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PHOTO: Melanie Elturk, co-founder and CEO of Haute Hijab, is pictured in her office in downtown Manhattan in 2019.

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Living September 11, 2021

How this Muslim American woman reclaimed the hijab in a post-9/11 world

PHOTO: DaBaby attends an event at Hammerstein Ballroom on July 15, 2021, in New York.

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Culture August 31, 2021

DaBaby meets with HIV advocates amid backlash over anti-LGBTQ remarks

PHOTO: Japan's Naomi Osaka plays in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games women's singles third round tennis match at the Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo, July 27, 2021.

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Culture August 16, 2021

As Haiti reels, Naomi Osaka pledges to donate tennis tournament earnings to earthquake relief efforts

PHOTO: Malala Yousafzai speaks during Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 on May 16, 2020.

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News August 16, 2021

Malala Yousafzai 'deeply worried' about women and minorities as Afghanistan falls to Taliban

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Family August 11, 2021

Parents of teen who died after basketball practice speak out as coaches charged with murder

PHOTO: Rep. Cori Bush speaks at a rally in support of the eviction moratorium at the U.S. Capitol on Aug. 3, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Bush slept on the steps of the Capitol building for several days to pressure the Biden administration to act.

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News August 11, 2021

A record number of women of color are in Congress. The eviction fight shows why it matters

PHOTO: Reshyla and Savayla Winters of Chicago are pictured in an undated family photo.

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News August 5, 2021

Family sues Chicago police after officers point guns toward young daughters in alleged wrongful raid

PHOTO: Republican Kimberly Klacik talks with a voter at Edmondson High School in Baltimore, Md., April 28, 2020.

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News October 29, 2020

The 'quagmire' facing Black Republican women who run for Congress

PHOTO: 3 women who made history in Congress

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News October 23, 2020

On the money: How 3 women of color overcame a broken system and made history in Congress

PHOTO: Rep. Elise Stefanik stands as she's acknowledged by President Donald Trump as he speaks in the East Room of the White House Feb. 6, 2020.

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News October 14, 2020

Why Republican women face a bleaker picture in the battle for representation in Congress