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.
Outlet: Rewire
Kelly Rowland’s New Book on First-Time Motherhood: Loads of Advice, Anxiety, and Not Much Joy
She was courageous to write a book about being freaked out by becoming a mother and the changes that come with it. But the postpartum period doesn’t have to be riddled with problems.
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.
America the Ahistorical: Ben Carson and the Dangers of Willful Ignorance
Welcome to the latest iteration of the Culture Wars. And the 2017 edition is promising to be a doozy.
A New ‘Pum Pum Palitix’: Carnival and the Sex Education the Caribbean Needs
We envision a world where Carnival is celebrated, where sex positivity and pleasure are the norm.
A History of the Rise of Anti-Trans Legislation in the United States
The current backlash against transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals in the United States didn’t just materialize out of thin air.
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.
Artist at Work: Melissa Madera, Historian and Creator of the Abortion Diary Podcast
Madera’s podcast offers an intimacy and authenticity not often found in public conversations around abortion.
What It Means to No Longer Feel Protected by Police
I grew up with the privilege of never seeing the police as a threatening institution. But within the last five years that security has all but vanished.