The Combahee River Collective is a black, lesbian, feminist organization that was founded in 1974 in Boston, Massachusetts. Barbara Smith, one of the founders, named it after the raid led  by Harriet Tubman on the Combahee River on June 2nd, 1863. The other two founders were her sister, Beverly Smith, and Demita Frazier. The CRC, which operated from 1974 -1980, was a group formed after breaking off from the National Black Feminists Organization.

In his role as Secretary of Defense , Pete Hegseth is using his considerable platform to advance an extremist Christian nationalist agenda that threatens fundamental rights for both women and LGBTQ+ Americans.

The Trump administration announced on June 3 that it will revoke federal guidance ensuring hospitals provide emergency abortions when necessary to stabilize a patient’s health (Associated Press, 2025). The 2022 Biden-era policy was implemented after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade to clarify that hospitals must offer abortion care in medical emergencies—including cases of severe hemorrhage, organ failure, or other life-threatening complications.