“I had always been an angry child and I always tried to find fault with the real world. I think becoming an activist was just a natural development from that.
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Ten Ways to ‘Keep the Public Health’ in Public Health
I know that if equity is not an instinct yet among public health professionals, then a framework that ensures it must be.
Breastfeeding America: What We Know
When I look at black people’s present health outcomes I understand that they are based on structural inequities then and now, and directly linked to the ways that racism makes us sick.
Why Aren’t More Trans Women on PrEP?
So much of the research and the way trans health-care programs are designed is not trans-affirming or developed by trans folks.
The GOP Health Bill Is an Attack on Our Sexual Rights
Three years ago, I got an IUD after trying a couple different brands of the pill. In an era of regressive health-care policy, I’m afraid I may not be able to afford a replacement of my preferred contraceptive method.
How the Senate’s Health Care Bill Will Seriously Hurt Black Women
Black moms are three times more likely than white moms to die from pregnancy-related causes and are also at greater risk of pregnancy-related injury and death. We know that we need greater access to care, not less.
This Mother’s Day, Raise Your Voice for Black Maternal Health
We march because we believe that all moms and their families have the right to affordable health care. Because we believe that all moms deserve to survive pregnancy and childbirth, regardless of class or race.
Could Increasing the Number of Black Health Providers Fix Our Maternal Health Problem?
The answer to that question is not just relevant for Black birthing parents, but for all U.S. parents who aren’t doing that well compared to the rest of industrialized nations.
Black Women Stand to Lose the Most Under the GOP Health Plan
When Trump and his administration are making plans to “have insurance for everybody,” he needs to mean us too.
It Behooves You to Understand Why People Are Getting Sick’: A Q&A About Police Violence and Reproductive Health
Police violence and interaction could be seen as particularly extreme forms of maternal stress.