Commentary
Unbearable: Trump’s Travel Ban Against Women of Child-bearing Age
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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?
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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
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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
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‘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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
Arts & Culture
Rights Pioneer Dorothy Ferebee’s Story Mostly Forgotten
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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.
Education
Pushed Out of School, Black Girls Lose Huge Ground
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Once black girls wind up in juvenile justice schools it’s hard to find the path to financial stability. Research has found that black girls are more likely to be punished for being “un-ladylike” and seen by teachers as “loud, defiant, and precocious.” The first in the series the Bias Price.