Special Report: Racial Justice Is Reproductive Justice

In ‘Unapologetic,’ Charlene Carruthers Offers Young Black Organizers Inspiration, Purpose, and Strength

Regina Mahone

“There’s no magic bullet,” Carruthers told Rewire.News. “At some point, people have to be driven and make an active choice to engage in some kind of way, no matter what that is. And oftentimes the single choice to do something leads to being able to deepen our work.”

The Movement for Black Lives Sharpens Focus in Trump Era

Rachel Anspach

The repressive political climate ushered in by Donald Trump’s presidential election has galvanized organizers to engage a range of tactics.

Report: Most Maternal Deaths for Black Women in Texas Are Preventable

Teddy Wilson

Lawmakers in the GOP-dominated Texas Legislature have failed to pass any meaningful policy changes to address the high rates of maternal mortality among Black women.

Racism Kills: What Self-Regulation Can Do About It

Miriam Zoila Pérez

Because of its potential, and the fact that the skills can be taught and strengthened throughout a lifetime, self-regulation is a promising intervention for the health impacts of racism.

New York City Reunites Incarcerated Mothers With Their Kids While Trump Rips Families Apart

Auditi Guha

“They’re at the border. They're tearing families apart. Babies from their moms, toddlers, and even older children. Here, we're trying to bring them together. It's the total opposite."

Reproductive Control: The Enduring State Violence Against Incarcerated Black Women

Jallicia Jolly

Recent campaigns have shined a light on the needs of incarcerated Black women. Often misunderstood by the general public is how the criminal legal system exerts reproductive control in direct and indirect ways.

The Case for Delegitimizing the Police

William C. Anderson

We can’t say a world without police wouldn’t work when the places that supposedly “need” police have never received adequate resources to thrive.

‘Cop’ Is Not a Protected Identity

Imani Gandy

The Protect and Serve Act would serve to further criminalize already overpoliced communities.

Bailing Out Black Mamas Means Bailing Out Trans People

Rachel Anspach

Southerners on New Ground hopes that the organizing strategies it is developing in partnership with the Transgender Law Center will provide guidance to other organizations in the bailout coalition that are also facing difficulties finding trans and gender nonconforming folks to bail out.

Race Isn’t a Risk Factor in Maternal Health. Racism Is.

Dr. Joia Crear-Perry

The language of the moment suggests it's Blackness that's the problem, not bias.