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Menaka Guruswamy and Arundhati Katju: Love is Love

Lawyers Menaka Guruswamy and Arundhati Katju made history in 2018 when they helped overturn a law in India that said love between people of the same gender was illegal. They worked hard to show India’s Supreme Court that love is love. 

Billie Jean King Just Made History AGAIN

Diplomas, diamond chains, and championships. Pepper covers it all this week from the GOAT Billie Jean King making history once again, to records being broken on the track, lacrosse field, and basketball court. Catch new episodes every Thursday as we bring you all of the news in W ...  Show more

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