the National Women’s March, called for the resignation of its co-chairs, who she said on social media have perpetuated anti-Semitism, anti-LGBTQ and racist rhetoric. Shook said leaders Tamika Mallory and Linda Sarsour, among others, have “steered the Movement away from its true course.” Mallory and Sarsour continue to support Nation of…
The Women’s March has been a hot mess since it sprang out of Pantsuit Nation’s white feminism. In its scramble to become more intersectional than its predecessor, its leadership was quickly filled by a diverse group of women. Regardless, many Black women, Women of Color, and trans and gay women still did not feel at…
Rabbi Rebecca Einstein Schorr said her local Women’s March in 2017 was “exhilarating” and “amazing” — a precious memory, until she learned that the march’s national leaders had met with and praised Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. They also refused to repudiate him, despite his anti-Semitic and homophobic remarks. Schorr will not be attending…
Last week, news broke that actress and #MeToo amplifier Alyssa Milano would not attend the next women’s march due to its leaders’ failure to dissociate with misogynist and anti-Semitic homophobe Louis Farrakhan. The story brought renewed attention to the controversy, causing the Women’s March to give a second, blame-shifting statement regarding Louis Farrakhan’s open bigotry…
Actress Debra Messing stands in solidarity with fellow actress and activist Alyssa Milano, who said she won’t speak at the next Women’s March if leaders Tamika Mallory and Linda Sarsour continue to support Louis Farrakhan. Messing retweeted on Thursday an article from Advocate, which detailed Milano’s decision not to participate in the march. I stand…
An Australian not-for-profit cancelled Women’s March co-president Tamika Mallory’s scheduled speech after she made comments describing the establishment of Israel as a “human rights crime,” the Australian reported Tuesday. Mallory was supposed to be the keynote speaker next week at the Victorian Council of Social Service’s ”Good Life” summit in Melbourne, until local Jewish groups…
Women’s March co-leader Tamika Mallory called Israel a state that “takes the lives of people who were there first.” Speaking via video at an event hosted by the Center for Constitutional Rights and the Justice Delegation – the group of lawyers and civil rights activists, including Mallory, who traveled to the Holy Land last month…
The Women’s March chapter in Connecticut issued a public warning to a leader of the national group, Tamika Mallory, about her perceived acceptance of anti-Semitism. Upon returning from her recent visit to Israel, Mallory tweeted: “Donald Trump’s #muslimban + #deportationplan are all lines of out the #Netanyahu book of oppression.” “As you tweet about your…
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