@jenniferngandu.bsky.social
Aisha’s nickname should be on point: Poverty is incredibly expensive, not just because of lack of money, but the time, mental bandwidth, the inability to plan.
December 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Aisha’s nickname should be on point: Poverty is incredibly expensive, not just because of lack of money, but the time, mental bandwidth, the inability to plan.
Honored to join Leon Andrews on @equalmeasure.org’s #TheMeasurePodcast. We discussed how individualism & deservingness are quietly deciding which families get support, & which get written off. These mindsets shape everything from child care access to health care. But we can choose dignity instead.
December 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Honored to join Leon Andrews on @equalmeasure.org’s #TheMeasurePodcast. We discussed how individualism & deservingness are quietly deciding which families get support, & which get written off. These mindsets shape everything from child care access to health care. But we can choose dignity instead.
It’s our duty as village-keepers to uphold dignity and solidarity in this country. We must not accept the status quo. Real change comes from holding space for one another, coming together despite our differences, and building policies that allow families to thrive. #Wicked #HealthEquity #Solidarity
December 2, 2025 at 6:41 PM
It’s our duty as village-keepers to uphold dignity and solidarity in this country. We must not accept the status quo. Real change comes from holding space for one another, coming together despite our differences, and building policies that allow families to thrive. #Wicked #HealthEquity #Solidarity
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For years, TV shows have put caregiving on the big screen.. advocates say Hollywood may be the key to achieving national paid leave by showing the reality of work, family, and care.
Most recently The Pitt put this story front and center.. What's next? 📺 https://bit.ly/3Wsm3SJ
Most recently The Pitt put this story front and center.. What's next? 📺 https://bit.ly/3Wsm3SJ
Can Hollywood do for paid leave what Congress hasn’t?
TV once made designated drivers mainstream, and 'Will & Grace' changed hearts on marriage equality. Now an effort is underway to get caregiving on screens — and perhaps influence paid family leave pol...
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October 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
For years, TV shows have put caregiving on the big screen.. advocates say Hollywood may be the key to achieving national paid leave by showing the reality of work, family, and care.
Most recently The Pitt put this story front and center.. What's next? 📺 https://bit.ly/3Wsm3SJ
Most recently The Pitt put this story front and center.. What's next? 📺 https://bit.ly/3Wsm3SJ
@darrickhamilton.bsky.social said it best: Wealth is economic power. Wealth provides economic agency.
Through his work as an economist and founding director of @racepowerpolicy.org, Darrick is guided by the truth that all human beings are entitled to basic economic rights.
Through his work as an economist and founding director of @racepowerpolicy.org, Darrick is guided by the truth that all human beings are entitled to basic economic rights.
November 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
@darrickhamilton.bsky.social said it best: Wealth is economic power. Wealth provides economic agency.
Through his work as an economist and founding director of @racepowerpolicy.org, Darrick is guided by the truth that all human beings are entitled to basic economic rights.
Through his work as an economist and founding director of @racepowerpolicy.org, Darrick is guided by the truth that all human beings are entitled to basic economic rights.
There are moments that make you ask: what kind of country are we becoming? Because this is unimaginable.
ICE raiding an early childcare center is beyond appalling. A place meant for care, turned into fear. Spaces for children are sacred and protected.
ICE raiding an early childcare center is beyond appalling. A place meant for care, turned into fear. Spaces for children are sacred and protected.
November 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
There are moments that make you ask: what kind of country are we becoming? Because this is unimaginable.
ICE raiding an early childcare center is beyond appalling. A place meant for care, turned into fear. Spaces for children are sacred and protected.
ICE raiding an early childcare center is beyond appalling. A place meant for care, turned into fear. Spaces for children are sacred and protected.
From maternal health to education, language access, and more, I can’t wait to watch this inspiring group of parents and caregivers innovate and lead alongside their communities. Check out Parenting for Liberation’s 25-26 Black Parent Innovation Fellows⬇️
www.parentingforliberation.org/news/innovat...
www.parentingforliberation.org/news/innovat...
Welcoming 2025-26 Innovation Fellows! — Parenting for Liberation | Parenting for Liberation supports Black parents to heal from historical and ongoing trauma & interrupt intergenerational violence to ...
