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The historic, and current, health disparities experienced by the Black community are a grievous injustice that cause tremendous harm.

Putting together this first issue of the new year, we found perspectives and voices that remind us what a powerful and empowering tool storytelling can be.

As we look back on 2021 and ahead to 2022, we see that struggle and celebration are often linked — two sides of the same coin.

This fall, we have witnessed a groundbreaking public debate about care and caregiving in our society. It’s deeply personal.

Domestic violence isn’t a private matter.

We are constantly learning, and in this issue take some time to reflect on lessons that will carry us forward no matter what the future may bring.

What does equity — a word that carries so much weight in our society today — really mean for the people of California?

We explore the connections between newsroom representation, racial and gender equity, belonging, and good health.

We pledge to work with communities of color together in recognition of our interdependence and mutuality.

March is Women’s History Month, an opportunity to both celebrate the accomplishments of women in our society, as well as acknowledge the unique challenges that women still face today.

In this issue we consider some of the inequities that this persistent pandemic continues to reveal and reinforce, even as a path ahead begins to emerge.

Despite the deep problems and difficulties presented — and exacerbated — by the pandemic and its health, social, and economic consequences, we begin the new year with hope for progress on many fronts.

We look at the importance of the care economy, and the workers who care for children, the elderly, survivors of domestic violence, and those needing extra help at home.

In this month’s issue, we focus on the recent election and what it means for the health of Californians.

We see domestic violence as being deeply interconnected with a number of issues that communities face: including but not limited to the COVID-19 pandemic, financial stability, homelessness, immigration, substance use, and mental health.