NewsOne Featured Video Source: Mimi Haddon / Getty A Black women-led reproductive justice organization that raises awareness of issues at the intersections of race, gender, class, sexual orientation and gender identity has launched a new campaign aimed at educating Black voters on reproductive issues ahead of the 2024 election. In Our Own Voice: National Black […]
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Five Things Black Women Want As We Head Into The Election
People vote in the Super Tuesday primary at Centreville High School March 1, 2016, in Centreville, Virginia. Voters in a dozen states will take part in “Super Tuesday” — a series of primaries and caucuses in states ranging from Alaska to Virginia, with Virginia the first to open its polling stations at 6:00 am (1100 […]
Read MoreHypocrite Mike Johnson Is Fooling No One with his IVF Stance
It’s a smart point to bring up, and one that begs repeating as we get closer to November. Shortly after he left the White House, Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of former President Trump, accepted at least $2 billion from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, which is chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. That money […]
Read MoreMike Johnson All But Runs Away When Asked About His IVF Stance
It’s a smart point to bring up, and one that begs repeating as we get closer to November. Shortly after he left the White House, Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of former President Trump, accepted at least $2 billion from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, which is chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. That money […]
Read MoreWatch: Mike Johnson Desperately Tries to Avoid Talking About IVF
It’s a smart point to bring up, and one that begs repeating as we get closer to November. Shortly after he left the White House, Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of former President Trump, accepted at least $2 billion from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, which is chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. That money […]
Read MoreAlabama Republicans Display Shocking Hypocrisy on IVF With New Bill
Screenshot So despite what Cooper said Tuesday evening, it is actually critical to talk about Gaza in any analysis of Michigan’s results. Talking about Israel’s bombing of Gaza—and how Biden is backing that bombing—is the actual politics of the issue. “I think sometimes as we’re talking about this issue, we are centering President Biden, we […]
Read MoreAlabama Republicans’ New IVF Bill Is a Blatant Election Ploy
Screenshot So despite what Cooper said Tuesday evening, it is actually critical to talk about Gaza in any analysis of Michigan’s results. Talking about Israel’s bombing of Gaza—and how Biden is backing that bombing—is the actual politics of the issue. “I think sometimes as we’re talking about this issue, we are centering President Biden, we […]
Read MoreAlabama Republicans Want to Protect IVF… Until After the Election
Screenshot So despite what Cooper said Tuesday evening, it is actually critical to talk about Gaza in any analysis of Michigan’s results. Talking about Israel’s bombing of Gaza—and how Biden is backing that bombing—is the actual politics of the issue. “I think sometimes as we’re talking about this issue, we are centering President Biden, we […]
Read MoreAlabama Republicans Suddenly Have an IVF Bill. It’s Worse Than It Seems.
Screenshot So despite what Cooper said Tuesday evening, it is actually critical to talk about Gaza in any analysis of Michigan’s results. Talking about Israel’s bombing of Gaza—and how Biden is backing that bombing—is the actual politics of the issue. “I think sometimes as we’re talking about this issue, we are centering President Biden, we […]
Read MoreIt’s Now Also Harder for Alabama IVF Patients to Get Care Out of State
Carpenter, whose political views appear to span the spectrum from pro–conspiracy theory to anti–Donald Trump, says he and Kramer met through a mutual acquaintance. He provided NBC with texts, emails, and Venmo payment receipts detailing their relationship. Kramer first hired Carpenter in September to make two A.I. recordings of South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham. In […]
Read MoreReproductive Justice Groups Cautiously Hail Brittany Watts Not Being Indicted For Having A Miscarriage
NewsOne Featured Video Brittany Watts. | Source: Screenshot Reproductive justice groups expressed optimism while cautiously welcoming an Ohio grand jury declining to indict a Black woman who was previously facing criminal charges stemming from a pregnancy miscarriage that he suffered. Brittany Watts, 34, who was charged with abuse of a corpse after she gave birth […]
Read MoreReally?! ‘Married to Medicine’ Star Dr. Jackie Called Pregnant Black Women the D-Word
“Married to Medicine” star Dr. Jacqueline “Jackie” Walters is in the hot seat after controversial comments are coming back to bite her—hard! An old YouTube Live clip of a conversation Walters had has been making the rounds and it captures well-known OBGYN accusing pregnant Black women of being “dramatic” about their health concerns to get […]
Read MoreFive Ways to Tackle The Black Maternal Health Crisis
This year, the Black maternal health crisis took center stage at The Root Institute. We sat down with some of the leading experts in this field — including Dr. Joia Crear-Perry, Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan, Dr. Uché Blackstock, and Oriaku Njoku to tackle one of the greatest threats to Black pregnant people, the state of our […]
Read MoreThe Root Institute: 5 Ways to Tackle The Black Maternal Health Crisis
This year, the Black maternal health crisis took center stage at The Root Institute. We sat down with some of the leading experts in this field — including Dr. Joia Crear-Perry, President of the National Birth Equity Collaborative, Myechia Minter-Jordan, MD, MBA, CEO of CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, Dr. Uché Blackstock, Founding CEO of […]
Read MoreThe Language of Abortion Is Going Through a Seismic Overhaul
Although the abortion rights movement is often conflated with the Democratic Party, and abortion opponents are considered synonymous with Republicans, the reality is not so neat. For decades, it has been enough for Republican candidates to simply say they support conservative justices and the overturning of Roe v. Wade. With the federal right to an […]
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