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Research

02/29/16

More Latino kids ages 2-5 are overweight/obese (30%) than white kids (21%). That’s because of maternal obesity, less exclusive breastfeeding, and workplace and childcare issues that affect nutrition and physical activity levels, according to a new package of research from Salud America! , a...

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Dr. Amelie Ramirez

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Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave

02/29/16

The DC Universal Paid Leave Act underwent some dangerous cuts. It's up to us to make sure the bill is restored to the type of paid family leave DC families need!

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Sara Alcid

Blog Carnivals

02/25/16

This blog post originally appeared in the Huffington Post . -MomsRising team Black lives matter. They matter whether they are taken at the hands of a hate-filled 21-year-old in a church prayer meeting, by a police officer who shoots a suspect he fears is armed or in a drive-by shooting on Chicago's...

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Spencer Overton

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02/24/16

Of course Black History Month is important to me. I’m an African American woman who just happens to be a mother and an educator. So, in a sense every day is possible for me because of Black History. I have a responsibility to continue the tradition of passing down knowledge to my children as well...

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NaShonda Cooke

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

02/24/16

Out of the more than 160 programs tracked by the Coalition on Human Needs that assist low-income people, 139 saw funding cuts from FY2010 through FY2016. Only 25 programs actually received an increase in funding over this time.

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Lecia Imbery

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02/24/16

When my son was 4 or 5 years old, I noticed some things in him that surprised and concerned me. He started saying things about himself that he wanted to change – like his skin color or his nose. He noticed he didn’t look like any of his teachers or his classmates, his new friends. And he wasn’t...

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Monya James

Blog Carnivals

02/23/16

Note from the author: This blog was originally posted on www.druealons.com and the e-newsletter for Mocha Moms, Inc. I wanted to share this post for blog carnival because I want the country to know how I feel as the mother of a 7 year African American boy. I wanted the frustration to pierce through...

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Dru Ealons

Family Economic Security

02/23/16

Think tampons are a luxury? Didn't think so. So why are they being taxed as such? Learn more about the Tampon Tax and speak out!

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Elyssa Schmier

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02/23/16

/*-->*/ When I think back on where I grew up in Brownsville there certainly was racism but I didn’t fall victim to it. It wasn’t like it was oblivious to racism, but wherever I went, I noticed I never really fit in. Was I going to let it break me? NO! I didn’t live in ignorance but I just simply...

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Eileen Carter-Campos

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02/23/16

Note from the author: This piece originally appeared in Muslim Matters . As part of one of the most racially diverse faith communities, Muslim children in the United States are at the intersection of Islamophobia (a global system that stereotypes and marginalizes Muslims) and global anti-blackness...

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