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Who has made Black history in your life or your community?
The 19th staff wants to hear from you about the people in your lives who are making Black history — whether it's your own family history or work happening in your community.
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COVID booster rates in nursing homes remain low for staff and residents, new AARP data shows
Fewer than half of residents and a quarter of staff are up-to-date on their vaccinations despite continued high rates of infection and transmission.
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‘We need to see our heroes as human’: A historian connects Shirley Chisholm’s life and politics
Anastasia Curwood’s new biography on the first Black woman elected to Congress examines how Shirley Chisholm saw intersections and worked for progress.
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All-women slate will lead Congress’ efforts to keep the government funded
Sens. Patty Murray and Susan Collins and Reps. Kay Granger and Rosa DeLauro will lead the House and Senate appropriations panels.
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'They’re erased': When trans people are misgendered after death, the consequences extend beyond paper
The way people are accounted for and processed after death in regard to sex and gender remains ‘in the Dark Ages’ – often representing a loss of self that weighs heavily on the minds of trans people.
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The Supreme Court could consider a charter school's code requiring skirts or dresses for girls
A North Carolina charter school that was found to violate the Constitution by requiring women students to wear skirts or dresses to promote “chivalry” is taking its case to the Supreme Court.
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Gas stoves are linked to childhood asthma — and advocates want them out of public housing
A new study bolsters evidence for advocates who are urging HUD to electrify cooktops in its housing, where 75 percent of households are woman-led.
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‘Our world will be more secure’: Young women weigh in on the future of national security
Girl Security is one of the biggest players working to create pathways for young girls and women in the male-dominated national security workforce.
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Planned Parenthood asks judge to rule in Texas Medicaid fraud suit
Some conservative attorneys general are taking action against abortion providers in a climate that experts describe as “more hostile” since the Supreme Court left the legality of abortion up to the states.
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Election workers, an officer and a state official: Here are the women being honored for their role in January 6
Two years after a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to block the certification of the 2020 election, President Joe Biden is awarding 12 people with one of the nation’s highest civilian honors.