We are excited to officially announce our 2025-26 Innovation Fellows ! This year we are honored to welcome a diverse group of Black Parents and Caregivers who are ready to innovate and work alon...
www.parentingforliberation.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:28 PM
From maternal health to education, language access, and more, I can’t wait to watch this inspiring group of parents and caregivers innovate and lead alongside their communities. Check out Parenting for Liberation’s 25-26 Black Parent Innovation Fellows⬇️
www.parentingforliberation.org/news/innovat...
www.parentingforliberation.org/news/innovat...
Excited to see The Bridge Project coming to NJ! Expecting moms get direct cash with no strings attached. Families in 9 states have already been experiencing the benefits:
-Healthier babies
-Improved mental health
-Better job opportunities
It’s simple. Guaranteed income helps families thrive.
-Healthier babies
-Improved mental health
-Better job opportunities
It’s simple. Guaranteed income helps families thrive.
November 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Excited to see The Bridge Project coming to NJ! Expecting moms get direct cash with no strings attached. Families in 9 states have already been experiencing the benefits:
-Healthier babies
-Improved mental health
-Better job opportunities
It’s simple. Guaranteed income helps families thrive.
-Healthier babies
-Improved mental health
-Better job opportunities
It’s simple. Guaranteed income helps families thrive.
Gratitude to workers, working without pay. Honestly, the airline lobby needs to get on Board with releasing the Epstein files, or they should be funded this through a fairer tax rate. They make billions through government subsidy of TSA a service for them. and for our collective safety.
This is going to be a shitshow, so we need to remind each other to be patient and kind. TSA has been working without pay.
📌 The FAA announced major restrictions that experts say could lead to thousands of flights being canceled as the government shutdown drags into day 37.
📌 The FAA announced major restrictions that experts say could lead to thousands of flights being canceled as the government shutdown drags into day 37.
November 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Gratitude to workers, working without pay. Honestly, the airline lobby needs to get on Board with releasing the Epstein files, or they should be funded this through a fairer tax rate. They make billions through government subsidy of TSA a service for them. and for our collective safety.
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Families are already hanging by a thread, but the sad truth is it’s about to get a lot worse when SNAP benefits don’t go out in November.
It’s time to find our local food banks and help out with donations and volunteer hours if you are able.
It’s time to find our local food banks and help out with donations and volunteer hours if you are able.
October 22, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Families are already hanging by a thread, but the sad truth is it’s about to get a lot worse when SNAP benefits don’t go out in November.
It’s time to find our local food banks and help out with donations and volunteer hours if you are able.
It’s time to find our local food banks and help out with donations and volunteer hours if you are able.
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-A living wage
-Guaranteed healthcare
-The right to join a union
-The right to vote
-The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family
-The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence
These are the foundations of real freedom.
-Guaranteed healthcare
-The right to join a union
-The right to vote
-The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family
-The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence
These are the foundations of real freedom.
October 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
-A living wage
-Guaranteed healthcare
-The right to join a union
-The right to vote
-The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family
-The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence
These are the foundations of real freedom.
-Guaranteed healthcare
-The right to join a union
-The right to vote
-The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family
-The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence
These are the foundations of real freedom.
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ACA enhanced premium tax credits make it possible for millions of Americans to afford healthcare insurance. If credits expire at the end of 2025, nearly 5 million people will lose coverage.
October 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
ACA enhanced premium tax credits make it possible for millions of Americans to afford healthcare insurance. If credits expire at the end of 2025, nearly 5 million people will lose coverage.
If you think taxes and race are unrelated, think again. Tax policy is a civil rights issue. Period.
@dorothyabrown.bsky.social's blog exposes how hidden inequities in the U.S. tax code mean Black Americans pay more while building less wealth. She also offers solutions. www.rwjf.org/en/insights/...
@dorothyabrown.bsky.social's blog exposes how hidden inequities in the U.S. tax code mean Black Americans pay more while building less wealth. She also offers solutions. www.rwjf.org/en/insights/...
October 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
If you think taxes and race are unrelated, think again. Tax policy is a civil rights issue. Period.
@dorothyabrown.bsky.social's blog exposes how hidden inequities in the U.S. tax code mean Black Americans pay more while building less wealth. She also offers solutions. www.rwjf.org/en/insights/...
