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Fighting for Change in a Child Care Desert (with Camille Bennett)
Listen to full podcast here: https://omny.fm/shows/no-one-is-coming-to-save-us/fighting-for-change-in-a-child-care-desert-with-ca?t=0s Transcript SPEAKERS Gloria Riviera, Camille Bennett. Gloria Riviera 01:26 Good morning. I am driving home from the grocery store. Does anyone else feel like they are always at the grocery store? I’m always at the grocery store. If there is ever like God forbid a missing persons out for me, I mean head straight to the Safeway. You will probab
Oct 23, 202526 min read
Project Say Something awarded Affordable Care Act Grant to assist minorities
https://www.waff.com/2021/11/05/project-say-something-assist-people-during-open-enrollment-awarded-through-affordable-care-act-grant/ By DeAndria Turner Published: Nov. 4, 2021 at 8:52 PM CDT FLORENCE, Ala. (WAFF) - One Shoals organization is putting boots on the ground to help minority communities get insurance during open enrollment. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a clear impact on poverty and the number of uninsured people of color, according to the CDC. Now, a racial justi
Oct 23, 20252 min read
Policy Q&A: How an Alabama Childcare Provider Is Advocating for More Equitable Policy Solutions
Published: October 10, 2025 https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/policy-insights/alabama-childcare-provider-advocating-for-equitable-policy-solutions/ Camille Bennett, a childcare provider and advocate in Alabama, discusses the need for equitable policy solutions to support the health and well-being of young children and their caregivers. In our Policy Q&A series, we’re featuring a diverse array of perspectives on the many ways that science, community expertise, and
Oct 11, 20257 min read


In Case You Missed the Good News: A Victory for Reproductive Justice in Alabama
In a landmark decision on April 1, 2025, U.S. District Judge Myron H. Thompson ruled that Alabama cannot prosecute individuals or organizations that assist residents in traveling out of state to obtain legal abortion care.
Apr 18, 20252 min read


Lee’s Radical Reading Room - Letters of the Law by Sora Y. Han
Letters of the Law by Sora Y. Han is a bold and necessary critique of the idea that the law can be neutral, colorblind, or objective. Spoiler: it never has been.
Apr 18, 20252 min read


Project Say Something Opposes SB 247: Defending the Right to Protest in Alabama
"Alabama is the heart of the Civil Rights Movement. Black folk in Alabama understand the necessity of exercising our First Amendment rights as a pathway to freedom and navigation through white supremacist systems," Bennett stated.
Apr 8, 20252 min read
Speakers urge Alabama lawmakers to fund Summer EBT, restore library funds
By: Jemma Stephenson Source: https://alabamareflector.com/2024/04/24/speakers-urge-alabama-lawmakers-to-fund-summer-ebt-restore-library-f...
Aug 24, 20242 min read
Shoals nonprofit pays for billboard to denounce the votes of two councilmen
By Aria Pons Source: https://www.waff.com/2024/08/21/shoals-nonprofit-paid-billboard-denounce-votes-two-councilmen/ FLORENCE, Ala. ( WAFF...
Aug 20, 20243 min read
Florence City Council votes against historical marker
By: Archie Snowden Source: https://whnt.com/news/shoals/florence-city-council-votes-against-historical-marker/ FLORENCE, Ala. (WHNT) – On...
May 10, 20242 min read
Florence city council votes against historic marker near Confederate statue
By Jillian Kay Source: https://www.waaytv.com/news/florence-city-council-votes-against-historic-marker-near-confederate-statue/article_2c...
May 9, 20241 min read
Marker to explain confederate marker voted down in Florence City Council
By Aria Pons Source: https://www.waff.com/2024/05/08/marker-explain-confederate-marker-voted-down-florence-city-council/ FLORENCE, Ala. (...
May 7, 20242 min read
Florence-based nonprofit members frustrated after no discussion on proposed marker at city council meeting
By Lynsey Smith Source: https://whnt.com/news/shoals/florence-based-nonprofit-members-frustrated-after-no-discussion-on-proposed-marker-a...
Apr 16, 20242 min read
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