“COVID just exposed the inequities to the mainstream eye,” Junard said. “We’ve always been here.”
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Mary, Mary, Suddenly Not-So-Contrary: Here’s How New Cannabis Laws Can Affect Suppliers of Color
Even as laws change in regards to marijuana, black folks still find themselves being left behind.
These Trans Latina Cosmetologists Are Fighting For Their Sisters
After years of discrimination, these cosmetologists are going into business for themselves.
Housing Instability Is an Important (Yet Overlooked) Factor in the Maternal Health Crisis
Gentrification greatly contributes to the displacement and housing instability of people of color.
The Untold Story of Harlem’s ‘Whiskey Rebellion,’ the Civil Rights Campaign for Black Liquor Salesmen
They were part of a civil rights movement with broad aims and an economic justice focus that has gone less valorized in history than lunch-counter activism and voting rights crusades.
In Defense Of Mo’Nique: Likeability Shouldn’t Matter When We’re All Disenfranchised And Paid Less
Whether you work in the entertainment industry, as a domestic worker, or as a community grassroots organizer, most — if not all — Black women are being underpaid for doing the exact same work as their non-Black woman peers.
We Should Still Be Talking About Flint a Year Later
Three state of emergency declarations, two years of lead contamination, and one year of national media visibility later, Flint, Michigan residents still do not have drinkable water.
My ‘treat yourself’ mentality landed me with $15,000 of debt
I was raised by a single mother who worked three jobs to provide me and my brothers with everything we needed and most of what we wanted. Growing up, there never was a large focus on financial literacy or prepping for my future. Now, I wish there had been.
What the War on Reproductive Rights Has to do With Poverty and Race
In the United States, race and class are major factors in who can access abortion care, contraception, and maternal healthcare.
Meet the Haitian immigrant leading the fight for Disney workers’ rights
After years of working at Disney, she was only making $8.70 per hour. But then Destin decided to fight for higher wages.
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