Double Standard, Double Spacing
This article originally appeared on the Huffington Post. Late in April, approximately 1,000 students in the Upward Bound Program at The University of Maine Presque Isle (UMPI) received notice that…
A Working Mother Discovers the Life-Transforming Worth of Her Words
Did he just tell me I can make money writing? I thought. That sounded way too good to be true.
Domestic Violence and Financial Abuse Go Hand-in-Hand. Guaranteed Income Can Give Survivors A Way Out.
People always ask: Why didn’t you leave? They should be asking how we can create economic safety to make leaving a real choice.
When Leaders Erase Black History, Their Foot Soldiers Erase Black Lives
DeSantis and other Florida Republicans didn’t pull the trigger that killed three people in Jacksonville, but their rhetoric and policies created an environment that made it possible.
How Tenant Screening Algorithms Deepen Housing Disparities
The hidden biases and discriminatory practices embedded in tenant screening algorithms create huge challenges faced by low-income renters seeking a place to call home.
GOP Disinformation Campaigns are Pushing Revisionist Black History, While Social Media Tries to Fill in the Gaps
If we let Republicans in Florida and Georgia have their way, our children will have nowhere to turn for meaningful and truthful lessons on our history.
Six Women Child Care Organizers to Watch
This women’s history month, I want to honor the contributions of these childcare providers, mothers, and organizers who are working to make a 21st century childcare system a reality.
Women’s History Month Spotlight: Afua Atta-Mensah on the Black Immigrant Experience
From Ghana to New York, Community Change’s Chief of Programs talks about the international movement for Black liberation.
A Merry-Go-Round of Abortion Policies Impacts Georgia’s Lowest-Income Women
A battle for reproductive justice is playing out after Georgia’s trigger abortion ban went into effect post-Roe.
After Reading This You Won’t Feel Like Celebrating Columbus Day
It’s time to learn from our history and honor Indigenous People’s Day in every state.