@dorothyabrown.bsky.social's blog exposes how hidden inequities in the U.S. tax code mean Black Americans pay more while building less wealth. She also offers solutions. www.rwjf.org/en/insights/...
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I’ve been finding solace by stepping away from the headlines and spending time with the fighters. And so it was an honor to moderate @staceyabrams.com and @profmpastor.bsky.social at @eop.aspeninstitute.org's Future of Equal Opportunity conversation -- watch the convo: youtu.be/EGb6KgLlTAk?...
The Future of Equal Opportunity
YouTube video by The Aspen Institute
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September 30, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I’ve been finding solace by stepping away from the headlines and spending time with the fighters. And so it was an honor to moderate @staceyabrams.com and @profmpastor.bsky.social at @eop.aspeninstitute.org's Future of Equal Opportunity conversation -- watch the convo: youtu.be/EGb6KgLlTAk?...
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"We are facing an all-out war on workers," EPI's @jensherer.bsky.social told America's Work Force Union Podcast. “We’re in a situation right now where no workers can count on the federal government to protect their basic fundamental rights.”
Listen here: awf.labortools.com/listen/jenni...
Listen here: awf.labortools.com/listen/jenni...
Jennifer Sherer Warns of Unprecedented Attacks on Workers' Rights
The America’s Work Force Union Podcast is the nation’s premier daily labor program. Jennifer Sherer of the EPI joined us on today’s show.
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October 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
"We are facing an all-out war on workers," EPI's @jensherer.bsky.social told America's Work Force Union Podcast. “We’re in a situation right now where no workers can count on the federal government to protect their basic fundamental rights.”
Listen here: awf.labortools.com/listen/jenni...
Listen here: awf.labortools.com/listen/jenni...
21 states + D.C. are leading the way in securing dedicated state funding for kids and the programs that matter most. Children's Funding Project’s pioneering new paper shares their strategies for long-term success.
Let’s make our budgets match our values. childrensfundingproject.org/resource/sta...
Let’s make our budgets match our values. childrensfundingproject.org/resource/sta...
October 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
21 states + D.C. are leading the way in securing dedicated state funding for kids and the programs that matter most. Children's Funding Project’s pioneering new paper shares their strategies for long-term success.
Let’s make our budgets match our values. childrensfundingproject.org/resource/sta...
Let’s make our budgets match our values. childrensfundingproject.org/resource/sta...
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Parents know all too well that kids returning to school can mean colds and other sicknesses spreading. But did you know you may have a legal right to paid time off work to recover or care for a sick child?
Check out our map of paid sick time laws: www.abetterbalance.org/resources/ma...
Check out our map of paid sick time laws: www.abetterbalance.org/resources/ma...
September 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Parents know all too well that kids returning to school can mean colds and other sicknesses spreading. But did you know you may have a legal right to paid time off work to recover or care for a sick child?
Check out our map of paid sick time laws: www.abetterbalance.org/resources/ma...
Check out our map of paid sick time laws: www.abetterbalance.org/resources/ma...
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THIS is how it’s done. Go New Mexico. Go @ambersra.bsky.social
Free Child Care for All Is Impossible? Don’t Tell New Mexico.
The only state with such a program didn’t get there overnight. Years of action at the state Capitol and the ballot box set the stage. It’s a lesson for lawmakers in other states facing the fiscal chal...
www.governing.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
THIS is how it’s done. Go New Mexico. Go @ambersra.bsky.social
Best news of the week: Season 2 of #Squeezed is out now!
Host, @ynb.bsky.social explores the realities caregivers face today – from the joys, the impossible choices, and the reality of quite literally being squeezed. The lineup of guests is unmatched! 🔥
🎙️Listen here: lemonada.lnk.to/SqueezedTO
Host, @ynb.bsky.social explores the realities caregivers face today – from the joys, the impossible choices, and the reality of quite literally being squeezed. The lineup of guests is unmatched! 🔥
🎙️Listen here: lemonada.lnk.to/SqueezedTO
Squeezed with Yvette Nicole Brown
Every caregiving journey is unique, but the isolation, guilt, and exhaustion is universal. In Season 2 of Squeezed, Yvette Nicole Brown dives back into the everyday realities of caregivers today, from...
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October 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Best news of the week: Season 2 of #Squeezed is out now!
