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I didn’t fully commit to my married name until my daughter started kindergarten
Each week the Reckon Women newsletter includes a column from an Alabama woman, in collaboration with See Jane Write. Click here to sign up for [...]
Will the stimulus package address inequities in the South?
It’s possible that this could be the latest economic downturn to deepen historic inequities, not address them.
I fight with my fingertips
Each week the Reckon Women newsletter includes a column from an Alabama woman, in collaboration with See Jane Write. Click here to sign up [...]
The South’s rural hospitals need a lifeline
The South is a region where few states have expanded Medicaid, a decision driven in part by the politics of expanding a program tied to the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
How exotic dancing helped me succeed in corporate America
Each week the Reckon Women newsletter includes a column from an Alabama woman, in collaboration with See Jane Write. Click here to sign up [...]
What is wealth?
If you watched this week’s episode of Money Talks, you know we explored what wealth actually is. (Spoiler alert: wealth and money are not the [...]
Southerners from eight states demand Medicaid expansion
Activists from eight Southern states have formed a new coalition to urge Medicaid expansion. Of the 12 states that have not expanded Medicaid since the [...]
Absentee voting, the USPS, and COVID-19: How to ensure your vote counts
The USPS is warning states that the federal government's defunding of its services could affect the 2020 election by delaying mail-in ballots. Many had hoped [...]
Reckon Women reflects on first year while looking ahead
https://youtu.be/XPsW5MVJG00 Earlier this year, the first anniversary of Reckon Women quietly passed while we all navigated life during a pandemic and racial justice uprisings [...]
Haylie McCleney of THIS IS US SOFTBALL on The Reckon Interview Live
Morris, Ala. native and professional softball player Haylie McCleney talks softball, growing up in Alabama, and how she & her teammates turned a politically decisive tweet into a movement combining softball and racial inequality & social justice awareness with THIS IS US SOFTBALL.
Have you ever had a sandwich at Montgomery's Scott Street Deli?
The little Alabama deli where everybody knows your name
Montgomery's Scott Street Deli may be off the beaten path, but its sandwiches are spot-on.
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Neighbors stepped up to feed and aid neighbors after what Alabama state Sen. Chris Elliot, R-Daphne, called a "critical failure in emergency management" in response to Hurricane Sally.
Residents step up to help where government aid is slow to arrive
Supplies sent by emergency officials were late upon arriving to areas in Baldwin County hardest hit by Hurricane Sally. Folks have set up makeshift ki...
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The 680-mile "virtual route" of the Womxn Run the Vote relay takes runners from the MLK Jr. National Historic Park in Atlanta to the National Museum of African American History in D.C. Runners track their participation through a platform called Racery.
‘Running is political’: Meet the women running 680 miles to get Black voters to the polls
10,000 people will run a virtual race this week to raise funds for Black Voters Matter.
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Reckon Women is launching a monthly virtual speaker series!
Host Abbey Crain will interview extraordinary Southern women on how to Be Better at things like finance, democracy and being brave. Our Oct. 1 panel is with the women of the Wealth Edit.
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Be Better at Personal Finance with The Wealth Edit
The Wealth Edit joins Reckon|Women to talk about how our finances are changing post-pandemic.
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Hey y'all, Reckon's got new merch available in our store! Show your Reckon pride while promoting democracy!
Order our new "Vote or the Devil Will Get You" mask today.
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