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Poet and activist Nikki Giovanni dies at 81
She was a key figure of the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s who championed women’s power in civil rights activism — and their own lives.
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His controversial school board policies made national headlines. He was just elected again.
After losing a recall election in June, controversial former Temecula, California, school board president Joseph Komrosky will represent the district once again.
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Democrats push to protect the data privacy of people seeking abortions
In Congress, Sen. Elizabeth Warren plans to reintroduce legislation to ban data brokers from selling consumers’ health and location data. A similar effort is underway in Michigan.
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Postpartum depression is costing the United States billions. Can cities help?
From Philadelphia to Flint, cities are experimenting with guaranteed income programs to help ease new and expectant mothers’ financial stress.
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California banned bilingual education for almost 20 years. It still hasn’t recovered.
The nation’s most linguistically diverse state has a tortured history with bilingual education in public schools. The Education Department can’t — and the Legislature won’t — do what it takes to repair the damage.
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Why aren’t Black women in the conversation to lead the Democratic Party?
They want to be valued not just for their output, but for their input, and have fought to claim their seat at the table.
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LGBTQ+ parents are rushing to adopt their children before Trump is sworn in
Attorneys have been inundated with requests for adoptions, a safeguard some queer families are using to make sure they retain parental rights to their nonbiological kids before a second Trump administration that may be hostile to LGBTQ+ people.
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Hegseth is the wrong leader for women in the military, warn women veterans and lawmakers
After years of bipartisan efforts to address sexual assault in the military, Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department has been accused of sexual misconduct, which he has denied.
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Trans activists stage bathroom sit-in at Capitol Hill
The protest marked a shift in some LGBTQ+ activists’ approach to calling for change ahead of a second Trump administration that is expected to enact harsh anti-LGBTQ+ policies.
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Inside the military's LGBTQ+ witch hunts
Trump’s return to the White House is resurfacing questions over who is fit to serve. Two veterans — from opposite sides — reveal the lasting harm of our discriminatory past.