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A Gift for my Racist Father: A Biracial Nephew

By: Lori Sokol, PhD (Executive Director) | June 18, 2020

Under the heading of, Be Careful Who You Hate: It Could Be Someone You Love, I couldn’t think of a better gift to give my father, on this Father’s Day, than to introduce him to the biracial relative he never knew.

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Unbearable: Trump’s Travel Ban Against Women of Child-bearing Age

By: Editors at Women's eNews | January 27, 2020

Officers are empowered with broad discretion to deny women visas to travel to the US because of their bodies and their natural ability to have babies.

What Role will the “Disgusting, Clownish Behavior Factor” (DCBF) Play in the 2020 US Elections?

By: Caryl Rivers | January 9, 2020

For much of his term, Trump has skated along with his DCBF intact, but things may be changing.

affirmative action

Confronting White Privilege During College Admissions

By: JEWISH WOMEN'S ARCHIVE | January 5, 2020

Being white is possibly my most obvious privilege, but I was told that could also work against me in the context of college admissions.

el paso

Four Days in El Paso: Of Rock Stars, Rhetoric and Words

By: Lori Sokol, Ph.D. (Women's eNews) (Executive Director) | August 10, 2019

‘This is the time when artists go to work. Not when everything is alright. Not when it looks sunny. It’s when it’s hard.”

Commentary

I’m Scared of Success

By: Vonti McRae | March 14, 2019

Have you ever tried running a track meet where the gun goes off last for you?

Teen Voices

Lack of Parental Support Compounds Depression in Some Girls of Color

By: Melanie Myers | August 11, 2016

Many teens of color internalize racism as trauma, which can turn into depression. And with parents who expect them to “get over it,” they are less likely to receive care.

Abortion

Here’s Why that Race-Sex Abortion Ban Bill is So Discriminatory

By: Sital Kalantry | April 19, 2016

American anti-abortion advocates invented race-selective abortion bans and they are based on the absurd idea that minority women are racially discriminating against their own fetuses.

Commentary

No Plan B: For Colored Girls Who Pursue Holistic Reproductive Care When the Emergency Room is Not Enough

By: Sevonna M. Brown and /Por Alison Bowen | March 3, 2016

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.

Arts & Culture

Rights Pioneer Dorothy Ferebee’s Story Mostly Forgotten

By: Diane Kiesel | September 7, 2015

The civil rights leader, an obstetrician, brought health care to poor sharecroppers during the Depression and battled racism and gender bias, says Diane Kiesel in the biography “She Can Bring Us Home.” Unfortunately, Ferebee’s life story died with her.

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