Politics & Policy

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

April 26, 2018

Calling all Durham parents and caregivers of kids 0-8: we need your opinion! What’s been your experience with preschool or other childcare arrangements? What would your preferences be for early care and education for your children? We want to know! Can you quickly share your thoughts? These are...

Beth Messersmith

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

April 23, 2018

The Coalition on Human Needs just released another edition of the Human Needs Report, a regular newsletter on national policy issues affecting low-income and vulnerable populations. Read on for pieces on FY18 spending cuts, FY19 budget work, attacks on SNAP, work requirements, consumer protections, prevention services for children, and more.

Lecia Imbery

Immigration MomsRising Politics & Policy

April 23, 2018

From April 11-13, I, along with a few other MomRising staff, attended the Advancing Justice conference in Washington DC. The conference is run by Asian Americans Advancing Justice , a non-profit legal aid and civil rights organization dedicated to advocating for civil rights, providing legal...

S. Nadia Hussain

MomsRising Politics & Policy

April 19, 2018

U.S. Senator Duckworth already made history once this month by becoming the first sitting U.S. Senator to give birth; and she has now done it again by successfully pushing for a change in the U.S. Senate rules that will allow children under the age of one to be brought onto the floor during votes...

MomsRising

MomsRising Politics & Policy

April 17, 2018

As I carefully pulled into the parking lot of my local grocery store in broad daylight, somebody began to honk their car horn at me repeatedly. I caught a glimpse of an elderly white man in a dusty red Chevrolet pickup, looking disgusted, in my rearview mirror. I ignored it. But as I walked into...

Tasmiha Khan

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Families & The Federal Budget Healthcare Politics & Policy Radio Realistic & Fair Wages

April 16, 2018

On the #RADIO show this week, we cover Black Maternal Health Awareness Week; Equal Pay Day; Trump’s #TaxScam and how corporations are benefiting from the Trump tax plan; and the impact of social media, including Facebook, on democracy. *Special guests include: Elizabeth Dawes, Black Mamas Matter...

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Politics & Policy Social & Emotional Development

April 4, 2018

I first heard Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speak in person on April 19, 1960 at Spelman College’s Sisters Chapel during my senior year in college. Dr. King was just 31 but he had already gained a national reputation during the successful Montgomery Bus Boycott five years earlier. The profound impact...

Marian Wright Edelman

Gun Safety Politics & Policy

March 30, 2018

In the spring of 1960, I was a senior at Spelman College in Atlanta and decided to help organize the civil rights student sit-in movement to desegregate lunch counters. I went to Atlanta’s City Hall to engage in our cause to end racial apartheid. I felt overwhelming gratitude for the chance to be...

Marian Wright Edelman

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Gun Safety Healthcare Immigration Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

March 29, 2018

Congressional leaders are mulling what to do for the rest of the year. We have a list of ideas for them, but we want to hear from you.

Lecia Imbery

Childcare & Early Education Politics & Policy

March 29, 2018

For a lot of families, technology is maybe not a way of life but the glue that holds everything together. There's your kid's Instagram feed you follow to see what they're up to. There's your school's online network you check for homework and grades. There's the mapping app that gets you to your...