When the decision to have children occurs in a Black family, thoughts of loss and death at the hands of the state often pervade their reality.
Outlet: Rewire
What Texas Can Do to Change Its Maternal Health Crisis
New research published in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology shows that my home state of Texas’ maternal mortality rate doubled between 2010 and 2012.
Black Trans Liberation Tuesday Must Become an Annual Observance
This week marks one year since Black transgender activists in the United States organized Black Trans Liberation Tuesday.
Milwaukee Officials: Black Youth, Single Mothers Are Not Responsible for Systemic Failings—You Are
Milwaukee has multiple problems: poverty, a school system that throws out Black children at high rates. But there’s another challenge.
Filmmaker Tracy Droz Tragos Centers Abortion Stories in New Documentary
The film arrives at a time when personal stories are center stage in the national conversation about abortion, including in the most recent Supreme Court decision, and rightly so.
On ‘Commonsense Childbirth’: A Q&A With Midwife Jennie Joseph
Jennie Joseph’s philosophy is simple: Treat patients like the people they are. The British native has found this goes a long way when it comes to her midwifery practice and the health of Black mothers and babies.
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.
Auntie Conversations: Black Women Talk Sex, Self-Care, and Illness
I really want to know what to expect, what to anticipate, and perhaps, even, what not to do as I age and grow in relationships so that I, too, can have a fulfilling and healthy partnership.
North Carolina’s Policies Don’t Keep Anyone Safe
Gov. McCrory and state leaders talk about protecting women, but they should be concerned with protecting the safety of all residents, especially the most vulnerable: transgender residents.
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.