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Democrats can't take working-class Black and Latino voters for granted. Data shows they have been
… t changed. Latino and African American voters—no matter which … with a degree. Among African Americans, the equivalent gap is … dropped 30 points among African American respondents, and by 40 … economic opportunity and providing African Americans what they need to …
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Eight families share stories of relatives — grandmas, aunts and mothers — who sought abortions in pre-Roe v. Wade America.
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Right Or “Rude”? Amanda Seales Calls Out ‘The Real’ For Exclusion From Final Episode
Amanda Seales is calling out her former home at 'The Real' for being left out of the daytime show's upcoming final episode & promo videos.
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White House Rips Louisiana's 'Extreme' Abortion Bill
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre lashed out this week at Louisiana lawmakers for the state's new abortion bill, calling it “the latest step in a growing attack against the fundamental freedoms of Americans.” The post White House Rips Louisiana's 'Extreme' Abortion
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Rep. Barbara Lee Disappointed as Senate Fails to Pass Women’s Health Protection Act
By Sean Ryan U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee (CA-13), co-chair of the Pro- Choice Caucus, released a statement on the failure of the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) — legislation that protects the right to access abortion nationwide — in the Senate on May 11. This legislation safeguards abortion rights
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‘It Can Kill Us’: Protester On The Dire Cost Of Forced Birth For People With Disabilities
Renee Schmidt told HuffPost that if she became pregnant and couldn't get an abortion, her spine would likely dislocate because of her disability.
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Pregnancy Related Deaths Could Soar For Black Women Now That Roe V. Wade Has Been Overturned
Pregnancy-related deaths could skyrocket for Black women now that Roe V. Wade has been overturned, adding to the maternal health crisis.
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Commentary: No, White Liberals, You Don’t Get To Call Clarence Thomas The N-Word. WTF?
White liberals on Twitter exposed their own racism in attacking Clarence Thomas for overturning Roe V. Wade.
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Hundreds Of People Who’ve Had Abortions Tell Biden: ‘We Need To Hear From You’
As a historic Supreme Court decision approaches that could have a devastating impact on reproductive access, activists want more from the president.
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Fifty Years Ago, the Supreme Court Tried to Reduce Racial Bias in the Death Penalty. Did It Work?
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Nationwide ‘Bans Off Our Bodies’ Rallies Signal Long Fight Ahead For Abortion Rights
Abortion rights advocates gathered in multiple cities for the "Bans Off Our Bodies" protests across the nation including in Washington, D.C., New York City, and Atlanta, rallying for the Supreme Court to refrain from dismantling the centuries-old law that protects a women's right to abortion.
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Despite Apathy, Activists and Strategists Urge Black Voters Not to Sit out 2022 Midterms
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Biden nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court: 7 questions answered | New Pittsburgh Courier
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Milwaukeeans gather to protest SCOTUS opinion on Roe v. Wade
On Wednesday, May 4, 2022, protesters gathered in downtown Milwaukee to demonstrate against the United States Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the groundbreaking case that made abortion legal in the United States nearly 50 years ago. Marchers from all walks of life, male and female
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CA Legislators Introduce Constitutional Amendment For Right To Abortion, Contraception
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The fight over abortion rights is a black issue
Black women make up about a third of abortions and are at least 3 times more likely than white women to die due to pregnancy-related causes. Maternal health care advocates raised alarm Tuesday, May 3, 2022, after a leaked U.S. Supreme Court opinion suggested that the nation’s highest court is
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Oakland Youth Rally in Support of Roe v. Wade | Post News Group
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Roe v Wade, Voter Suppression, and “We” The Voters
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Democratic AGs Position Themselves as 'Last Line of Defense' If Roe Falls
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Texas Abortion Ban Comes As Black Women Leaders Have Been Demanding Reproductive Justice
The Supreme Court's vote to keep in place Texas' restrictive abortion law that effectively undermines the historic Roe v. Wade decision is also a gut punch to the Black women who have long been demanding reproductive justice.
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Is This The Last Anniversary Of Roe v. Wade?
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OP-ED: This Mother’s Day, Take A Stand Against Forced Motherhood
Advocate Marcela Howell reflects on Mother's Day on the eve of the Supreme Court gutting the right to abortion, calling for a broad embrace of reproductive justice.
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'I Said What I Wanna See': Amanda Seales Hits Back After Facing Harsh Backlash for Questioning Will Smith Being Cast as Venus and Serena Williams’ Father in ‘King Richard’ Movie
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This governor's answer on abortion leaves, um, something to be desired - The Atlanta Voice
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Trump news today: Jan 6 committee subpoena McCarthy as probe into secret documents at Mar-a-Lago begins
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OPINION: The Attack on America is Broad; To Rebuff, Unity is Required | Post News Group
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Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Landmark Case Challenging Roe V. Wade
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