By Teon Hayes Founded in 2018 by Black Mamas Matter Alliance, this year’s Black Maternal Health Week invites us to imagine what it truly means for Black mothers to thrive in lives rooted in justice and joy. Historically, systems and policies affecting Black women have too often been…
Virginia’s new paid family and medical leave program is a historic first for the South, but successful implementation will require rulemaking, staffing, outreach, and infrastructure.
Birthright citizenship as enshrined in the U.S. Constitution has ensured the clarity and stability babies and their families need, and those protections should remain.
As Women’s History Month comes to a close, we should reflect on how far women’s rights have come over the years, along with the recent significant backsliding.
HUD’s proposed rule would allow work requirements and two-year limits on rental assistance, risking more evictions and homelessness. Evidence shows these policies do not improve employment or income, and they could divert resources from effective housing supports. Advocates argue HUD should expand assistance, not punish…
Ashley Blair, member of CLASP's Community Partnership Group, describes how raising children brings joy, but also financial strain, career sacrifice, and urgent need for stronger public policy supports.
Ensuring that everyone eats feels urgent, but it also feels possible. Our ancestors showed us how. They fed one another through conditions far worse than this. They survived because they had each other.