.main-nav a.active {
  position: relative;
}

.main-nav a.active::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: -7px;
  height: 2px;
  background: #c99522;
  transform: scaleX(1);
}

.about-hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 430px;
  overflow: hidden;
  color: #ffffff;
  background: #04162c;
}

.about-hero-photo {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0 0 0 auto;
  z-index: 0;
  width: 58%;
  background-image: url("assets/aboutus-hero.PNG");
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center 22%;
}

.about-hero-overlay {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  background:
    linear-gradient(
      90deg,
      rgba(4, 22, 44, 0.98) 0%,
      rgba(4, 22, 44, 0.92) 38%,
      rgba(4, 22, 44, 0.48) 57%,
      rgba(4, 22, 44, 0.04) 86%
    );
}

.about-hero-content {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 3;
  max-width: 620px;
  padding: 78px clamp(24px, 5vw, 72px) 62px;
}

.about-hero h1 {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: clamp(46px, 5.2vw, 70px);
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
}

.about-hero h1 span {
  display: block;
  color: #c99522;
}

.about-gold-line {
  width: 64px;
  height: 4px;
  margin: 22px 0 22px;
  background: #c99522;
}

.about-hero p {
  max-width: 520px;
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(17px, 1.6vw, 21px);
  line-height: 1.5;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.about-hero-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 18px;
  margin-top: 28px;
}

.about-button {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-width: 190px;
  min-height: 48px;
  padding: 14px 24px;
  border-radius: 3px;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.about-button-gold {
  color: #ffffff;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d8aa3b, #c99522);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 28px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20);
}

.about-button-outline {
  color: #ffffff;
  border: 2px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
}

.about-hero-swoosh {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  right: 31%;
  bottom: -8px;
  width: 32%;
  height: 220px;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.about-hero-swoosh svg {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}

.about-hero-swoosh path {
  fill: none;
  stroke: #c99522;
  stroke-width: 18;
  stroke-linecap: round;
}

.about-kicker {
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  color: #c99522;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.mission-vision {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: clamp(44px, 8vw, 96px);
  padding: 54px clamp(24px, 11vw, 150px);
  background: #ffffff;
}

.mission-block {
  position: relative;
}

.mission-block:first-child::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  right: calc(-1 * clamp(22px, 4vw, 48px));
  width: 1px;
  height: 100%;
  background: rgba(201, 149, 34, 0.40);
}

.mission-block p:not(.about-kicker) {
  margin: 0;
  color: #071d38;
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: clamp(17px, 1.45vw, 21px);
  line-height: 1.65;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.framework {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: hidden;
  min-height: 860px;
  padding: 58px clamp(24px, 5vw, 72px) 78px;
  text-align: center;
  background-image: url("assets/our-framework.PNG");
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center center;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

/* Cream top wash + darker bottom mask */
.framework::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -2;
  background:
    linear-gradient(
      180deg,
      rgba(246, 236, 216, 0.68) 0%,
      rgba(246, 236, 216, 0.50) 25%,
      rgba(246, 236, 216, 0.16) 48%,
      rgba(4, 22, 44, 0.62) 66%,
      rgba(4, 22, 44, 0.96) 100%
    );
}

/* Subtle paper texture / warm overlay */
.framework::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 10%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.50), transparent 34%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 43%, rgba(255, 246, 226, 0.22), transparent 36%),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08), transparent 18%, transparent 82%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08));
  pointer-events: none;
}

.framework-content {
  max-width: 1220px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

/* “OUR FRAMEWORK” with side lines */
.framework-kicker {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 18px;
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  color: #c99522;
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.framework-kicker span {
  width: 160px;
  height: 1px;
  background: rgba(201, 149, 34, 0.72);
}

/* Big title */
.framework h2 {
  max-width: 1060px;
  margin: 0 auto 22px;
  color: #071d38;
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: clamp(50px, 6vw, 86px);
  line-height: 0.96;
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
}

.framework h2 strong {
  display: block;
  color: #c99522;
  font-size: 1.12em;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: -0.055em;
  text-shadow:
    0 2px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.50),
    0 10px 24px rgba(7, 29, 56, 0.16);
}

/* Framed intro paragraph */
.framework-intro-card {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 0 auto 132px;
  padding: 28px 42px 26px;
  background: rgba(250, 244, 232, 0.70);
  border: 1px solid rgba(201, 149, 34, 0.48);
  outline: 1px solid rgba(201, 149, 34, 0.22);
  outline-offset: -8px;
  box-shadow: 0 20px 55px rgba(7, 29, 56, 0.12);
  backdrop-filter: blur(1px);
}

.framework-intro-card p {
  margin: 0 0 11px;
  color: #071d38;
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.45;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.framework-intro-card p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.framework-intro-card mark {
  color: #c99522;
  background: transparent;
  font-weight: 950;
}

