Entrenched racism is making the U.S. sicker ([link removed])
- The U.S. health care system has codified racism since its pre-Reconstruction beginnings, when treatment was used as a means of controlling newly freed Black Americans. Today, Black citizens must navigate institutions that still devalue their lives, pain, and needs -- and it's making our country sicker.
- Read the story: [link removed]

Want more?
- Retweet Health Care Voter's thread to demand equity for Black Americans in the health care system: [link removed]
- Listen to The Daily's story about the long history of racial health disparities in the U.S. -- and what it means today: [link removed]
- Learn more about the issues Black women and girls face in receiving care by following Black Mamas Matter ([link removed]) and the Black Women's Health Imperative on Twitter: [link removed]

In Case You Missed It

Read
- Trump's allies in the Senate have been quietly working to confirm as many of the president's underqualified, extremist judicial appointees to courts across the U.S. as possible. Read the Center for American Progress' recent report to learn more about what the lack of a diverse judiciary means for the nation: [link removed]
- Determine whether or not Facebook is actually invested in (and using impactfully!) its fact-checking program. (Let's be real: it's not.): [link removed]
- In an unsurprisingly Nixon-esque move, Trump fired a number of witnesses key to the impeachment case against him earlier this month. Find out what his "Friday Night Massacre" could mean for democratic systems in the U.S.: [link removed]

Watch
- Watch this video from Tax March to help raise awareness about the barriers that keep Black Americans from accruing wealth: [link removed]
- See an author break down how voter suppression targets students and minority communities across the U.S.: [link removed]
- Learn about the movement for criminal justice reform without fear with actor Jesse Williams: [link removed]

Listen:
- Get educated about all the incredible work women around the country are doing to elect the next president on Your Primary Playlist: [link removed]
- Don't understand the difference between, and the intersections of, the gender wage gap and the wealth gap? Getting Curious With Jonathan Van Ness breaks down the facts: [link removed]
- The 2020 Democratic presidential primary has an historic number of women running for President. Learn about the women who paved the way: Margaret Chase Smith, Shirley Chisholm, and Pat Schroeder, on Throughline: [link removed]

Do:
- The Voting Rights Act just celebrated its 55th anniversary, but voting rights are still being eroded. Tell your senators to protect access to democracy by passing the Voting Rights Advancement Act: [link removed]
- Stop the Trump administration from extending the 2017 Trump tax for another decade and slashing Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security by calling your Member of Congress: [link removed]
- Use this tool to see if Trump is focused on issues that matter to you or his own priorities: [link removed]

What's Moving:
- A federal appeals court has ruled states' work requirements for recipients of Medicaid are unlawful. The decision sets up a fight over Trump's 2021 budget proposal, which included similar, expanded Medicaid work requirements.
- Learn more: [link removed]



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