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07/01/20

Elijah McClain -- a young Black man who loved animals, a violinist, a highly regarded massage therapist, and a person beloved by his community -- was simply walking home from the store after buying iced tea when police officers in Aurora, Colorado detained and murdered him nearly a year ago. The...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Breastfeeding Maternal Justice

07/01/20

Being pregnant and giving birth can be scary and raise lots of questions even in the best of times. At MomsRising, we’ve heard your concerns as you navigate this uncertain moment and your desire to make sure expecting families and providers are on the same page when it comes to ensuring positive...

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Tina Sherman

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Health Care

06/30/20

Infuriating. Baffling. Outrageous. I’m running out of words to describe the gross disregard the Trump Administration has had for human lives and the mind-boggling mismanagement of the COVID-19 crisis. Just in the past week alone, in the middle of a pandemic—when millions are losing their health...

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Felicia Burnett

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Maternal Justice

06/30/20

From Juneteenth to Pride, this June has been marked by nonstop actions for justice by the MomsRising movement. From marching to calling to texting to letter signing, we have been raising our voices in our communities to call for justice and the end to police violence, to advance voter engagement,...

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Anita Sarah Jackson

Maternal Justice MomsRising Politics & Policy

06/30/20

We did it. In the past two weeks, we have collectively won on a package of bills, all a part of the #SaferNYAct, that will change the way New Yorkers are treated by police in their communities. 50-a, a state statute that carved out special and unnecessary exemptions for police, firefighters, and...

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Diarra Diouf

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Gun Safety Politics & Policy

06/26/20

ICYMI: Here are the posts you visited, loved, shared or might have missed for the week ending June 26, 2020. 1. BLOG: Breonna's killers are still at large: Take Action! Only one of the three police officers responsible for Breonna’s death has been fired by the Louisville Police Department and none...

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Kerri Karvetski

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Politics & Policy

06/26/20

This week we are continuing the urgent mobilization for Black lives. It has been over 100 days since Breonna Taylor was murdered by members of the Louisville Metro Police Department, and none of the officers responsible have been arrested or charged for her death. Scroll down to demand justice for...

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Karen Showalter

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Maternal Justice MomsRising Politics & Policy

06/24/20

It has been over 100 days since Breonna Taylor was shot and killed in her Louisville, Kentucky home by officers from the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD). LMPD performed an illegal, no knock drug raid on her home. Not a single officer announced themselves before ramming down her door and...

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Beatriz Beckford

Childcare & Early Education

06/23/20

“My childcare center closed its doors and I’m heartbroken. Our childcare provider has been part of our life for 7 years. We don’t know what we are going to do. Finding a new childcare provider is no easy feat. The price has to work, the location, the hours...there are too many unknowns now, and I...

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Jeannina Perez

Immigration

06/22/20

My grandfather came to this country with almost nothing. He left his wife and son behind in Eastern Europe as a result of religious persecution in the early 1900s. He worked as a carpenter for a number of years before being able to bring his family to the U.S. They were poor where they came from...

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