Politics & Policy

February 14, 2014

"My mom makes the best hummus in the whole world!" exclaims six-year-old Ama. I agree. A few years ago, Kristi Brown Wokoma, 45, a Seattle mom and chef, melded soul food with a Mediterranean influence to transform black-eyed peas into hummus. People loved it so much it became the centerpiece of her...

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Roberta Riley

MomsVote Politics & Policy

February 13, 2014

Women can and do run for office, but their path to politics differs from the one most men follow. Women are generally asked to run and likely to have been recruited. Men tend to initiate their own candidacy, and worry less about if they are qualified or not. Women tend to feel under qualified,...

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Valerie Young

Politics & Policy Health Care

February 12, 2014

After launching their daughter, Julie Gonzales Corbin and her husband embarked on midlife career transitions. In 2013, they counted their lucky stars and squeaked by without health insurance. When they learned about the new affordable insurance options, they quickly selected a bronze Group Health...

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Roberta Riley

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

February 7, 2014

Two months ago, I wrote a post called The Short Game: Taking the “Work” out of “Working Together" about a community event that included a congresswoman and about a dozen mothers and daughters. I described how the act of women gathering together, to support each other and enjoy themselves while also...

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Shay Chan Hodges

Health Care Immigration Politics & Policy

February 6, 2014

As Congress and state legislatures got back to work in the new year, issues of incarcerating and shackling pregnant women surfaced on many of their agendas. Progress on Shackling Women in the custody of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) may soon get relief from shackling. In...

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Rachel Roth

Paid Family Leave Health Care Immigration Politics & Policy Family Economic Security Gun Safety

January 30, 2014

“I can remember only a few years back when the MomsRising State of the Union BINGO card was nearly empty. Keep up the incredible work!” --Wendy, MomsRising member Two words you never thought you'd see together: Historic. BINGO. Tuesday night’s State of the Union address and MomsRising's related...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Immigration Politics & Policy

January 23, 2014

We must gain back our national values. Last year a local restaurant in Columbia, South Carolina engaged in anti-immigrant activity by selling derogatory t-shirts attacking Latino immigrants. Their ill-minded actions represent a wave of prejudice we see in our country. But their prejudice was faced...

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Elaine Cooper

Immigration Politics & Policy

January 14, 2014

This blog post originally appeared in the Huffington Post . Chances are you've heard "Wake Me Up." It was a hit song worldwide last year by Aloe Blacc and remixed by Avicii . But have you checked out the emotionally powerful acoustic version of the music video ? Here it is: The video puts on...

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Elisa Batista

Breastfeeding Environmental Health Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Maternal Justice Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy Social & Emotional Development

December 27, 2013

When I married my best friend, Noah, we were young, healthy, and so excited to start a family together. We expected our family building journey to be simple. But, we struggled with infertility. Three years later, our miracle babies found us. We were ecstatic to have twin boys on the way. We named...

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Jennifer Canvasser

Immigration Gun Safety Politics & Policy

December 23, 2013

“Durham should be a harm-free zone. Durham should be a safe place for all children.” So said Durham mom Omisade Burney-Scott to CBS-affiliate WRAL in response to the death of a teenager, Jesús Huerta, who was shot and killed while sitting in the back of a police car on November 19th. Jesús’s family...

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