.framework-final-line {
  color: #c99522 !important;
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: 21px !important;
  font-weight: 900 !important;
}

/* Timeline */
.framework-timeline {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  align-items: start;
  gap: 0;
}

.timeline-line {
  position: absolute;
  top: 42px;
  left: 1%;
  right: 1%;
  z-index: 0;
  height: 4px;
  background: linear-gradient(
    90deg,
    rgba(201, 149, 34, 0.45),
    #c99522 10%,
    #c99522 90%,
    rgba(201, 149, 34, 0.45)
  );
  box-shadow: 0 0 16px rgba(201, 149, 34, 0.20);
}

.timeline-line::before,
.timeline-line::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  width: 12px;
  height: 12px;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #c99522;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(201, 149, 34, 0.20);
}

.timeline-line::before {
  left: 0;
}

.timeline-line::after {
  right: 0;
}

.phase {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  flex-direction: column;
  padding: 0 32px;
  text-align: center;
}

/* Centers every circle on the line */
.phase-number {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 84px;
  height: 84px;
  margin: 0 auto 32px;
  color: #ffffff;
  background: #071d38;
  border: 3px solid #c99522;
  border-radius: 50%;
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: 42px;
  font-weight: 900;
  line-height: 1;
  box-shadow:
    0 0 0 5px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16),
    0 18px 36px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28);
}

.phase-three .phase-number {
  color: #ffffff;
  background: #c99522;
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.86);
}

/* We Are Here label */
.phase-you-are-here {
  position: absolute;
  top: -48px;
  left: 50%;
  z-index: 3;
  min-width: 150px;
  padding: 9px 18px;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  color: #ffffff;
  background: #c99522;
  border-radius: 3px;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 950;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(7, 29, 56, 0.18);
}

.phase-you-are-here::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  bottom: -8px;
  width: 0;
  height: 0;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  border-left: 8px solid transparent;
  border-right: 8px solid transparent;
  border-top: 8px solid #c99522;
}

.phase-text {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 320px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  color: #ffffff;
  text-align: center;
}

.phase-label-small {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 12px;
  margin: 0 0 8px;
  color: #ffffff;
  font-size: 17px;
  font-weight: 950;
  letter-spacing: 0.07em;
  line-height: 1.2;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.phase-label-small::before,
.phase-label-small::after {
  content: "✦";
  color: #c99522;
  font-size: 12px;
}

.phase h3 {
  margin: 0;
  color: #c99522;
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: clamp(34px, 3.4vw, 48px);
  font-weight: 900;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: 0.015em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.phase-divider {
  position: relative;
  width: 220px;
  height: 1px;
  margin: 18px auto 22px;
  background: #c99522;
}

.phase-divider::after {
  content: "✦";
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 50%;
  padding: 0 12px;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  color: #c99522;
  background: rgba(4, 22, 44, 0.92);
  font-size: 13px;
}

.phase-text p:last-child {
  max-width: 292px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  color: #ffffff;
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  font-weight: 750;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 14px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.42);
}

.founder-section {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(360px, 0.9fr) minmax(460px, 1.1fr);
  align-items: stretch;
  background: #ffffff;
}

.founder-photo {
  min-height: 460px;
  background-image: url("assets/aboutus-secondphoto.PNG");
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center center;
}

.founder-story {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-direction: column;
  max-width: 680px;
  padding: 72px clamp(38px, 6vw, 92px);
}

.founder-story h2 {
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  color: #071d38;
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: clamp(36px, 4vw, 56px);
  line-height: 1.08;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
}

.founder-story p {
  margin: 0 0 34px;
  color: #071d38;
  font-size: clamp(16px, 1.35vw, 19px);
  line-height: 1.75;
  font-weight: 650;
}

.founder-story a {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  width: fit-content;
  color: #071d38;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  border-bottom: 2px solid #c99522;
  padding-bottom: 6px;
}

.founder-story a span {
  margin-left: 10px;
}

.about-final-cta {
  padding: 28px clamp(24px, 6vw, 86px) 34px;
  color: #ffffff;
  text-align: center;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08), transparent 34%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, #04162c, #071d38);
}

.about-final-cta h2 {
  margin: 0 0 22px;
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: clamp(25px, 2.5vw, 36px);
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.about-final-actions {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 24px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.about-button:hover,
.about-button:focus-visible {
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

@media (max-width: 1050px) {
  .about-hero-photo {
    width: 70%;
  }

  .about-hero-swoosh {
    right: 20%;
  }

  .mission-vision,
  .founder-section {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .mission-block:first-child::after {
    display: none;
  }

  .mission-block:first-child {
    padding-bottom: 36px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(201, 149, 34, 0.35);
  }

  .founder-photo {
    min-height: 520px;
  }

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .about-hero {
    min-height: auto;
  }

