May 21, 2013

Sewell’s Election a Payoff for Black Women’s Political Progress, Struggle

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*Terri Sewell stood out last month among the newly elected congressional lawmakers waiting to be sworn in inside the House chamber. Almost everyone in the crowd was white and male. Not Sewell, who made history that day as the first black woman from Alabama to take the congressional oath of office. Fifteen black women are [...]




Joint Center Calls for Policy Changes to Boost Involvement of Fathers in Black Families

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*Charging that single parenthood is “an epidemic” in African American communities, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies has released a report calling for a change in private and government policies which will increase the involvement of fathers in child rearing – starting with pregnancy. The report was released by the Center’s Commission on [...]