Tracy Sturdivant: New Ms. Foundation Leader

0:00Tracey Sturt event is stepping up as the new president and CEO of the Miss Foundation. The nation's first philanthropy run by and for women. She's succeeding Theresa Younger, marking a rare, smooth handover from one black woman leader to another at a major nonprofit that's actually, financially solid. Younger leaves behind a strong base, including an endowment over $100 million with a clear focus on women and girls of color. The announcement came at their annual New York City Gala, honoring key figures in the feminist movement. Sturt event, a Detroit native, brings experience from founding the league, a group pushing civic engagement through culture. She worked closely with a past Miss Foundation leader on big narrative campaigns to boost women's leadership. Now she's eyeing ways to broaden the fight for gender justice, pulling in more allies while standing firm for marginalized communities. That includes ramping up grants for equal pay, family leave, and child care, especially as men's wages climb faster and the gender pay gap widens for, two straight years.

1:06With conservative pushback on diversity efforts and new voices like historian Blary Monty leading cultural shifts, the foundations primed to adapt and keep driving economic equality and bodily rights forward. Local news, powered by AI. This is Durham News Today. I'm Corey with The Story.