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Women of Color

New Health Disparities Report: More Context for Higher Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion Rates Among Women of Color

Sharon L. Camp | Posted 06.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Contraception, Women of Color, Health Disparities, Guttmacher Institute, Iud, Women's Health, Health, Racism, Birth Control, Politics News
Sharon L. Camp

A Kaiser Family Foundation report documents persistent disparities between white women and women of color in rates of diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, AIDS and cancer.

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Be Your Own First Lady

Chelsea-Lyn Rudder | Posted 07.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Michelle Obama, Michelle Obama First Lady, Women of Color, Women and Politics, Role Models, Washington D.C., Self-Esteem, Michelle Obama Style, Living News
Chelsea-Lyn Rudder

A year ago Michelle Obama's detractor's attempted to pigeon hole her into the caricature of "the angry black woman." Today, she is an American icon who is admired around the world.

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Sotomayor Racist?

Abby L. Ferber | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Newspaper Columnists, Women, Supreme Court Justices, Latinos, Politicians, Women of Color, Latinas, Racist, Obama, American Sociological Association, Prejudice, Race, Employment Discrimination, Clarence Thomas, Barack Obama, Gender, Patricia Hill Collins, Talk Radio, Conservatives, Editorials, Race for the American Dream, American Dream, Sex, Sonia Sotomayor, Conservative Talk Radio, Racism, Sotomayor, Wage Gap, Discrimination, Obama Supreme Court Nominee, Poverty Rate, Inequality, Histpanics, Politics News
Abby L. Ferber

The fact that these conservative politicians and commentators don't even see racism unless they feel it is directed against them is precisely why we need the voices of women of color on the court.

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Women of Color in an Obama Era

Tara L. Conley | Posted 01.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Poverty, Susan Rice, Women of Color, Economy, Janet Napolitano, Brave New Films, Tara L Conley, Hillary Clinton, Race, Barack Obama, Working Class, Women of Color Policy Network, Gender, Politics News
Tara L. Conley

I can't help but wonder how Obama's power as President will address the myriad of low wage-(or no wage)-earning, care-taking, health-insurance-lacking, poverty-stricken women of color in the US.

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