New book attempts to untangle the deep roots of sexism and racism in America
In 'Erased,' Anna Malaika Tubbs explores the history of American patriarchy, how it’s been maintained to this day — and what to do about it.
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Five years after George Floyd’s death, activists say the promise of change remains unfulfilled
They were once hopeful that outrage over Floyd's death would improve racial equity for Black Americans. Now they worry the federal government is taking the country in the opposite direction.
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She's sowing the seeds of her father's legacy by teaching her community to farm
Mel ‘n Nem Farms is tackling food insecurity among marginalized families by giving them hands-on access to agriculture and a chance to reconnect with the land.
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Their small farms helped stock food pantries. That program is going away.
The Trump administration is ending a USDA assistance initiative as the country’s food pantries are “stretched to the breaking point" and a hunger crisis looms.
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Keisha Lance Bottoms enters Georgia governor’s race, pledging to fight 'the chaos of Trump 2.0'
The Democratic former mayor of Atlanta says she will focus on the economic anxieties plaguing Georgians amid Trump’s second term.
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Justice Department to pay $5 million to family of Ashli Babbitt
Babbitt was fatally shot by police during the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021.
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The uncommon influence of guardians ad litem
They are appointed to represent the interests of children in custody battles. Experts say their presence often results in mothers losing their kids to their abusers.
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The Take It Down Act is in full effect. What is it and how do you use it?
The 19th explains how the new law on nonconsensual intimate imagery will be implemented — and how you can request the takedown of explicit images created or shared without permission.
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Case of a brain-dead pregnant woman kept on life support is ‘gut-wrenching,’ advocates say
Adriana Smith’s case is the latest instance in which Georgia’s six-week abortion ban and its impacts on Black women have raised serious concerns.
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No proof of work could mean no Medicaid — and women stand to lose the most
Congressional Republicans want to impose work requirements aimed at “able-bodied” adults. But data shows it would actually target poor middle-aged women who have left the workforce.