Host, @ynb.bsky.social explores the realities caregivers face today – from the joys, the impossible choices, and the reality of quite literally being squeezed. The lineup of guests is unmatched! 🔥
🎙️Listen here: lemonada.lnk.to/SqueezedTO
Host, @ynb.bsky.social explores the realities caregivers face today – from the joys, the impossible choices, and the reality of quite literally being squeezed. The lineup of guests is unmatched! 🔥
🎙️Listen here: lemonada.lnk.to/SqueezedTO
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The federal shutdown will impact people across the United States. NPR's network of member stations explains how these effects will be felt nationwide.
The federal government has shut down. Here's what will be affected across the country
The federal shutdown will impact people across the United States. NPR's network of member stations explains how these effects will be felt nationwide.
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October 1, 2025 at 11:32 AM
The federal shutdown will impact people across the United States. NPR's network of member stations explains how these effects will be felt nationwide.
Check out this amazing new Guide to State & Local Taxes from @itep.org! It breaks down the complexities of tax policy and paints a clear picture of how state and local taxes work so we can be better advocates for policies that help children and families thrive. Explore the guide: itep.org/tax-guide/
ITEP Guide to State & Local Taxes
The ITEP Guide to State & Local Taxes offers citizens, advocates, journalists, and policymakers a detailed primer on state and…
itep.org
October 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Check out this amazing new Guide to State & Local Taxes from @itep.org! It breaks down the complexities of tax policy and paints a clear picture of how state and local taxes work so we can be better advocates for policies that help children and families thrive. Explore the guide: itep.org/tax-guide/
Talk about meeting the moment – our partners over at National Black Child Development Institute are hosting a national conference, “Infinite Possibilities. Tangible Realities,” which brings together key voices of change and offers space for strategic discussions around systems change.
October 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Talk about meeting the moment – our partners over at National Black Child Development Institute are hosting a national conference, “Infinite Possibilities. Tangible Realities,” which brings together key voices of change and offers space for strategic discussions around systems change.
“Families aren’t broken, the economy is.” @nataliefoster.bsky.social said what needed to be said 👏.
Too often, we place the burden of structural problems on families—and that’s unacceptable. We must instead change the structures so that they support the health and well-being of families.
Too often, we place the burden of structural problems on families—and that’s unacceptable. We must instead change the structures so that they support the health and well-being of families.
October 2, 2025 at 1:58 PM
“Families aren’t broken, the economy is.” @nataliefoster.bsky.social said what needed to be said 👏.
Too often, we place the burden of structural problems on families—and that’s unacceptable. We must instead change the structures so that they support the health and well-being of families.
Too often, we place the burden of structural problems on families—and that’s unacceptable. We must instead change the structures so that they support the health and well-being of families.
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Immigrants strengthen America. Diversity matters. Kids should learn honest history. These aren’t partisan talking points — they’re majority views across the U.S., according to the new Heart of America Survey from @nche4all.bsky.social. https://bit.ly/3VYUTCw
Poll: Most Americans Share Values Of Fairness, Connection And Opportunity
The new Heart of America survey reveals that despite the perception of division, most Americans share values like fairness, connection and opportunity.
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September 19, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Immigrants strengthen America. Diversity matters. Kids should learn honest history. These aren’t partisan talking points — they’re majority views across the U.S., according to the new Heart of America Survey from @nche4all.bsky.social. https://bit.ly/3VYUTCw
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A federal judge blocked Trump's illegal move to push immigrant kids out of Head Start. This means children can keep learning and thriving without fear of being excluded—for now.
But the fight isn't over. We'll keep advocating until every child's right to early education is secure.
But the fight isn't over. We'll keep advocating until every child's right to early education is secure.
NWLC Applauds Nationwide Injunction Halting Trump Administration's Illegal Attempt to Deny Immigrant Children Access to Head Start - National Women's Law Center
Washington, DC – A federal judge today issued a temporary nationwide injunction stopping the Trump administration from implementing or enforcing a policy that would prevent certain immigrant children ...
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September 18, 2025 at 6:36 PM
A federal judge blocked Trump's illegal move to push immigrant kids out of Head Start. This means children can keep learning and thriving without fear of being excluded—for now.
But the fight isn't over. We'll keep advocating until every child's right to early education is secure.
But the fight isn't over. We'll keep advocating until every child's right to early education is secure.