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Black Moms Can (BMC) Program Turns Everyday Mothers into Paid Influencers, Creating a New Path to Wealth and Representation

Inclusion Solutions Incorporated (ISC) launches a people-powered alternative to fading DEI programs, starting with Black moms at the center of the movement Nationwide — As corporations slash Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) budgets, one Black-owned public benefit company is making sure the movement doesn’t stall — it’s shifting the power to the people, starting with Black mothers. Inclusion Solutions Incorporated (ISC), founded by community advocate and author Lee F. Cameron, is placing its flagship Black Moms Can (BMC) Network front […]

todayAugust 9, 2025

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States with restrictive abortion laws often have less reliable safety nets for mothers and young children

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — States with restrictive abortion laws generally have more porous safety nets for mothers and young children, according to recent research and an analysis by The Associated Press. Tennessee is an example of how this plays out. Tennessee residents of childbearing age are more likely to live in maternal care deserts and face overall doctor shortages. Women, infants and children are less likely to be enrolled in a government nutrition program known as WIC. And Tennessee is […]

todayDecember 31, 2024

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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee’s daughter seeks to finish mother’s term

HOUSTON (AP) — The daughter of the late U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who died last month after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, will seek to finish her mother’s term in office. Erica Lee Carter submitted paperwork by Thursday’s deadline to be a candidate in a special election in which voters will choose who will complete Jackson Lee’s two-year term representing the Houston congressional district. Carter, like her mother, is running as a Democrat. Paperwork filed with the Texas Secretary of […]

todayAugust 25, 2024