Despite reproductive justice being rooted within the experiences of women of color, white reproductive justice organizations claim to struggle with “diversity” or “finding” women of color with which to collaborate.
Author: Idas
Aligning American Values with Political Action
If we truly believe that all people should have the ability to make the best decisions for themselves and to determine the course of their lives, we should take action to promote individual freedom and facilitate exercising of personal autonomy.
I Love Black Women, Everyday
For me, Valentine’s Day is not just about celebrating romantic relationships, but also a day to celebrate the multi-faceted relationships with the numerous people in our lives, particularly my friendships with the amazing black women in my life.
The Road to Roe: Paved with Bodies of Women of Color and the Legal Activism of African American
I frequently hear variations on these themes: “abortion is a white feminist thing,” “black people are against abortion,” or “abortion is black genocide.”
Wading in Uncomfortable Waters
Forty years after abortion became legal in the United States we are still wading in waters that run deep.
The Story That’s Taken Ten Years to Tell
The shame that is associated with abortion and other difficult reproductive health decisions forces women to display an act of grieving whether they feel that way or not.
Policing African American Motherhood From Every Angle
In order to arrest, incarcerate, and institutionalize pregnant women for legal acts like “noncompliance” with a doctor’s orders, prosecutors distort state homicide, child abuse, and “feticide” laws
Happy 40th: 5 Ways Roe v. Wade is Undermined in MS
I have watched government officials, church leaders, anti-choice activists, and citizens fight tirelessly to criminalize abortion in my home state.
Michelle Obama Should Be Brave: Black Women and Reproductive Health Disparaties in the 2012 Presidential Election
Though choice is a significant part of gaining gender equality, I remain struck by how our First Lady, a black woman with black daughters, has yet to talk about reproductive health as broader than ”choice.”
I am Annika, I am All
The purpose of the poem is to give you a snapshot into how I see myself. I could have told you I see myself in every woman of the African Diaspora, but I decided to honor the names, the victories, the struggles and the relationship I have to the women listed below.