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Rebekah Barber
Rebekah Barber is an editorial fellow. Most recently, she wrote about racial justice, democracy and history for the Institute for Southern Studies. She was previously at Red Letter Christians and the Southern Poverty Law Center. She is a graduate of North Carolina Central University and Duke University.
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With no child tax credit and inflation on the rise, families are slipping back into poverty
Child poverty rates have crept back up since the program expired, leaving families struggling with food insecurity and insufficiency.
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Colorado becomes second state to have a majority-women legislature
Women’s representation has grown in the state as a result of efforts by groups and leaders to build a support infrastructure for women seeking elected office.
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'Bennett Belles are voting Belles': Why these students march together to the polls
Students at this North Carolina historically Black women’s college take their civic engagement seriously — and joyfully.
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More than 80% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable. What can be done to save more lives?
A nurse practitioner and member of a Maternal Mortality Review Committee says targeted interventions and community-based care are key to prevention.
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Black mothers are at the center of a fight to keep youth out of an adult prison in Louisiana
Legal advocates say moving incarcerated youth to the once notoriously-violent Angola prison will traumatize them and limit their access to needed programs and services.