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From ballroom dancing to bloodshed, the older AAPI community grapples with gun control
Most of the shooting victims in Monterey Park, California, were AAPI seniors, ranging in age from late 50s to late 70s.
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Three years of The 19th: 30 cities, 54 employees and news that represents
On our third birthday, no one is more astonished than we are at how far we’ve come, or more clear-eyed about the work still before us. Here’s what we’ve done so far.
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Moms Demand Action founder on gun laws, stepping away and why women can force change
Analysis | “I don’t know that this work does end, honestly, in my lifetime,” Shannon Watts, who plans on stepping down from leadership at the end of the year, told The 19th.
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Two years in, Biden has prioritized nominating women of color as judges
The 19th took a closer look at how Biden’s administration is shaping the federal bench, as well as how his judicial appointments compare to Trump and Obama.
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With an eye on 2024, some states consider new protections for election workers
The coming presidential election — and the dangerous rhetoric of voter fraud sparked by former President Donald Trump — add new urgency to efforts to protect the women-led workforce.
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How New Mexico child care workers got the state to invest in their industry
The advocacy and grassroots campaigning by the state’s predominantly Latina workforce could offer a roadmap for workers and officials in other states looking to craft and pass solutions to the child care crisis.
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Children’s mental health ranks as number one concern among parents, poll shows
Youth anxiety, depression and bullying were top concerns for parents with minor children, according to data from the Pew Research Center.
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Firefighters’ careers could be impacting their reproductive health
High temperatures, stress and the ‘forever chemicals’ firefighters are exposed to could be factors in pregnancy and fertility complications, new research shows.
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Abortion rights leaders set focus on access, medication — and the long fight ahead
The presidents of Planned Parenthood and NARAL Pro-Choice America both say that they’re alarmed at attempts to decrease access to medication abortion and that they see young people as key to their ability to change policy in the long term.