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08/10/18

I've been on vacation with my family in SoCal these past 10 days. We took the kids to Knott's Berry Farm, the beach, the science museum, toured an old warship in Long Beach, visited the aquarium, La Brea Tar Pits, and so much more. A fun, but very full trip. Right before we left town, one of my...

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Julia Lam

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08/08/18

For everyone who has ever taken action with MomsRising/MamásconPoder: Thank you. Thank you for creating MOMentum to build this movement for all women, moms, and families. Your willingness to defend and empower families in America is paving the way for paid family and medical leave for all, fighting...

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Anita Sarah Jackson

Maternal Justice

08/07/18

July 30, 2018 #MaternalJustice Twitter chat with #Cut50, the Prison Policy Initiative, and MomsRising on the high rates of women’s mass incarceration in the U.S & what needs to be done to change this.

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Tasmiha Khan

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Family Economic Security Maternal Justice MomsRising Realistic & Fair Wages

08/07/18

It’s happening. Again! And it’s not good. I’m talking about Black Women’s Equal Pay Day – August 7th. This is the day that lifts up the outrageous fact that Black women in the United States earn only 63 cents on the dollar compared to White men. The wage gap between White men and Black women hasn’t...

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Monifa Bandele

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MomsRising Near You Paid Family Leave

08/06/18

On June 30, 2017, the Washington State Legislature passed SB 5975 with bipartisan support, creating a statewide paid family and medical leave program that will boost moms, families, and our economy. This bipartisan victory was an incredible testament to what can happen when people come together to...

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Maggie Humphreys

We Are MomsRising!

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Politics & Policy

08/06/18

In our third installment of We Are MomsRising, we talked to Sheri in Iowa who used SNAP while being a single mom and being in school. She recently graduated this May. Read her story below. To learn more about the We Are MomsRising campaign, check out this blog post. There is this myth that people...

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Abbie Gately

Families & The Federal Budget Immigration Politics & Policy

08/03/18

The Coalition on Human Needs submitted comments today to the Commerce Department voicing our strong opposition to the inclusion of a question about citizenship in the 2020 Census. Such a question would likely increase the undercount of children, especially children of color, those identifying as Hispanic/Latino, and those in low-income households.

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Debbie Weinstein

MomsRising

08/03/18

The warm days of August are here, and while Congress is off on recess there is still plenty of ways for you to make your voice heard. Top actions this week include helping make sure the 2020 census is as inclusive as possible, protecting pregnant moms, supporting a real paid family leave policy,...

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Sue Anne Reed

Gun Safety

08/03/18

On July 16, 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson was shot and killed in front of her Washington, D.C. home trying to buy ice cream. Makiyah was a rising fifth grader who loved basketball, football, art, and puzzles. She had just opened her front door on her way to the ice cream truck in the courtyard when...

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Marian Wright Edelman

Environmental Health

08/02/18

I grew up in Chicago in the 1960s, near Gary, Indiana’s steel mills. Air pollution was constant in my life - it was orange, thick, and scary. In summer, the smog hung over the city, thanks to frequent thermal inversions trapping the pollution. It smelled metallic and sulfuric, and like rust. It...

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