The current backlash against transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals in the United States didn’t just materialize out of thin air.
News Posted in Echoing Ida
Quick Hit: Trans Activist Andrea Jenkins is Running for Minneapolis City Council
Earlier this week, transgender activist Andrea Jenkins announced that she will be running for Minneapolis City Council for Ward 8.
Artist at Work: Maria Maria Acha-Kutscher, Feminist Visual Artist
A Peruvian artist based in Madrid, Acha-Kutscher is making visible the ways in which women worldwide have fought—and are fighting—to transform the conditions and circumstances of their communities.
We Should Still Be Talking About Flint a Year Later
Three state of emergency declarations, two years of lead contamination, and one year of national media visibility later, Flint, Michigan residents still do not have drinkable water.
The Hermit Cookie: A Reclusive Recipe from America’s Archives
“This will keep for months, if out of humanity’s reach, hence, perhaps their name.”
The ACA Coverage Gap and Its Deadly Implications
As the December 15th deadline approaches to sign up for 2017 market exchange plans, affordable health insurance remains out of reach or at-risk for too many Americans.
I Was One of Those Women Who Couldn’t Afford Birth Control—& I Got Pregnant
Black women know what’s best for our bodies. Trust us, Rep. Price.
My ‘treat yourself’ mentality landed me with $15,000 of debt
I was raised by a single mother who worked three jobs to provide me and my brothers with everything we needed and most of what we wanted. Growing up, there never was a large focus on financial literacy or prepping for my future. Now, I wish there had been.
Self-Care is My Political Tool
In my commitment to not letting white supremacy stop me, I completely ignored my own needs for self-care, which resulted in overextending myself less than 24 hours after Trump was announced as the President-elect.
In Betweens
“Am I trans enough?” Created for Strong Families’ Trans Day of Resilience art project, this comic by Echoing Ida writer Jordan Scruggs and artist Bishakh Som explores the (in)visibility of Black nonbinary folks.