It’s Latina Equal Pay Day — finally
The pay gap persists across education levels and industries. Here’s why.
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Rebekah Barber
Editorial Fellow
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‘We all we got’: How Black people online steered the spotlight to Shanquella Robinson’s deathBlack social media has often taken the lead in raising public consciousness when mainstream outlets overlook the death or disappearance of Black women.
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With no child tax credit and inflation on the rise, families are slipping back into povertyChild poverty rates have crept back up since the program expired, leaving families struggling with food insecurity and insufficiency.
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Colorado becomes second state to have a majority-women legislatureWomen’s representation has grown in the state as a result of efforts by groups and leaders to build a support infrastructure for women seeking elected office.
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'Bennett Belles are voting Belles': Why these students march together to the pollsStudents at this North Carolina historically Black women’s college take their civic engagement seriously — and joyfully.
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More than 80% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable. What can be done to save more lives?A nurse practitioner and member of a Maternal Mortality Review Committee says targeted interventions and community-based care are key to prevention.
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Black mothers are at the center of a fight to keep youth out of an adult prison in LouisianaLegal advocates say moving incarcerated youth to the once notoriously-violent Angola prison will traumatize them and limit their access to needed programs and services.