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July 7, 2020

When one’s child joins the military, a parent may worry about their loved one risking their life in active combat situations as part of their service. What no parent should fear is that their child serving their country could be harassed and killed at the hands of a fellow soldier. Sexual...

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Xochitl Oseguera

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Politics & Policy Social & Emotional Development

July 3, 2020

ICYMI: The MomsRising community was abuzz fighting for justice and demanding fast, effective solutions to the COVID-19 health crisis. Check out these 5 posts you loved, shared or might have missed for the week ending July 3, 2020. 1. INSTAGRAM: Today would have been Tamir Rice's 18th birthday Our...

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Kerri Karvetski

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Health Care Politics & Policy

July 3, 2020

July 4th weekend is here, the official start of a summer unlike any other for many, and just four months away from the November election. JUST. FOUR. FAST. MONTHS. The clock is ticking and your voice, your action, your attention is needed more than ever. So for the #5Actions this week, we urge you...

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Gloria Pan

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Maternal Justice MomsRising Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy

July 2, 2020

All policies addressing this pandemic should center the growing racial disparity in COVID-19 morbidity throughout each issue area. Shocking new data has emerged that show African Americans, Latinx, and Native American people are dying at rates markedly higher than white Americans. Our elected leaders must develop and implement health equity interventions across all components of coronavirus response legislation, collect national health outcomes data by race, and ensure that all new policies urgently address these racial and ethnic disparities.

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July 1, 2020

Elijah McClain -- a young Black man who loved animals, a violinist, a highly regarded massage therapist, and a person beloved by his community -- was simply walking home from the store after buying iced tea when police officers in Aurora, Colorado detained and murdered him nearly a year ago. The...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

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[IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A photo of a police officer standing with his back to the camera in a school hallway, with teens wearing backpacks walking by.]

Maternal Justice Politics & Policy Social & Emotional Development

July 1, 2020

We are living in extraordinary times. Nationwide mobilizations in the aftermath of too many police killings have renewed an important conversation about police accountability and the role police play in our lives. Even further this conversation has called into question the role police play in the...

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Beatriz Beckford

Maternal Justice MomsRising Politics & Policy

June 30, 2020

We did it. In the past two weeks, we have collectively won on a package of bills, all a part of the #SaferNYAct, that will change the way New Yorkers are treated by police in their communities. 50-a, a state statute that carved out special and unnecessary exemptions for police, firefighters, and...

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Diarra Diouf

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Politics & Policy

June 26, 2020

This week we are continuing the urgent mobilization for Black lives. It has been over 100 days since Breonna Taylor was murdered by members of the Louisville Metro Police Department, and none of the officers responsible have been arrested or charged for her death. Scroll down to demand justice for...

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Karen Showalter

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Gun Safety Politics & Policy

June 26, 2020

ICYMI: Here are the posts you visited, loved, shared or might have missed for the week ending June 26, 2020. 1. BLOG: Breonna's killers are still at large: Take Action! Only one of the three police officers responsible for Breonna’s death has been fired by the Louisville Police Department and none...

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Kerri Karvetski

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[IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A photo grid with individuals holding signs with one word each, together reading "We won't wait another 100 days. Justice for Breonna"]

Maternal Justice MomsRising Politics & Policy

June 24, 2020

It has been over 100 days since Breonna Taylor was shot and killed in her Louisville, Kentucky home by officers from the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD). LMPD performed an illegal, no knock drug raid on her home. Not a single officer announced themselves before ramming down her door and...

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Beatriz Beckford