Extras - Full interviews on Transgender Athlete Controversy
and What was said on TTC

This week on To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbe, our panelists discuss Bill Cosby’s release from prison and the future of the #MeToo movement, as well as transgender athletes and the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. We have links to the full interviews with our experts, Joanna Harper and Donna Lopiano on transgender athletes.

On the panel this week joining host Bonnie Erbe is former Maryland US Representative Donna Edwards, Independent Women’s Voices’ Senior Policy Analyst Patrice Onwuka, Professor Lara Brown of George Washington University, and Washington Examiner  Commentary Writer Tiana Lowe. 

Woman Thought Leader: Eartha & Kitt

This week on To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbe, we are joined by Kitt Shapiro, the daughter of legendary icon, Eartha Kitt. She discusses the life of her mother and the story behind her new book, “Eartha & Kitt: A Daughter’s Love Story in Black and White.” 

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Women Are Leading The New Latin American Literature Boom
Axios

Gone are the whimsical elements, and in come the suspense, the gothic and the noir. The new Latin American Boom is here, and it is being led by women.

228 GOP Lawmakers Call On Supreme Court To Overturn Roe V. Wade
CNN

Nearly 230 Republican members of Congress told the Supreme Court on Thursday that it should overturn Roe v. Wade and release its "vise grip on abortion politics."

USA's Suni Lee Wins Gold In The Women's Individual All-Around Gymnastics Final
NBC News

Team USA's Suni Lee won gold Thursday in the women's individual all-around gymnastics final, defending the title despite the absence of the team's reigning champion, Simone Biles.

All But 5% Of U.S. Capitol Sculptures Are Of Men. Some Senators Want To Change That
NPR

Minnesota Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar sees one pretty obvious problem in the halls of the U.S. Capitol."You don't have to have a Ph.D. to walk around here and think, 'Huh, they're all men,' " Klobuchar says. "And that's just wrong."