Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" brings to Black women, including limiting reproductive care, maternal healthcare, and access to supplemental assistance programs such as WIC and SNAP.
While Trump turns 1600 Pennsylvania Ave into a pay-per-view party palace, Black, Brown, and poor folks are being left to fend for themselves.
In many ways, the decision leaves Medicaid recipients without recourse in states with leadership fixated on defunding Planned Parenthood or otherwise instituting political litmus tests for healthcare.
Let’s talk about the truth that makes people uncomfortable: the single largest racial group on Medicaid is white.
Republicans think it’s a beautiful idea to invest in the wealthy and cut $880 billion from Medicaid and $330 billion from SNAP.
Proposed cuts to Medicaid will cause many individuals, families and communities to suffer for that very reason--poverty.
Joni Ernst replied, "We're all going to die," to a constituent who expressed concern about the potential cuts to Medicaid.
The Black maternal health crisis continues to proliferate across the nation. Black women experience more pregnancy complications and higher maternal mortality rates than white women.
Thousands of Black mothers remain unable to access high-quality postpartum care.
A U.N. report rebuked the Trump administration for pursuing policies to remove the safety net for millions of poor people at a time when poverty is getting worse.
Since Black women in the U.S. are the most likely to die from pregnancy-related complications, how we talk about race, risk, and maternal death matters.
House Speaker Paul Ryan wants to cut holes in the social safety net during the 2018 legislative session.
