I briefly considered skipping a “today in history” but you know, this ish matters. Today…
in 1955, Marian Anderson became the first Black woman to sing at the Metropolitan Opera.
is the birthday of Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960), author, scholar of Black American forklore, and wearer of great hats.
Abortion
Rewire News Group | The Most Important Step Biden Can Take to Secure Reproductive Rights | Galina Espinoza
Kentucky
Courier-Journal | General Assembly kicks off 2021 session, with GOP bills targeting Beshear powers, abortion | Joe Sonka
Lexington Herald-Leader | Republicans flex muscle to start session, targeting Beshear, courts, abortion rights | Jack Brammer, Daniel Desrochers
WTVQ-TV | Abortion advocates rally in Frankfort as lawmakers discuss reproductive rights legislation | Veronica Jean Seltzer
New Jersey
NJ.com | Access to abortion in N.J. would widen under proposed rules endorsed by Murphy | Susan K. Livio
Texas
VICE | Texas Is What the End of Legal Abortion Looks Like | Carter Sherman | Carter Sherman
LGBTQ
LGBTQ Nation | Tulsi Gabbard tells Tucker Carlson gender-neutral language denies the “existence of women” | Alex Bollinger
Out Magazine | U.S. House Pushes For Inclusion, Gabbard Reasserts TERF Status | Donald Padgett
Queerty | Tulsi Gabbard hits Fox News to bash gender neutral language less than 24 hours after exiting Congress | Graham Gremore
Literary Hub | Why Don’t Advertisers Target Queer Women? | Koa Beck
NBC | LGBTQ people now eligible for domestic violence protections in all 50 states | Jo Yurcaba
Stacker | How transgender protection laws differ by state | Alexander Raeburn
The Wrap | Fox Cuts Away From Trump Jr's Profane Comments on Trans Women | Lindsey Ellefson
Mediaite | Fox News Cuts Away From Don Jr. Speech After He Starts Screaming Profanities | Ken Meyer
Georgia
Instinct Magazine | Both Candidates Vowed Strong Support For Pro-LGBTQ Legislation | Randy Slovacek
Pregnancy & Parenting
MedScape | Racial, Ethnic Disparities in Maternal Mortality, Morbidity Persist | Heidi Splete
Rewire News Group | Megan McCain Is Right About Parental Leave. Will Pro-Family Republicans Listen? | Jessica Mason Pieklo
Slate | Meghan McCain Only Appreciated Parental Leave After It Was Personal. That’s OK! | Rebecca Onion
Reproductive Health & Justice
New York Times | With New Majority, Here’s What Democrats Can (and Can’t) Do on Health Care | Sarah Kliff, Margot Sanger-Katz
Work & Money
Becker's Hospital Review | Men continue to outpace women in healthcare job recovery | Kelly Gooch
Forbes | A Movement Is Afoot To Redefine Hostile Work Environment/ Harassment Laws | Eric Bachman
Forbes | The Covid-19 Pandemic Isn’t Making-Or Letting-Everyone Work From Home | Richard McGahey
HR Dive | Pay transparency can address gender wage gap better than alternatives, study finds | Aman Kidwai
Florida
Sarasota Herald-Tribune | We must address local disparities | Ashley Brown
More, More, More
The Lily | What happened at the Capitol was ‘pure white male privilege’ | Caroline Kitchener
Smithsonian Magazine | How Much Did Grandmothers Influence Human Evolution? | Elizabeth Landau
Oh, and before I forget…