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Mekdes Maryam Amare is a feminist, community activist and mom working to end oppression. She is based in the Mid-Atlantic.
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Feature
Why Is Planned Parenthood Endorsing a White Man with a Shaky Record Over a Pro-Choice Black Woman?
Kerri Evelyn Harris is gaining momentum in an insurgent campaign to oust centrist Sen. Thomas Carper (D-Delaware), who voted for the "partial birth" abortion ban. But she won't have the help of Planned Parenthood.
Mekdes Maryam Amare
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Labor
Holyoke Teachers Union President: ‘We Will Not Let Them Take Over Our Schools’
Mekdes Maryam Amare