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  • Black Women Aren’t Asked To Be In Clinical Trials

    A new report dispels medical assumptions that Black women are afraid to participate in clinical trials. Instead, they aren’t being asked. “Black people in clinical trials.” That’s not a phrase you hear very often. In fact, the media has often said Black folks are afraid to participate in clinical trials because of historical medical mistreatment.…

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  • Black Women Don’t Have to Ride or Die

    When Beyonce and Jay-Z dropped “’03 Bonnie & Clyde,” Black women across the country could be heard in the club and driving to work belting out, “Down to ride ’til the very end, is me and my boyfriend.”

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  • Voters Backed Democrats and Elected Black People, Especially Black Women

    By Holli Holliday, President Sisters Lead Sisters Vote How We Are “Clapping Back” Against Extremists in America! Yesterday, the Clapback in local and state elections across this country was REAL. Extremist political groups, like Moms of Liberty, and divisive leaders like Gov Youngkins (VA) and Attorney General Cameron (KY) were sent a clear message… WE…

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  • Black Women & Birthing People: We Inherit Joy, Too

    by Venicia Gray | National Partnership for Women & Families As Elder Millennials (fabulous individuals born in the 1980s) are wont to do, I often find myself scrolling through my phone after my toddler has gone to bed. This act of delaying sleep to focus on things missed throughout the day, like free time, is…

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  • UAW Poised to Strike for Better Pay

    By Levi Perrin This year continues to be a major change point for organized labor. If an agreement is not reached, the United Auto Workers Union plans a targeted strike of specific plants operated by Detroit’s three automakers. Of the 150,000 active workers represented by the UAW, a whopping 97% of them voted to authorize…

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  • Unerased Labor Round-Up

    Our labor—and the mental, physical and emotional energy it takes to manage it—deserves to be protected. Since the beginning of the pandemic, workers everywhere have begun to make demands to even the playing field by taking bold stances for people over profits.

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  • Traveling While Black

    The first Black woman Supreme Court Justice has been officially sworn in. Harvard-trained, Florida-native, Associate Justice Brown Jackson is the first Supreme Court Justice with experience as a public defender.

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  • Black Women Have Long Been the Breadwinners — Here’s Why That’s a Problem

    By Amaya Smith, originally published on theGrio.com As we mark Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, we see that despite Black women’s long history in the workforce, they continue to be underpaid due to systemic racism and sexism. If you’re into Black Twitter or Black TikTok then it’s safe to say that you’ve seen the recent…

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