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In this week of International Women’s Day, poet Philip C. Kolin remembers the courage of US women in demanding the right to vote.

Back in the Sixties, a young Black activist Rap Brown said “violence is as American as cherry pie” and see now how much has not changed.

Hazel Scott was a piano prodigy who wowed the worlds of music, TV, and film. But when she stood up for her rights, the establishment took her down.