With the world literally on fire and the daily injustices continuing against marginalized people, it can be hard to know where to look and how to help. To cut through the noise, we’re kicking off a weekly blog with six actions we all can take to support our communities.

Thanks to our foremothers who fought for our rights we have voices that can and will be heard, and it’s important we use them. Here are six ways to honor their legacies and fight for a better tomorrow.

Women currently make up more than 50% of the United States but are less than 25% of Congress. This needs to change. Today we wanted to share five awesome women striving to make a difference in their communities and work towards a more equitable world. 

These five awesome organizations are just a few of the many organizations that help underrepresented communities, including women, BIPOC, and members of the LGBTQ+ community run for office. Representation matters! 

We want to make recommending our favorite reads a regular occurrence on our blog, and we decided to start with a list of books written by fabulous Black female authors for all of us to explore!

Here are a few amazing Black LGBTQ+ activists to follow including the infamous Miss Major Griffin-Gracy. Each of these individuals run companies, organizations, or funds that support the LGBTQ+ community.