“They kind of treat us like it’s part of the comment section. Like you can just say what you want as if we have no authority or expertise that we are drawing on."

Congratulations to @19thnews.org's @nadrakn.bsky.social for receiving Los Angeles Press Club's Southern California Journalism Award for telling the story of Angélica Reyes' - an immigrant teacher facing the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.

Since the nation’s independence, male sex workers have been intertwined with America’s history. Their existence has been reviled, criminalized, and scapegoated, but rarely acknowledged openly. From @rewirenewsgroup.com:

What was once an online subculture largely confined to the darkest peripherals of internet forums has now emerged as a cultural and political force. And women professors are experiencing it firsthand.

Are you trying to reckon with this 250th anniversary? I invite you to watch @19thnews.org's Revolutionary event led by @errinhaines.bsky.social w/ leading storytellers on how the past continues to shape our understanding of democracy, belonging and power.

The new policy is designed to help kids grow their savings, & some babies get $1,000 to start. Here's how they work, who is eligible and what you need to open one. The policy has limitations — higher-income families are more likely to benefit. We discuss that too here: 19thnews.org/2026/07/trum...

My final Revolutionary column is here. I hope you will read and share. 19thnews.org/2026/07/revo...

I’ve covered Black women and democracy for much of my career. And in my time at The 19th, I’ve kept returning to one idea: The journey to belonging is the unfinished business of our democracy.

Here’s what to know about birth-related tourism in the United States, how the Trump administration has moved to limit it and what they are talking about doing next.

The accounts are designed to help families grow a savings for children from the time they’re born, capitalizing on the 20 years or so they presumably have before entering the workforce. But exactly how far-reaching the policy will be in practice remains an open question.

Barring pregnant tourists from entering the country is getting new attention after the Supreme Court rejected Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship rights: 19thnews.org/2026/07/birt... via @19thnews.org

Capris, polka dot dresses and smart glasses? A new collaboration between Kylie Jenner and Meta might not make it onto a list of the summer's hottest trends, but it is generating a lot of online buzz. https://www.instagram.com/p/DaQ1_c3H_wA/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Many Americans will be celebrating our democracy this weekend — some as a finished product. But LaTosha Brown knows the right to vote, perhaps the most tangible expression of our citizenship, remains unequal for all. The latest from @errinhaines.bsky.social:

Women disproportionately make up the safety net that fills in where the government doesn’t. For many of them, federal policy changes are making their jobs more challenging than ever.

With her victory over Rep. Diana DeGette, 29-year-old Melat Kiros is the second democratic socialist to beat an incumbent progressive Democratic House member this month. https://bit.ly/4p1qxNB

Legal advocates celebrated on Tuesday after the Supreme Court upheld the long-settled understanding of the 14th Amendment’s right to birthright citizenship. But for some immigrant parents of U.S.-born children, the anxiety will linger.

The next frontier of the fight for the Democratic Party is in Denver, where Rep. Diana DeGette, a 15-term incumbent, is facing her most serious primary challenge yet from Kiros, a 29-year-old democratic socialist and first-time candidate.

An estimated 250,000 babies are born on U.S. soil to immigrant parents without authorization each year. Narrowing the scope of birthright citizenship would have threatened to expand the number of people living in the country without authorization for generations.

Over nearly 30 years of professional tennis, Williams revolutionized the women’s game with her powerful style, empowered a new generation of Black children to pursue the sport and helped redefine motherhood in elite athletics. Her return, she said, is for her daughters.

While the issue of trans participation in sports has grown increasingly contentious nationwide since 2020, advocates insist that trans athletes make up just a fraction of overall competitors. Trans athletes accounted for “less than 10” of half a million college athletes in the country. @19thnews.org

The Supreme Court ruled against two transgender athletes who sued their states to be allowed to participate in sports alongside other girls and women.

I briefly caught up with Rep. Diana DeGette last week — she told me she was "optimistic" about beating primary challenger Melat Kiros on Tuesday “Denver, Colorado, is not New York City," she said when I asked her about last week's results in NYC 19thnews.org/2026/06/mela...

A new study found women under 30 who received the high-risk HPV vaccine have a next to zero risk of dying from cervical cancer. This finding comes at a time when the United States is facing an escalating anti-vaccination push, including against that very vaccine. https://bit.ly/4fdzjUn

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected President Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn a 2023 jury verdict that he sexually abused and defamed the writer E. Jean Carroll. The decision means the president now has the legal duty to pay the $5 million jury verdict in Carroll’s favor.

I am looking for women of color, particularly BIPOC, to interview about early Alzheimer’s diagnosis — That is, diagnosis before symptoms progressed significantly and how it has changed how you live your life. 1/3

Environmental health experts have consistently said there is no scientific evidence that abortion medication causes harm to the environment — or to humans.

