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Black Voters Matter is heading back to the battlefield
Black Voters Matter is leading a coalition of national civil rights and grassroots groups on the Freedom Ride for Voting Rights starting Saturday.
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The Supreme Court rules unanimously in LGBTQ+ rights vs. religious liberty case
The Supreme Court said Philadelphia violated the First Amendment when it cut ties with a Catholic group that discriminated against LGBTQ+ couples.
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Supreme Court upholds the ACA, including its gender-based health protections
The Supreme Court tossed out a legal challenge that would have dismantled the landmark health reform bill.
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Meet The 19th's breaking news team
Join us in welcoming reporters Candice Norwood, Orion Rummler and Jennifer Gerson.
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On LGBTQ+ Equal Pay Day, the U.S. still doesn't know the size of the wage gap
The United States has never captured how many cents on the White male dollar LGBTQ+ people earn on average, a decision that has prevented meaningful policy to address disparities.
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A day of 'profound power': Biden declares Juneteenth a federal holiday
The country's first new federal holiday since 1983 is the fruit of a decades-long push to acknowledge the importance of emancipation.
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Suicide attempts among teen girls were already high. The pandemic might have made it worse.
Data from the CDC showed teenage girls’ hospitalizations for suspected suicide attempts shot up last year. It’s only one piece of a mental health crisis affecting young people.
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Meet Ketanji Brown Jackson, a likely contender for the Supreme Court
Jackson was named by President Joe Biden to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, a position regarded as a stepping stone to some of the highest legal positions in the government.
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For transgender people, finding mental health services that meet their needs is difficult
Even in cities known for providing transgender services, trans people overwhelmingly report myriad barriers in getting mental health services, experts say.
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Barack Obama: Women have found themselves 'in an impossible situation'
The former president says government can help relieve the gendered pressures of the pandemic.