As we write this, it looks very promising that the two Senate races in Georgia will go to the Democratic candidates. This will give the new administration of Biden and Harris a much easier time in addressing many of the causes that Leading Ladies support: homelessness, food insecurity, universal health care, equitable education, prison reform, and humane immigration laws. We rejoice in that good news…

As we look around us and plan a holiday season like none ever, we remember how lucky we are to have roofs over our heads and food in our refrigerators. We hope that is true for all of you as well. It is truly heartbreaking and astonishing that so many of our neighbors and fellow Americans are struggling with hunger, joblessness, and having a place to call home in our land of plenty…

While we are optimistic that a new Secretary of Education under President-Elect Joe Biden’s administration will understand more profoundly and care more deeply about the needs of children in this country, we understand that the dispersal of funds and resources for schools is primarily decided at the local and state level. That means that whether one town or city receives more than another per child will not be legislated…

As we look forward to giving thanks this week, albeit in altered venues with fewer people around our tables, we think about those in our land of plenty who are homeless, hungry, jobless, and without adequate health care. Administrators of nonprofit agencies advise that the best donations are financial rather than of goods, so that they may be used where most needed…

With less than a week until Election Day, our message this week is simple. Be a pest. Remind everyone you know to vote for candidates who support positions they believe in. For us, this means voting for local, state, and national candidates who are committed to access for all to quality education, health care, food, and housing; to sensible gun control laws and humane immigration laws; to reproductive rights for women; and to protecting and restoring the environment…

Former President Barack Obama took to the airwaves last week to deliver a strong and compelling message to pass on.

Two years ago, a group of students from RAW Art Works , a wonderful program for underserved youth in Lynn, created an installation entitled “Seat at the Table.” It honored Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to the US Congress and the first Black major-party candidate to run for President of the United States. Chisholm famously said, “If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair."