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Week of Jul 27 · July 27, 2026

This week in United States: 10 top stories. 8 community events.

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John Lewis "Good Trouble" Teach-In: The Racial Injustice of Gun Violence

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Demand Your Representative Support the We the People Amendment (H.J.Res.54)

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Take Action for Nebraska

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Weekly Protest at Franklin & Elliott in CH MONDAYS

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Black Girl Vitamins Releases Film Exposing Impact Of Medical Neglect

In just 5 short years, Black Girl Vitamins —the groundbreaking Chicago -based wellness brand—has taken the medical, health and lifestyle ind…

EssenceJul 26resilience

Inspired by the Greek Myth, Independent Film Series ‘The Cassandra Project’ Asks Viewers to Believe Women

Even in the wake of the #MeToo movement and heighteend awareness around sexual vioelnce, sexual assault is still one of the most underreport…

Ms. MagazineJul 26safety

‘Menorexia’ Is The Midlife Crisis We Don’t Talk About Enough

Midlife adults are prone to this disorder, especially women.

HuffPost WomenJul 26equality

The Myth of the ‘Perfect Birth’: What America Gets Wrong About Pregnancy, Birth and Maternal Care

The Perfect Birth: Pushing Back Against a Broken Industry, by Avital Norman Nathman, with Deborah Wage, vigorously challenges the Heritage a…

Ms. MagazineJul 26choice

A Groundbreaking U.N. Resolution Calls Forced Pregnancy What It Is: Reproductive Violence

It took until July 7, 2026, for the world's leading human rights body to call forcing someone to be pregnant—or forcing them not to be—what …

Ms. MagazineJul 25safety

The Black Girl’s Guide To Travel: Inside The Rosewood Washington, D.C. Townhouses, Where Luxury Meets Colonial Cool

I don’t know about you, but Washington, D.C. is my favorite city in the United States. I grew up right outside of Chicago and currently call…

EssenceJul 25resilience

A Look Back At Iman’s Most Iconic Beauty Looks Of All Time

From her first fashion shoot with Vogue in 1976 to Mugler runways, and founding Iman Cosmetics, Iman is the original supermodel we read abou…

EssenceJul 25activism

‘La Operación’: The Hidden History and Forced Sterilization of Puerto Rican Women

In 1937, the U.S. began one of the largest sterilization campaigns in modern history in its colony of Puerto Rico. By the 1970s, one-third o…

Ms. MagazineJul 25resilience

Here’s How To Get Michelle Williams’ Chiffon Look For Less

Michelle Williams stepped out for the Crystal Renee Hayslett Foundation’s inaugural event, where she was honored with the Voice of Healing A…

EssenceJul 24resilience

International Criminal Court Prosecutor Removed

Click to expand Image Seventeenth session of the International Criminal Court's Assembly of States Parties in The Hague, Netherlands, Decemb…

Human Rights WatchJul 24global

Andrew Tate in His Own Words: On Men’s Rights, Anti-Feminism and How He ‘Threatens the System’

Andrew Tate is not a garden variety misogynist. Nor is he a typical sexual assault suspect. Rather, he is a leader—and icon—in the global an…

Ms. MagazineJul 24safety

Carol’s Daughter Goes Back To Its Roots With Lisa’s Kitchen Collection

The very first Carol’s Daughter haircare recipes were whipped up in founder Lisa Price’s home in Brooklyn. Since 1996, she’s been the textur…

EssenceJul 24empowerment

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Black Girl Vitamins Releases Film Exposing Impact Of Medical Neglect

Inspired by the Greek Myth, Independent Film Series ‘The Cassandra Project’ Asks Viewers to Believe Women

‘Menorexia’ Is The Midlife Crisis We Don’t Talk About Enough

The Myth of the ‘Perfect Birth’: What America Gets Wrong About Pregnancy, Birth and Maternal Care

A Groundbreaking U.N. Resolution Calls Forced Pregnancy What It Is: Reproductive Violence

The Black Girl’s Guide To Travel: Inside The Rosewood Washington, D.C. Townhouses, Where Luxury Meets Colonial Cool

A Look Back At Iman’s Most Iconic Beauty Looks Of All Time

‘La Operación’: The Hidden History and Forced Sterilization of Puerto Rican Women

Here’s How To Get Michelle Williams’ Chiffon Look For Less

International Criminal Court Prosecutor Removed

Andrew Tate in His Own Words: On Men’s Rights, Anti-Feminism and How He ‘Threatens the System’

Carol’s Daughter Goes Back To Its Roots With Lisa’s Kitchen Collection

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