  .about-hero-photo {
    width: 100%;
    opacity: 0.38;
  }

  .about-hero-overlay {
    background: rgba(4, 22, 44, 0.80);
  }

  .about-hero-content {
    max-width: none;
    padding: 64px 24px 58px;
  }

  .about-hero-swoosh {
    display: none;
  }

  .framework {
    padding: 46px 24px 52px;
  }

  .framework-intro {
    margin-bottom: 54px;
  }

  .framework-timeline {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 46px;
  }

  .timeline-line {
    display: none;
  }

  .phase {
    padding: 0;
  }

  .phase p {
    max-width: 360px;
  }

  .phase-three .phase-number {
    width: 68px;
    height: 68px;
    font-size: 34px;
  }

  .founder-photo {
    min-height: 420px;
  }

  .about-button {
    width: 100%;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 540px) {
  .about-hero h1 {
    font-size: 44px;
  }

  .mission-vision {
    padding: 42px 24px;
  }

  .framework h2 {
    font-size: 31px;
  }

  .founder-story,
    padding: 44px 24px;
  }

  .founder-photo {
    min-height: 360px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .framework {
    min-height: auto;
    padding: 46px 24px 58px;
  }

  .framework-kicker span {
    width: 54px;
  }

  .framework h2 {
    font-size: 42px;
  }

  .framework h2 strong {
    font-size: 1.05em;
  }

  .framework-intro-card {
    margin-bottom: 64px;
    padding: 26px 22px 24px;
  }

  .framework-intro-card p {
    font-size: 15px;
  }

  .framework-timeline {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 64px;
  }

  .timeline-line {
    display: none;
  }

  .phase {
    padding: 0;
  }

  .phase-you-are-here {
    position: relative;
    top: auto;
    left: auto;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    transform: none;
  }

  .phase-number {
    width: 74px;
    height: 74px;
    margin-bottom: 26px;
    font-size: 36px;
  }

  .phase-text {
    max-width: 350px;
  }

  .phase h3 {
    font-size: 34px;
  }

  .phase-text p:last-child {
    font-size: 16px;
  }
}
/* =========================================================
   FRAMEWORK SECTION TYPOGRAPHY + LINE BREAK FIX
   Makes body text cleaner, more like the card text elsewhere
   ========================================================= */

.framework {
  padding-left: clamp(22px, 4vw, 64px);
  padding-right: clamp(22px, 4vw, 64px);
}

/* Make intro box wider so lines do not break awkwardly */
.framework-intro-card {
  max-width: 900px;
  margin-bottom: 118px;
  padding: 28px clamp(28px, 4vw, 54px) 26px;
}

/* Change the body copy to the cleaner sans-serif style */
.framework-intro-card p {
  max-width: 820px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
  color: #071d38;
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(15px, 1.2vw, 17px);
  line-height: 1.58;
  font-weight: 650;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

/* Keep the final gold line emphasized, but less bulky */
.framework-final-line {
  color: #c99522 !important;
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;
  font-size: clamp(17px, 1.45vw, 21px) !important;
  line-height: 1.35 !important;
  font-weight: 900 !important;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

/* Give the phase columns more breathing room */
.phase {
  padding-left: 18px;
  padding-right: 18px;
}

.phase-text {
  max-width: 370px;
}

/* Keep phase labels clean and readable */
.phase-label-small {
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(14px, 1.2vw, 17px);
  line-height: 1.2;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

/* Prevent headings like CIVIL RIGHTS from breaking onto two lines */
.phase h3 {
  font-size: clamp(30px, 2.8vw, 42px);
  line-height: 1.05;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

/* Make phase body text match the cleaner sans-serif style */
.phase-text p:last-child {
  max-width: 335px;
  color: #ffffff;
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(14px, 1.15vw, 16px);
  line-height: 1.48;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

/* Reduce awkward single-word line breaks */
.framework-intro-card p,
.phase-text p {
  overflow-wrap: normal;
  word-break: normal;
  hyphens: none;
}

/* Tablet adjustments */
@media (max-width: 1050px) {
  .framework-intro-card {
    max-width: 820px;
    margin-bottom: 94px;
  }

  .phase {
    padding-left: 12px;
    padding-right: 12px;
  }

  .phase h3 {
    font-size: clamp(26px, 2.6vw, 36px);
  }

  .phase-text p:last-child {
    max-width: 310px;
    font-size: 14px;
  }
}

/* Mobile adjustments */
@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .framework-intro-card {
    max-width: 100%;
    margin-bottom: 64px;
    padding: 26px 22px 24px;
  }

  .framework-intro-card p {
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.55;
  }

  .phase h3 {
    white-space: normal;
    font-size: 34px;
  }

  .phase-text {
    max-width: 350px;
  }

  .phase-text p:last-child {
    max-width: 320px;
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.5;
  }
}