On 'Django' and the negligence of popular culture

Thursday, December 27, 2012

by Shanelle Matthews A.O. Scott’s ornamentally tailored Times review of ‘Django Unchained’ is excellently written but leaves out two a...

Bully, Inc: Rhonda A. Lee, Black Women, and Workplace Bullying

Friday, December 21, 2012

Former KTBS-TV news anchor, Rhonda Lee  By Jazmine Walker .  Reposted with permission from Furious and Brave .  A little over a week ...

Michelle Obama Should Be Brave: Black Women and Reproductive Health Disparities in the 2012 Presidential Election

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

by Jazmine Walker  Cross-posted with permission from Furious and Brave. During the Democratic National Convention, just after Nancy K...

Opponents of Medicaid Expansion Adopt Reganesque View of the Mentally Ill

Monday, December 17, 2012

by Shanelle Matthews Sasha Matthews watches as her 4-year-old son Gavin sleeps soundly in his bed. The soft, paisley printed blankets hu...

How Obamacare Will Help Low-Income Mothers Battle Depression

Monday, December 17, 2012

Re-posted from ThinkProgress By Sy Mukherjee At an Urban Institute panel on depression and low-income Americans on Thursday, Marla McD...

First Ever Congressional Hearing to "End the School-to-Prison" Pipeline

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Re-posted with permission from Justice for Families For the first time ever, as far as we know, Congress is holding a hearing on "E...

Our Fiscal Crossroads: It’s Your Economy

Friday, November 30, 2012

This essay was originally published on Huff Post Politics The phrase "fiscal cliff" has been buzzing by our ears like a gnat t...

What Catholics Really Believe About Choice

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Religious and faith communities are speaking out about their broad range of increasingly progressive beliefs about reproductive health, righ...

When You're Denied Abortion

Thursday, November 29, 2012

The recent Turnaway Study provides new evidence about the negative economic, physical health, and (short-term) mental health consequences o...

New Mexico speaks out for domestic workers

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

By Andrea Plaza, Encuentro   Today marks an important day for the future of domestic workers in New Mexico and across the countr...

Making Domestic Workers Visible

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Domestic workers are one of the most critical workforces in the US economy but are routine victims of substandard work conditions, low ...

Celebrate Fewer Restrictions On Building Families

Monday, November 26, 2012

Photo Credit: Equality California Strong Families is excited to co-sponsor an event with Laurel Fertility Care to celebrate their re...

Finding Strength in Fragility

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

by Kortney Ryan Ziegler I remember begrudgingly accompanying my aging grandmother to our routine food stamp interviews. Feeling embarra...

Myth vs. Fact: Paid Sick Days

Monday, November 19, 2012

Photo Credit: AP/Richard Drew Reposted from Center For American Progress   Critics of paid sick days argue that additional benefits fo...

I'm Voting For My Family

Friday, November 16, 2012

After years of wanting, months of planning and even more months of waiting, the dream of creating a family has become a reality for my p...

We won. Now let's get busy.

Tuesday, November 06, 2012

Art by Favianna Rodriguez, www.favianna.com By Eveline Shen I am elated at the news that President Obama will serve four more years.  ...

Oakland youth Trick or Vote!

Thursday, November 01, 2012

by mai doan Yesterday, over 30 high school students in Oakland went out to do door knocking for on Halloween. Adding a twist to trick or ...

Scratch beneath the surface: A deeper look at CA's proposition 35

Monday, October 29, 2012

By Sonya Mendoza Okay Californians, we're in the countdown. Not only do we have to vote for President, state assembly, etc, but the...

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