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09/09/22

“The vote is precious. It is the most powerful non-violent tool we have in a democratic society, and we must use it.” John Lewis ( Global Citizen ) Each year the National Voter Registration project not only educates citizens on the importance of voting but, through the help of thousands of...

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Jacqueline Jackson

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09/06/22

On the radio show this week, we cover the fight to make our own decisions about our own bodies without government intervention, what’s happened in Texas in the one year that SB 8 has been in effect, and how to most effectively advocate in this time of crisis; then we hear about the new...

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09/01/22

It’s the end of August, friends, and I’m happy to report that this month you’ve helped make some very healthy MOMentum! Click in to see the MOMentum and change you made possible with your generosity.

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Kerri Karvetski

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08/31/22

On the radio show this week we cover the Women’s March; what’s coming and how you can get marching too; we dive into the breaking good news about student loan cancellation; we cover Black Breastfeeding Week, the barriers to breastfeeding, and how to break them down; and we close the show covering...

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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care

08/30/22

"I’ll never forget stumbling into my pharmacy one day, my blood pressure soaring. I could barely see. I asked the pharmacist: Could you just give me a couple pills? Just five or six, until my next paycheck comes in? I'm scared."

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Kerri Karvetski

Breastfeeding

08/25/22

Every August, the lactation community joins together to celebrate and uplift this natural (and sometimes incredibly hard) journey of infant feeding. The month is kicked off with a World Breastfeeding Week Celebration and and follows with weekly celebrations centering historically underrepresented...

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Selina Maldonado

Health Care

08/25/22

HHS recently released a new report showing that we have reached the lowest uninsured rate in American history in 2022 – just 8 percent ! So how did this happen? This progress didn’t happen by accident. More than 35 million Americans are enrolled in Affordable Care Act related coverage – the highest...

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Tasmiha Khan

Health Care

08/25/22

With passage of the Inflation Reduction Act , there has been an historic breakthrough to begin to lower prescription drug prices for Americans! The provisions of the new law help ensure patients will get the innovative new drugs they need at affordable prices. For the first time, Medicare will be...

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Tasmiha Khan

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08/24/22

Women’s Equality Day celebrates the 19th Amendment, which among other things, guaranteed women the right to vote in the United States. Not all women though; it would be another 45 years before Black women were allowed to participate in our civic duty, as granted under the 1965 Voting Rights Act...

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Taylor Austin

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08/24/22

On the radio show this week, we cover democracy on the line, Unity 22, and the campaign to increase Black voter turnout ahead of the midterm elections; we hear about the just-passed Inflation Reduction Act and how it can lower your prescription drug and healthcare costs; we find out how to combat...

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