Sharline and Julie share their personal reflections on the Texas abortion ban and what it means to them, especially as women of color. We also provide updates around COVID and President Biden’s latest federal vaccine mandate, and we break down the irony of states like Mississippi opposing the mandate.

We also shine a light on the stories that are giving us hope, from Senate candidate for Wisconsin Mandela Barnes’ poll performance to Virginia’s leadership in protecting voting rights. We close out with a gut check on the California recall and thankfully we can all stop holding our breath as Governor Gavin Newsom holds onto his seat!

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Democracy in Color // Fola Onifade – What the Texas Abortion Ban Means to me as a Black Woman https://democracyincolor.com/blog/2021/9/10/what-the-texas-abortion-ban-means-to-me-as-a-black-woman

19th News // Shefali Luthra and Candace Norwood – Inside the Republican strategy for rolling out abortion bans in more states https://19thnews.org/2021/09/inside-the-republican-strategy-for-rolling-out-abortion-bans-in-more-states/

19th News // Chabeli Charrazana – How abortion restrictions like Texas’ push pregnant people into poverty https://19thnews.org/2021/09/abortion-economy-poverty-texas-law/

19th News // Candance Norwood – Department of Justice sues Texas over abortion ban https://19thnews.org/2021/09/department-of-justice-sues-texas-over-abortion-ban/

The New York Times // Roni Caryn Rabin – Answers to Questions about the Texas Abortion Ban https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/01/health/texas-abortion-law-facts.html

Texas Tribune // Alexa Ura, Jason Kao, Carla Astudillo and Chris Essig – People of color make up 95% of Texas’ population growth, and cities and suburbs are booming, 2020 census shows https://texastribune.org/2021/08/12/texas-2020-census/

The New York Times // Sheryl Stolberg – G.O.P. Seethes at Biden Mandate, Even in States Requiring Other Vaccines https://nytimes.com/2021/09/12/us/politics/vaccine-mandates-republicans.html

The New York Times // Jack Healy, Richard Fausset and J. David Goodman – Biden’s Sweeping Vaccine Mandates Infuriate Republican Governors https://nytimes.com/2021/09/10/us/republicans-biden-covid.html

The New York Times // Tracking Coronavirus in Mississippi: Latest Map and Case Count https://nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/mississippi-covid-cases.html

The New York Times // Tracking Coronavirus in Texas: Latest Map and Case Count https://nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/texas-covid-cases.html

FiveThirtyEight // Latest Polls Of The California Recall Election https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/california-recall-polls/?cid=rrpromo