Posts tagged: family matters

There are 28 post tagged family matters

Marley Dias, Whitewashing, and #1000BlackGirlBooks

Jan 28, 2016 / Natasha Ivery / Our Folks

Reading is fundamental, and always has been. I love to read and recently bought four new books I can’t wait to dive into. Literacy can be considered a … Read More

This “classist, sexist, anti-child” California Policy Must Go

Sep 10, 2015 / Carley Towne / Our Folks

Over twenty years ago, California was swept up in the fervor of President Clinton’s “welfare reform” policies, and, following suit, cut welfare to low income … Read More

Child Free by Choice

Apr 30, 2015 / Paul Brink / Our Folks

Our society is based in many ways on children and families. Our culture devotes massive amounts of time and resources to the raising of children. … Read More

California's Cruel Policy that Keeps Families in Poverty

Apr 10, 2015 / Thelma Hernandez / Our Folks

At the end of last month SB 23 passed its first committee in the California Legislature. For those of you who don’t know, SB 23 … Read More

Public Assistance is Reproductive Justice

Apr 09, 2015 / Paul Brink / Our Folks

Recently, my home state of Kansas passed a law that places several restrictions on the usage of benefits received from the Temporary Assistance for Needy … Read More

How to Deal With Ignorant Comments From Loved Ones

Jan 06, 2015 / Robyn Smith / Our Folks

I celebrated my two week holiday break from school by going back home and spending time with my family. I loved seeing them and was … Read More

To Shop or Not to Shop?

Nov 20, 2014 / Paul Brink / Our Folks

With Thanksgiving only a week away, people are already starting to talk about their opinions on Black Friday. Much has been said about Black Friday … Read More

RJ Tech Talk: Male Contraceptive Pill

Nov 12, 2014 / Tristan Cimini / Our Folks

Hooray! Male birth control will be available by 2017. What is male birth control? The Parsemus Foundation, a company that works on making healthcare affordable, is … Read More

RJ Tech Talk: Egg Freezing

Oct 29, 2014 / Tristan Cimini / Our Folks

As new technology is being developed for reproductive health, many questions come up as to how each product can fit into the framework justice. Technology’s … Read More

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