As A Floridian On The Frontlines of DeSantis’ Anti-Queer Crusade, This Is What I Want People To Know
The attack on LGBTQ+ rights and the disenfranchisement of our people in Florida should be a warning to the rest of the country.
Americans Deserve Peace of Mind in Their Senior Years
Our family members have all worked hard throughout their lives – we shouldn’t be concerned about providing for our basic needs in retirement.
Too Hungry to Take Part in Democracy
Food insecurity forces many Americans to focus on basic survival, making it harder to play an active role in a democratic system. But community groups can organize to end this cycle.
Childcare Workers and Organizers React to Historic Victories as We Wrap Care Workers Recognition Month
In a powerful week for the childcare movement, providers reflect on Biden’s executive actions on care and their time at the Care Workers’ Can’t Wait Summit.
Tax Day Was Stressful, Especially For Black Americans
Meanwhile, the ultra-wealthy aren’t paying their fair share.
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.
Pamela M. Covington
Pamela M. Covington (she/her) is an African-American woman living in Atlanta, Georgia. She wrote her first published article while she was living on welfare. It was a contributory piece appearing…
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.
“It all starts with being fed up and talking to other people.”
We spotlight Akron-based Rev. Raymond Greene Jr. who used his direct sales skills and lessons from being incarcerated at a young age to become an organizer – ultimately heading Freedom BLOC’s fight to build Black political power.
The GOP Wants to Renegotiate Women’s Place in the Economy
There’s no way I’m letting a few old men and an imaginary story about the debt ceiling put another glass ceiling over my future.