Anti-Racism Resources

Many of us are having visceral reactions to the police killings going back to the foundation of this country. As we seek to understand these tragedies, a vital part of this search involves learning about the structural inequalities that disproportionately impact Black communities, and how police violence is a reproductive justice issue. Rewire News Group is curating some of our most incisive reporting in this area, in the hopes that, together, we can begin to dismantle this country's systemic racism.

[Police officers in riot gear line up and block a road in New York]

Analysis Law and Policy

Meet the Judge Who Thinks a Black Man Walking Around Is a Crime

Aug 4, 11:59am Lisa Needham

Judge Allison Jones Rushing's decision gives police a racist road map.

[Photo: A child watching TV in the dark.]

Culture & Conversation Race

5 Anti-Racist Shows Your Kids Can Watch

Jun 17, 3:32pm Dennis Carter

Now more than ever, parents are scrutinizing their children's media and looking for TV shows that don't deal in harmful stereotypes.

Commentary Violence

What We Mean When We Say Abolish Prisons

Jun 15, 1:55pm K Agbebiyi

The prison industrial complex targets and harms Black people, immigrants, disabled people, sex workers, queer and transgender people, and poor people.

Commentary Violence

What We Mean When We Say Defund the Police

Jun 11, 12:09pm K Agbebiyi

As an abolitionist organizer working to end policing, incarceration, and surveillance, I know that “defund the police” is not just a slogan.

More on Structural Racism

Photo of clinic volunteers watching an anti-abortion protester

Culture & Conversation Race

Harassment at Abortion Clinics Is Already Bad. It’s Worse When You’re Black.

Apr 21, 9:10am MiQuel Davies

We need to explicitly name white supremacy and racism as the core drivers of abortion bans and restrictions, as well as violence and harassment.

[PHOTO: Black woman sits beside a doctor, a Black woman]

Culture & Conversation Abortion

It’s Black Maternal Health Week. Let’s Talk About Abortion Access.

Apr 12, 8:15am Dr. Jamila Perritt

When abortion care is inaccessible, Black maternal health as a whole suffers.

[PHOTO: Dark-skinned woman sits on couch with hand on her side and winces in pain]

Culture & Conversation Media

How Medical Misogyny Fails Patients Who Report Pain

Apr 7, 10:00am Rewire News Group Staff

Gabrielle Jackson's book Pain & Prejudice details how medical providers failed her as she tried to get answers about her pain.

Analysis Race

The Devaluation of Black Women in Life and in Death

Mar 12, 9:30am Jallicia Jolly

The maternal health crisis and COVID-19 pandemic have reinforced the silencing of Black women’s pain—by the very people whose jobs it is to provide care.

[PHOTO: Black pregnant woman with hands on belly looks pensive]

Analysis Maternity and Birthing

Why the Maternal Health Crisis Needs Bold Solutions—Especially in the South

Feb 22, 10:45am Sarah Ellis

The maternal health crisis in the United States is showing no signs of improvement. It won’t be solved without investing in Southern communities.

[PHOTO: Trump at the podium with Amy Coney Barrett as a big crowd is seated in front of them]

Culture & Conversation Family

Amy Coney Barrett Exposed Her Kids to COVID-19. Black Moms Have Been Jailed for Less.

Oct 7, 11:31am Danielle Campoamor

Republicans have propped up Amy Coney Barrett's identity as a mother to make her more palatable to a public that wants a COVID-19 relief package than a Supreme Court confirmation.