After receiving a petition, the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) are considering banning the racial slur — and Washington D.C. pro football team name — "Redskins" from television and radio broadcasts.
Sisters are doing it for themselves! This time in the realm of literature. The National Book Award winners were announced yesterday, and ladies took home the gold in both fiction and non-fiction categories.
Anne Hays noticed that the two most recent issues of the New Yorker featured almost exclusively essays and reporting by male writers. So she's returned those copies to the magazine, accompanied by a blistering open letter to the editors.
