Black women are uniquely able to better support each other in birth because we experience and understand the impacts of racism on our relationships, to our bodies, and our ability to self-determine our health care.
Author: Ruth Jeannoel
Honoring the Sacrifice of Haitian Mamas on Mamas Day
My mother, a Haitian-born woman, came to the United States on a boat in…
The Roots of the Haitian Revolution Are Black Futures
There is no Black future without honoring the Haitian Revolution, too.
Have a Problem With Black-Only Spaces? Get Over It
To be clear, Black-only space is itself acceptable, and there’s a difference between Black people choosing to come together and white people systematically excluding others from their institutions and definitions of humanity.
Jasmine Abdullah’s Leadership Should be Uplifted and Celebrated, Not Criminalized
A law originally created to protect Black people from vigilantes is now being used to criminalize and intimidate activists, by locking up a freedom fighter who made it her life’s work to oppose police violence and killings of Black people.
What My First Pregnancy Taught Me About Birth Justice
The medical community needs to do more to support women of color, particularly Black women, who must confront a number of hurdles in order to have a VBAC.
Meet the Haitian immigrant leading the fight for Disney workers’ rights
After years of working at Disney, she was only making $8.70 per hour. But then Destin decided to fight for higher wages.
Schools Spend More Money Policing Students Than Helping Them
We all want safe schools. But we won’t get them with guns, handcuffs, or increased use of detentions and suspensions.
Celebrate Mothers Who Breastfeed, Including Black Women Who Do So Publicly
As a young parent, breastfeeding was not easy, but with a couple of tips from other mamas and the right support I was able to find my way and breastfeed both of my daughters.
The school-to-prison pipeline affects girls of color, but reform efforts pass them by
A few weeks ago, a six-year-old black girl named TT was suspended and sent home because she poked a boy with an eraser. TT was just one of many girls who fall victim to zero-tolerance and school push-out every day.
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