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Politics

109 men have been mayor of New York. Maya Wiley says it’s time to elect a Black woman.

The former Bill de Blasio aide released a new campaign video urging voters to ‘put their money where their mouth is’

By Anne Branigin

Spotlight

Nia Dennis rejected ‘cookie cutter’ White gymnastics. Her Black Lives Matter-inspired routine is going viral.

A ‘certain look’ is prized in gymnastics, Dennis says. For years, she was told she didn’t have it.

By Caroline Kitchener

Health

What happens in relationships after miscarriage? These couples told us.

About 10 to 20 percent of known pregnancies end in miscarriages

By Pooja Shah

News

Stimulus checks could change survivors’ lives. Some abusers are withholding them, advocates say.

‘It basically perpetuates the abuse,’ one expert said

By Anne Branigin

Health

Many women of color say it’s hard find a therapist who gets them. Here are resources to help.

Mental health professionals are overwhelmingly White

By Ingrid Cruz

Spotlight

The woman behind Michelle Obama’s instantly iconic hair

‘I know the importance that hair holds,’ Yene Damtew said

By Anne Branigin

First-person  //  Perspective

Some friendships aren’t worth keeping. Here’s how to let them go.

2020 made me realize how much some friends were draining my energy

By Hope Lewis

Life  //  Perspective

The Color of Money with Michelle Singletary: Should I be paying down debt or saving up?

The Washington Post’s award-winning personal-finance columnist tackles your money concerns

By Michelle Singletary

Comics  //  Perspective

I’m hard of hearing. The pandemic has introduced unique challenges — but I’m learning to overcome them.

There are already lots of roadblocks in society for people with disabilities

By Shan Horan

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