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Alicia Keys Calls for ERA Ratification, Sparks Online Challenge

7/6/2026

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Alicia Keys posted a July 4 Instagram video asserting women lack a constitutional guarantee of equal rights.
She cited the Equal Rights Amendment, passed in 1972 but not ratified, and said President Joe Biden believes it now meets ratification criteria.
Keys urged followers to submit ideas to the People’s Bill of Rights 250.
Sage Steele, Rob Schneider, Libby Emmons and Jordan Wells challenged her on X, demanding she name a right women lack.

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Alicia Keys posted a July 4 Instagram video asserting women lack a constitutional guarantee of equal rights.
She cited the Equal Rights Amendment, passed in 1972 but not ratified, and said President Joe Biden believes it now meets ratification criteria.
Keys urged followers to submit ideas to the People’s Bill of Rights 250.
Sage Steele, Rob Schneider, Libby Emmons and Jordan Wells challenged her on X, demanding she name a right women lack.