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From Oprah livestream to house parties, Black women marshal unprecedented outreach for Kamala Harris
CNN — Waves of emotion washed over DeJuana Thompson as she stood in the convention hall in Chicago last month watching Vice President Kamala Harris become the first Black woman nominated for the presidency by a major political party. Battleground North Carolina In...
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On the one-year anniversary of NC’s 12-week abortion ban, women ready for November
Thursday marked the one-year anniversary of the passage of Senate Bill 20, legislation that banned abortions in North Carolina after 12 weeks. Robinson said in 1975, when she was just 15 years old, she endured a “back-alley abortion” when she was...
Do This: The Arizona Freedom Trust
We’re taking a break from our regular Easy A schedule this week to share some exciting news! Have you heard about the 1864 abortion ban that is going into effect in Arizona? Back in April, the state’s Supreme Court ruled that this law — which has...
Virginia school board to vote whether to reverse school names originally named after Confederates
WOODSTOCK, Va. — A group of supporters in Warren County is prepared to support their neighbors in Shenandoah County fight against an effort to reverse school names back to their original Confederate names. The Shenandoah County School Board is...
The PA mother who’s standing up against book bans—and the Dems standing with her
Pennsylvania ranks third in the nation for proposed book bans in academic libraries and public schools. This is a story about reading, but let’s start with some math: 644.That’s the number of book bans in Pennsylvania public school districts...
Do This: The Truth About Crisis Pregnancy Centers
Now we know that Crisis Pregnancy Centers are everywhere, and unfortunately they outnumber real abortion clinics by 3 to 1. And what’s really dangerous about CPCs is how they use misinformation to intentionally mislead women who need real medical...
Democrats deliver right to contraception petition to GOP governor
RICHMOND, Va. (CN) — On Thursday, Democrats and lobbyists delivered over 37,000 signatures to Governor Glenn Youngkin's executive mansion, imploring the Republican to sign legislation protecting Virginians' access to contraceptives. "They represent...
Advocates deliver 37,000+ signatures in support of contraception protections
Penny Blue, storyteller and Virginia Program Director of Red, Wine and Blue, said she grew up in family of 10 children in Franklin County, Va. "My mother loved the family she was able to build," Blue said. "But she cherished the decision making and...
Pushback against trans rights in Pittsburgh area coming from D.C.
As Allegheny County school districts and universities advance LGBTQ protections, lawsuits and media campaigns by national groups seek to curb trans inclusion. The Pine-Richland School District first made headlines over its policies for transgender...
Mayor Calls For Youngkin To Sign Contraception Bill
Harrisonburg Mayor Deanna Reed met Virginia Senator Ghazala Hashmi (D–Sen. 15) and members of the Virginia chapter of national women’s advocacy nonprofit Red Wine and Blue to call for Governor Glenn Youngkin to guarantee access to contraception on...
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