Cassandra O Welchlin
@cwelchlin
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Cassandra Overton-Welchlin ED of MS BWR & cofounder MS Women's Economic Security Initiative, a mom, wife, sister friend & daughter. These are my thoughts.
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Joined November 2008
Grandmother of #Juneteenth #OpalLee gave this impassioned and cautionary remarks @WhiteHouse first Juneteenth celebration. Let’s us reflect and keep doing the work. #FreedomDay
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Today is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day — the day Black women finally catch up to what white non-Hispanic men were paid in 2024. Thank you @MadameNoire for publishing my OpEd. Read and share: https://t.co/9GVuWmtCzo
@MSBWR #BlackWomensEqualPayDay #EqualPayNow
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Black Women’s Equal Pay Day is not just a date on the calendar—it’s a receipt marked by exhaustion, resilience, and being underpaid.
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Holy shit, this “American girl” ad from @senecaprojectus is amazing!!! Hard to see the letters I’m typing through the tears streaming down my face though. https://t.co/NaMShqfFzP
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Elections have consequences to people’s kitchen tables. Thank you @AmanpourCoPBS @amanpour @cnni for covering our fight for democracy. @MichelMcQMartin it was a wonderful conversation. Looking forward to the next time. Don’t count MS out. #Vote #WinWithBlackWomen @MS_BWR
As Executive Director of the @MS_BWR, @cwelchlin is dedicated specifically to mobilizing Black women to exercise their right to vote. She tells @MichelMcQMartin all about it.
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Lilly Ledbetter, the activist who inspired Fair Pay Act, dies at 86 : NPR Lilly Ledbetter was a friend and advocate to #MS . I worked with her over the years to push for a good Equal Pay law for the state. Our work continues.#EqualPay #lillyledbetter
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Lilly Ledbetter, a supervisor at a Goodyear tire plant in Alabama, discovered she was receiving less pay than men who worked the same position. Her case led to a monumental law on pay equity.
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Thank you @eramshaw and Agreed.
“We don’t live single-issue lives. So to uplift Black women in the room is to say, ‘Hey, I see you. We’re going to work on this together, we’re going to be in community together, and we’re going to be in fellowship together.’” https://t.co/Rn17VhnGsB
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And it continues to grow. Black woman have a plan. We are ready. We will win!!! #WinWithBlackWomen
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The first step is to take a step! MS BWR has a variety of ways to build leadership, engagement, and advocacy skills to take your place at decision-making tables. NOW is the time to #ClosetheWageGap! ➡️ Learn more: https://t.co/nWCB3W7JoD
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Mississippi Capitol sees second day of hundreds rallying for 'full Medicaid expansion now' - Mississippi Today #ClosetheCoverageGap #LeaveNoOneBehind
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'We take hundreds of millions of federal dollars for highways, education, ... law enforcement and natural disasters. But for some reason we push back on additional money for health care.'
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"We are lifting up the power of the sister vote". Sharing these inspiring words from our Executive Director, Cassandra Welchlin, and our official #SuperBowl commercial!
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It’s game time black women at the ballot box. When we vote our communities vote. Excited about our commercial this #SuperBowl2024 #Vote
#PoweroftheVote @ncbcp_bwr @MS_BWR
"We are lifting up the power of the sister vote". Sharing these inspiring words from our Executive Director, Cassandra Welchlin, and our official #SuperBowl commercial!
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In 2023, the gender pay gap was the lowest on record. Despite the progress we have made, the fight for equal pay continues. On the 15th anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the Biden-Harris Administration recommits to closing gender and racial wage gaps.
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20% of eligible families didn't claim the eitc last year-- don't be one of them!
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The EITC must be improved to better help all women workers who are paid low wages and do the critical work to keep our economy running.
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The #ChildTaxCredit reduced child poverty significantly during the pandemic. Since the expiration of #CTC poverty rates have seen record high. We need bipartisan support to reinstate #CTC. Families depend on it to make ends meet.
The bipartisan #ChildTaxCredit supports families of every race, in every state. Urban and rural, from the lowest incomes up. It helps to level the playing field so every child has a shot to succeed. @SenateDems @SenateGOP, expand #CTC ASAP! https://t.co/nkezue5mpn
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HRC 11 thats being debated on MS House flr will hinder citizens from voting to raise the minimum wage. Watch here https://t.co/9HOKqJfNQF
#letthepeopledecide
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Mississippi can’t be prosperous when poor people are hungry, #MS children can’t perform their best in school if they are hungry. This contradicts @tatereeves inaugural speech. The question I have is #MS forever for who?
Gov. Tate Reeves' office says Mississippi won't participate in a federal summer food program for children because of his desire to reject “attempts to expand the welfare state.” https://t.co/pdD0HJZyvv
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Was thrilled to participate in today’s @AtlanticLIVE #AtlanticstateOOU in Jackson, MS - in partnership with @WK_Kellogg_Fdn - about why strong women = strong Mississippi & what policy solutions we need to advance economic opportunity for women & families.
Sponsor Content: The real experts in poverty are people experiencing it, says @nwlc’s @mboteach. Hear her discuss bringing policy, law, and culture into conversation at an #AtlanticSOOU Underwriter Breakout Session produced by @WK_Kellogg_Fdn: https://t.co/0u2PFoAovS
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Democrat Cherelle Parker becomes the first woman and first Black woman elected mayor of Philadelphia! The former City Council member, who grew up in a blue-collar majority-Black neighborhood, hopes to restore public health and safety in her Philly hometown! https://t.co/AIgIRTR4XF
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NBC News projects Parker, a former member of the City Council, has won the race to replace Mayor Jim Kenney.
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Congratulation Senator @LaphonzaB!!! We are excited to have a Black woman's voice return to the US Senate. #SistersLead @JacksonStateU #TheeILove
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