‘He gave me my wings’: Jesse Jackson opened doors for Black women in politics
Leah Daughtry was 6 years old when she first met the Rev. Jesse Jackson at a boycott of a local
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Are we still mad at Tyra Banks? Should we be?
Want more stories like this? Subscribe to our new menopause newsletter. If it was a Tuesday night in the early aughts,
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New student loan limits could threaten diversity in nursing and public health programs
Shawnie Allen traces her choice to study public health to a moment inside a hospital room in 2023. At 20
Read MorePregnant patients in Minnesota have postponed abortion appointments to avoid ICE
Pregnant immigrants in Minnesota have been postponing their abortions, skipping aftercare, and delaying birth control visits and urgent cancer screening
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Measles is spreading in South Carolina. Could it make people vote for a pediatrician?
In mid-December, Dr. Annie Andrews turned on her camera to record. The pediatrician — among a growing cohort of medical
Read MoreAOC and Warren join forces in high-profile child care push ahead of midterms
An effort by Democratic lawmakers to lower snowballing child care costs has a new high-profile front woman: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The
Read MoreTikTokers came to Springfield looking for ICE. Then the child trafficking rumors began.
The residents of Springfield, Ohio, had prepared for the arrival of immigration agents on February 3, the expiration date set
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Delayed and turned away: How access to abortion can depend on your weight
When Elie Liakopoulos discovered she was pregnant, she knew immediately that she wanted to have an abortion. A surgical abortion
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Without school vaccine mandates, many kids may never see a doctor
Every December brings an end-of-year crush to Washington, D.C.’s pediatric clinics. In addition to the usual culprits — colds, the
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Meet the Hell Cats — a key to Democrats’ hopes of taking the House
A few days after President Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election, Rebecca Bennett was standing in her bathroom talking
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