Rachel Reads: Ooh! She Got Money!
Black women face a unique struggle at the intersection of race and gender as it pertains to advancing their professional careers. They are systematically held at specific positions or levels in the workplace, and not always given opportunities to advance. My story is similar.
An Impossible Task? Balancing Your (Social) Media Consumption in the Interest of Improved Mental Health
As we wrap up Mental Health Awareness Month, it’s time to reevaluate how we engage with media in all its forms.
Moms Deserve Much More than Breakfast in Bed on Mother’s Day
Sunday marks our second pandemic Mother’s Day, and more than a year of financial, health, and familial chaos for mothers across the country.
The Biden Administration’s First 100 Days and Their Impact on Women
In many ways, Biden has women — and especially women of color — to thank for his victory in the 2020 election. And by selecting the first woman and person of color to serve as Vice President and nominating a record number of women, including nine women of color, to his cabinet, the Biden Administration has signaled a willingness to prioritize women and the issues that impact us.
“Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Till your good is better and your better is best.”
Madam Speaker. Madam Vice President. Next up: Madam President!
Choosing Health Equity: How COVID-19 Exposed America’s Health Inequities – and What We Can Do Now To Make Changes
A conversation with Earl Shellner, Patient Advocate and Advisory Council member
Why the EACH Act Matters for Medicaid Beneficiaries
We need to strengthen Medicaid. With a new administration and Congress moving on key legislative priorities, now is the time. Strengthening Medicaid means increasing access to abortion and reproductive care. Abortion access is often an afterthought among the health advocacy community, but without abortion access, Medicaid coverage cannot ensure the overall well-being of people that may become pregnant.
Anti-Asian Sentiment in America Is Not New
When I briefly heard a report on television about the shootings that took place last week at three spa locations in Atlanta with no detail about who the victims were, I was first angry about the persistent gun violence plaguing this country.
Rachel Reads: The More You Know, Black History Month Edition
These Black women are mothers of movements, icons, and leaders with their own rich history of defiance that young Black people, like me, are able to benefit from.
The COVID-19 vaccine is here, but what does this mean for pregnant people?
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in nearly 50,000 cases and more than 60 deaths among pregnant people across the United States. And these numbers will surely increase as infections continue to surge over the winter months.
Polling shows rural women support permanent paid leave and paid sick days legislation
As the United States sees an increase in COVID-19 cases across the country, millions of people are set to lose the critical benefits that Congress enacted — including emergency paid sick days and paid family leave. Three out of four rural voters support permanent legislation mandating paid sick and paid family leave programs.
What This Historic Day Means to Me
Kamala Harris is the first woman, Black, Asian American vice president-elect! I have chills.
