I hope my personal essay about my son’s racial identity formation as a black child who looks white speaks to you and helps you to see him and others like him again for the first time.
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Myra Jones-Taylor, PhD
@myrajonestaylor
Chief Policy Impact Officer | Also writing about child care as '22 | anthropologist | NorCal by birth & disposition | Tweets are mine
Washington, DCJoined December 2013
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#2022NAFellow on why she applied to become a National Fellow. Interested in applying to the Class of 2023? Learn more here: newamerica.org/fellows/briefs
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She insisted on doing Day 13 of #ywamove with me in the basement this morning. Thank you . Thank you Benji. (And thank you Schuyler!) Can’t wait for Day 14.
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Engracia meant so much to our community. Her death was avoidable, yet airlines continue to get away with treating people with disabilities as second-rate citizens. We will not accept this any longer. Reporting by . latimes.com/california/sto #CareCantWait
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. is a lifelong educator, was President Obama’s Secretary of Education, and is a dear friend. Now he’s running for Governor of Maryland. Give his powerful story a listen and follow him to support his candidacy.
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You know what hurts workers more than the cost of milk? The cost of childcare.
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This is devastating news. Please read the entire letter and then sign the petition to hold accountable. I stand in solidarity with . I am sending you all prayers of strength and love as you mourn the loss of your friend and fellow fighter.
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We wrote this statement a few days ago about the passing of Engracia Figueroa. We are meeting, mourning, strategizing. Thank you to all who have shared. More soon. Love and solidarity. #JusticeForEngracia domesticemployers.org/hand-in-hand-g
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The U.S. is currently one of six countries in the WORLD without a national paid leave program.
Time to change that. RT if you think we need paid leave for families.
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It’s a beautiful day to finally pass paid family and medical leave in the United States.
It’s the smart thing, AND the right thing.
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Get yourself a team who makes you ugly cry during your final meeting w/ them. Farewell Policy Center . Thank you for the opportunity to amplify your brilliance, excellence, creativity, doggedness, & unwavering commitment to babies & families. Beyond proud to work w/ u
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I believe I wore it better @BobMehr @SenatorSinema twitter.com/BobMehr/status…
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I'm tellin' y'all, it's not over. The only reason we can say that, though, is because of folks' outrage. Keep it up. They're listening. We cannot truly #BuildBackBetter without #PaidLeaveForAll. Thank you to all the MOC👇🏾who are showing up for babies, parents, & caregivers.
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.@rosadelauro @RepLawrence @RepEscobar @RepSylviaGarcia @RepPressley @RepBarbaraLee @RepJudyChu @RepMaloney @RepSaraJacobs @janschakowsky and I issued the following statement on the critical need for paid leave
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I have an entire chapter of my book dedicated to this very issue.👇🏾
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Dear @nytimes please stop referring to early childhood education as “child care and education,” as was done in your morning email today. Children learn, adults care and teach in all the places they are. #ECE
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👇🏾 I’m team Amy Jo after seeing this! I hear West Virginia is looking for a new senator in 2025. I hope to be hearing a lot more from .
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For our economy to work, we need an infrastructure that cares about its workers. The new episode of @theproblem is now streaming on Apple TV+ @theproblemwithjonstewart @jonstewart
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"...#Paidleave is a critical pillar of this agenda, & leaving it out of the framework would undermine our ability to support families & babies at a critical time in their development...Parents are demanding this change & we continue to fight to make it a reality. 6/
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“We applaud these transformative investments. HOWEVER, we are disappointed that #paidleave has been left out of this framework. We need every piece of the big, bold baby agenda we have advocated for in order to make real change. 5/
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"And after generations of leaving Black and Brown babies and families with low income behind, these policies will lift up our equity efforts to ensure that all our children have greater access to the early developmental and economic support they lack today. 4/
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"The landmark expanded #ChildTaxCredit, our single greatest tool against child poverty in decades – will continue, changing the life trajectory of millions of young children. 3/
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"...We will finally build the strong foundation our #childcare system needs to evolve into a robust program for years to come. Parents will finally be able to rely on high-quality, affordable options, & child care providers will receive the wages their critical work deserves. 2/
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“Today’s announcement begins to make the promise of this admin a reality. At long last, our gov is putting families & children first & making them a nat'l priority. This framework will provide parents & caregivers w/ the support they need to help their children thrive. 1/
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Read our statement: zerotothree.org/resources/4230 #ThinkBabiesandAct #BuildBackBetter #CareCantWait
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Billionaires won't be taxed.
