Linda Sarsour, the Palestinian-American, Muslim, progressive activist and co-leader of The Women’s March, is a lightning rod of controversy. Her critics will say it is because she fails to live up to her progressive values when it comes to matters of anti-Semitism, and some say she is anti-Semitic herself. Her supporters will say it is…
On Sunday night, Linda Sarsour, one of the leaders of the Women’s March, broke her silence about Louis Farrakhan. For over a year, the leaders of the Women’s March including Sarsour, who didn’t respond to a request for an interview, have faced calls to denounce the anti-Semitic, homophobic, transphobic misogynist Farrakhan, calls they have always…
I was taken aback when I saw a New York Post article entitled, “Don’t join this year’s Women’s March unless you’re good with anti-Semitism.” I support the right of every woman to weigh in and decide whether joining the Women’s March is right for her, and offering false choices like the one above is poisoning…
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…
When the actress and activist Alyssa Milano announced yesterday that she would not be speaking at the Women’s March until its leaders condemn Louis Farrakhan, I cried. Alyssa Milano says she will not speak at the next Women’s March as long as Linda Sarsour and Tamika Mallory remain a part of the leadership and refuse…
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