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Record number of Black women are running for U.S. Congress

Source: Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Joyce Elliott, an Arkansas state senator who is seeking a U.S. congressional seat in November, was the second Black student to attend her local public […]

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Women's Rights

Celebrating 100 Years of Women Voting

Wednesday, August 26, 2020 – 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm The year 2020 marks the 100th Anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing and protecting women’s constitutional right […]

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Civil Rights Immigration

Trump tells census to not count undocumented people for purposes of deciding House apportionment

Source: USA Today WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Tuesday claiming that undocumented migrants should not be counted in the census for purposes of deciding how many members of Congress […]

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Healthcare Women's Rights

Supreme Court Upholds Trump Administration Regulation Letting Employers Opt Out of Birth Control Coverage

Source: The New York Times The regulation was the latest attempt to undermine the “contraception mandate,” a signature initiative of the Obama administration. The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a […]

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Civil Rights

Complete Your 2020 Census Today, It Could Change Your Future

The U.S. 2020 Census is here, and every person counts. A complete and accurate count is needed to better provide for you and your community. “The census provides critical data […]

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Healthcare

What to Know About Pregnancy, Breastfeeding & COVID-19

Source: Centers for Disease Control (CDC) COVID-19 is a new disease and we are still learning how it spreads, the severity of illness it causes, and to what extent it may […]