Women won't get time off after they give birth.
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You better recognize! My girls and know what’s up and aren’t afraid to say it. Read the full thread and article.👇🏾#SavePaidLeave
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A 74-year-old man has blocked universal paid leave bit.ly/3pJlowR
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And we would rather tell almost a million babies to get over their mothers having to go back to work 2 weeks after they're born...
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Just so I’m getting this straight, we would rather mess with the livelihoods of 10s of millions of people in this country than piss off 700 people by asking them to pay their fair share. Ok. #TaxTheRich nytimes.com/2021/10/27/us/
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Right now on the floor, Gillibrand and Murray working Manchin
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Just so I’m getting this straight, we would rather mess with the livelihoods of 10s of millions of people in this country than piss off 700 people by asking them to pay their fair share. Ok. #TaxTheRich
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., Sen , , , & , babies aren’t a bargaining chip. They can’t wait for #PaidLeave and their needs shouldn't be sacrificed in negotiations. It's past time for #PaidLeaveforAll. #WorkingFamiliesNeedPaidLeave #ThinkBabiesandAct
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Millions of workers are ready and willing to do the infrastructure jobs needed to power our recovery from COVID - but they shouldn’t leave home without the security of paid leave for family medical emergencies.
Tell your stories with #WorkingFamiliesNeedPaidLeave!
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This is not over.
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Sen. Patty Murray joins Gillibrand in refusing to accept news that Manchin is forcing paid leave out of the bill: "We are not going to allow one or two men to tell women, millions of them in this country, that they can't have paid leave."
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We don’t even allow puppies to leave their parent until it’s developmentally appropriate.
Most childcare centers won’t take children under six weeks.
Yet, we offer no guarantee of paid leave to families. This is barbaric and inhumane!
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Let’s make this clear: Cutting paid leave out of the #buildbackbetter bill means leaving behind women and families. There is no “recovery” if we leave behind those who have endured the brunt of the pandemic’s economic hardships. We need #PaidLeaveForAll.
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Families lose an estimated $22.5 billion dollars per year because they don’t have adequate paid leave, and the economy loses trillions when women’s labor force participation is reduced. By expanding paid family leave, #BuildBackBetterAct strengthens family economic security.
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My story is not unique, which is why #PaidLeaveForAll is one of the most popular policies in #BuildBackBetter. , & , #PaidLeave would be the end of tragic stories like mine for working families across the country. #carecantwait 2/2
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That’s my dad on the left, weeks before he died of cancer. My parents were small business owners w/o #PaidLeave. My mom worked all day while my dad stayed home dying alone. I rushed home everyday in the final weeks of my senior year of high school to take care of him. 1/2
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A new report found that if the expanded #ChildTaxCredit is not extended, five million children with veteran or active-duty parents will receive a reduced credit or no credit at all.
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Here’s the question: do we want to continue subsidizing billionaires’ vanity trips to space or do we want to invest in #paidleave, #childcare, the #childtaxcredit, & #hcbs? Simple answer: #TaxTheRich #PayYourFairShare #CareCantWait #PaidLeaveForAll
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As we fight to #SavePaidLeave a reminder that there is nothing inevitable about the status quo.
Billionaires grew 70% RICHER during the pandemic. Policies to #TaxtheRich are popular w/bipartisan majorities.
Our leaders need to put families over billionaires' wealth.
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BREAKING: America's billionaires have officially grown $2 trillion (70%) richer during the pandemic
March 2020: 614 billionaires worth $2.9 trillion
October 2021: 745 billionaires worth $5 trillion
They pay an effective tax rate of 8%, per WH. We need to tax billionaire wealth.
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Your policymakers can address #childpoverty with an extended #ChildTaxCredit, but they need to hear from you NOW! Urge your Member of Congress to pass a refundable #ChildTaxCredit in the #BuildBackBetter Act! go.thinkbabies.org/BBB #ThinkBabiesandAct #CareCantWait
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We’re thankful for policymakers like who are pushing to keep the #ChildTaxCredit fully refundable, so families with young children have access to funds that can help them address basic needs like food, shelter, diapers, and more.
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