CELEBRATING BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK! Anayah Sangodele-Ayoka writes about "the second annual national Black Maternal Health Week," which "concludes on April 17 having made deep and wide shifts for the lives of Black women and families. The theme of #BMHW19 is “Decolonizing Research to Develop Meaningful Policy Meaningful Policy for Black Maternal Health.” Read more here: https://www.momsrising.org/blog/black-maternal-health-week-leads-with-research-and-healing 

OUR VOICES: Felicia Burnett and our healthcare team has pulled together another powerful book of stories written by MomsRising supporters like you, and delivered to lawmakers. Check out the book "Medicaid Helps Families Weather The Storm" at Felicia's post:

OUR IMPACT! "Because of all the letters, phone calls, and stories you have shared, leaders in the U.S. Senate introduced a bill last week that will actually put much needed money in the pockets of working families, rather than giving trillions of dollars in tax cuts away to billionaires and Wall Street." Elyssa Koidin Schmier shares the lowdown on what our million-strong movement has accomplished in protecting family economic security -- and what more we can do together! Check it out: https://www.momsrising.org/blog/i-want-to-thank-you-this-tax-day