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that President Donald Trump could not fire Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook — at least for now. Here's more about Cook and why Trump is trying to remove her from her post:

Mass deportations, workplace raids, and the erosion of protections for various categories of humanitarian immigrants have reshaped everyday life for communities across the Bay Area, injecting fear into routines as ordinary as the walk to school. From @eltimpano.bsky.social:

“I’m most proud that my career lasted long enough for me to see little girls grow up watching SportsCenter, enter this business, and succeed in it,” Cohn said in a statement. https://bit.ly/4wdCDFH

Texas students are inching closer to attending social studies and reading classes that minimize racial, geographic and cultural diversity while emphasizing the Bible. This story was originally published in @texastribune.org: https://bit.ly/43TxG90

"If you buy one book for the next seven days, I think that it should be bell hooks’ ‘Communion.’ And then you get the added bonus of learning about feminist theory and not about James David’s relationship to ‘Catholicism’” Caro Claire Burke says. https://bit.ly/4wbr4yN

In the lead-up to our country’s 250th anniversary, The 19th has been reexamining our nation’s founding and its unfulfilled promises. Show your support for independent journalism today, and your gift will graciously be matched by board member Ann Walker Marchant. 19thne.ws/summermatch

Many have heard of the Battle of Little Bighorn — which happened 150 years ago today — but few know about the women who fought to defend their people. https://bit.ly/3StHjZB

How are moms juggling the planning and costs of summer break as everything gets more expensive? Join our economy and child care reporter @chabeli.bsky.social for a Reddit AMA at 1 p.m. ET! https://bit.ly/4uWRByY

⭐ NEW PODCAST EPISODE! ⭐ This News is So Gay (6/24/26): Framing Data on LGBTQ+ Equality and What to Actually *DO* With the Numbers. Featuring: @jazzmyth.bsky.social (@19thnews.org) and @hcomeriato.bsky.social (@thebuckeyeflame.com) thebuckeyeflame.com/2026/06/24/t...

Ten years ago today, on June 24, 2016, President Barack Obama designated the site of the Stonewall uprising a national monument, the first to specifically recognize a moment in LGBTQ+ history. https://bit.ly/4afWfR5

After Mylissa McNeill miscarried it was the beginning of a health crisis that plagues her to this day and that she blames, at least in part, on hospitals’ reluctance to provide miscarriage management care that might run afoul of state abortion bans. From @stateline.org:

Tuesday’s primaries were a major test for Mamdani and his political clout, a year after the 34-year-old upstart democratic socialist pulled off a successful campaign to defeat former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Despite its significance, Mendez v. Westminster has remained largely unknown to the public for decades. And the individuals striving to keep this history alive stand out in their own right.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday refused to sign bipartisan housing legislation until Congress passes the SAVE America Act, again pushing for an election bill that Senate Republican leaders have said doesn’t have the necessary votes.

In midterm races from Texas to Maine, Democrats and at least one Republican are running against Epstein and “the Epstein class.” https://bit.ly/4ags9wN

Claire Valdez, a democratic socialist state lawmaker, won a competitive primary for a safely blue NYC-based House seat, @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social projects. She was endorsed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Sen. Bernie Sanders and the New York City Democratic Socialists of America. https://bit.ly/4uRUQHG

It costs about $70,000 each year to imprison one person in the United States. For women, who are the fastest-growing incarcerated population in the country, that cost is 25 to 75 percent higher, according to a new report shared with The 19th. https://bit.ly/4oKpuBy

Michigan is one of a small but growing number of states to concentrate on male success. In Maryland launched an initiative to recruit and retain male teachers. And Utah is centering male mental health and educational opportunities. This story was published with @hechingerreport.org:

Recipients of proceeds from the festival will include the Black Mamas Matter Alliance, the Center for Reproductive Rights, the National Women’s Law Center and Planned Parenthood. https://bit.ly/4oEYljf

One 2024 survey of state court judges found that 70.9 percent of women state judges reported feeling threatened as a result of a ruling, compared to 60.4 percent of men state judges.

Moms take us behind the real cost of summer break, from finding caregiving to staggering time off work and even traveling out of the country. “The administration of this has exploded in terms of the burden on mothers.” 19thnews.org/2026/06/plan...

Black farmers have lost millions of acres since the early 1900s. Despite the policy hurdles, Black women are still sowing seeds for land and farming projects. This story was produced in collaboration with @wgbh.org: https://bit.ly/4vSPrRz

The deaths of Rebecca Fackler, Ashley Hoath and Khaira Howard have spurred Michigan lawmakers, advocates and families to speak out about healthcare conditions in Huron Valley.

The work of the American Revolution is ongoing, and @errinhaines.bsky.social is considering what it might look like to include those initially left out of our origin story and Declaration of Independence. It is in this spirit that she offers a new declaration — one centered on belonging.