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Mariel Padilla
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‘We have carried democracy on our back’: Black women leaders candidly talk power, progress and the future of politics
In a conversation with The 19th, Ayanna Pressley, Keisha Lance Bottoms, LaTosha Brown and Tara Setmayer discuss Black women’s role in American democracy — past, present and future.
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Judge dismisses charge against woman who called police on a Black man in Central Park
Amy Cooper, a White woman, made headlines in May after a viral video captured her telling police that a birdwatcher was “threatening my life.”
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‘I’m running for my life. I cannot talk to you right now’: 23 women in Congress recall the Capitol riot
As the events of the deadly riot are examined in the impeachment trial, here is what almost two dozen lawmakers told The 19th about January 6, in their own words.
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Advocates react to the repeal of New York’s ‘walking while trans’ ban
LGBTQ+ advocates celebrated the end of a decades-old statute that has been widely seen as "arbitrary and discriminatory.”
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Biden signs order aimed at reuniting migrant families separated at the border under the Trump administration
As part of his promise to reform the immigration system, the president issued three executive orders that review and further roll back his predecessor’s policies.
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Most nursing homes say they won’t be able to stay open another year due to pandemic costs
Increased staffing, personal protective equipment and testing contributed to the mounting financial crisis that could jeopardize the care of thousands of older Americans, many of whom are women.
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How Biden’s women-led communications team plans to rebuild trust with the American people
In a conversation with The 19th, members of the presidential press office spoke about uniting a country faced with a pandemic, a crippled economy, climate change and racial inequality.
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Biden will form a council dedicated to policy that affects women and girls
“Too many women are struggling to make ends meet and support their families, and too many are lying awake at night worried about their children’s economic future,” he said.
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‘Turn in your pin and get out’: Several congresswomen denounce their colleagues’ role in the Capitol riot
After a mob stormed the Capitol on January 6 in an attempt to overturn the presidential election results, lawmakers called for accountability.
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Capitol Police names first woman to lead as acting chief in the wake of insurrection
Yogananda Pittman, who is also the first Black person to head the law enforcement agency, assumed the role on Friday.