How the ERA can Keep Incarcerated Mothers in their Children’s Lives
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Clearly, the effects of mass incarceration extend beyond the individual cells that hold black women back by disrupting the lives of the people who need them most.
The ERA: Why Black Women Need It Most
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The level of sexual discrimination is particularly visible in the criminal justice system, where sixty percent of incarcerated women are in jail awaiting trial because they can’t afford bail.
Commentary
It’s Time to Learn from Black Female Entrepreneurs
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Black women continue to transcend the need for validation from those who do not embrace all they have to offer.
black women
Addressing Domestic Violence Through Racial Justice
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‘Week Without Violence’ (Oct. 16-20) is part of a global movement to end violence against women and girls with YWCAs across the country and around the world.
Black Lives Matter
Girls in NYC Use Political Theater to #SayHerName One Year Later
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With live music and storytelling, the girls animated the memories of five women who were silenced: Sandra Bland, Joyce Curnell, Kindra Chapman, Ralkina Jones and Raynette Turner.
Commentary
No Plan B: For Colored Girls Who Pursue Holistic Reproductive Care When the Emergency Room is Not Enough
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When a black woman walks into a medical institution, her trauma shows up at the door with her. Beyond childbirth, sexual trauma greatly impacts the lives of black women who desire any kind of reproductive health care.
Black Maternal Health
U.S. Hospitals Hinder Black Women’s Breastfeeding
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The recent study finds that maternity centers may be part of the reason behind the country’s racial breastfeeding gap. A film released this week, in honor of Black Breastfeeding Week, is aimed at changing the trend.
Abortion
Abusers Gun Ban Upheld; Michigan Spouses in Limbo
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The U.S. Supreme Court OK’d the law banning possession of guns by people convicted of domestic violence. Also this week, in Michigan, the governor said the state will not recognize 300 same-sex marriages performed between a court ruling and its appeal.
Arts & Culture
Female Pols Led Shutdown’s End; Sex Traffic Reported
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Female politicians were said to get most of the credit for ending the government shutdown. The first-ever European Union human trafficking report was also released.
Africa
Ethiopian-Israelis Make Waves in New Homeland
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After decades of Ethiopian immigration to Israel, several black women now hold significant government posts and Israel recently crowned an Ethiopian as its national beauty queen. But hardship persists for women in these communities.