Black women are still underrepresented in America’s statehouses, new report shows
Georgia has the most Black women in its legislature, at 39, but in many states representation still lags.
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Her son couldn’t breathe. Advocating for equitable health care made this mom feel like she couldn’t either.
Amira Carson-Carey has spent the past year fighting for equitable health care for her infant son — from repeat heart surgeries to COVID infections — amid a pandemic and a summer of racial reckoning.
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One year later, Breonna Taylor’s mother is still looking for accountability
‘Breonna gave people a voice who didn’t know they had one, including me,’ Tamika Palmer says, calling for the Justice Department to investigate Taylor’s shooting by police.
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“There’s so much death around”: Eight women reflect on one year of COVID-19
A year after the start of the pandemic, women describe their lives on the front lines, the losses they’ve endured and the ways in which they are forever changed.
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‘It was just horrifying’: Meghan and Harry’s viral interview sparked emotions for Black women
The Duchess of Sussex’s experience with mental health crises, racism and tense family dynamics resonated.
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Racial equity in vaccination is ‘mission critical,’ experts say. Mass sites are trying to help.
If the national vaccination campaign does not prioritize racial equity, experts worry, "we will not be able to stop this pandemic."
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‘We have carried democracy on our back’: Black women leaders candidly talk power, progress and the future of politics
In a conversation with The 19th, Ayanna Pressley, Keisha Lance Bottoms, LaTosha Brown and Tara Setmayer discuss Black women’s role in American democracy — past, present and future.
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Attica Scott is seeking justice for Breonna Taylor. A law named for her would be a start.
Time is running out this year in Kentucky for Breonna’s Law, a police accountability bill, and one state lawmaker is not giving up.
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House restarts conversation about reparations for Black Americans
The discussion of payments from the federal government comes as the administration focuses on racial equity.
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Judge dismisses charge against woman who called police on a Black man in Central Park
Amy Cooper, a White woman, made headlines in May after a viral video captured her telling police that a birdwatcher was “threatening my life.”