Kenyetta Whitfield

Kenyetta Whitfield is a writer and reproductive justice advocate. She was born and raised in Maryland and lived there until moving to southeast Ohio in beautiful Appalachia. Kenyetta has a B.S. in Journalism from Ohio University with a specialization in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies. Kenyetta‘s love of reproductive justice comes from her time working with the national organization URGE as both a student chapter leader and a student journalist. You can follow her on Twitter @KenWhitty_.

[Photo: A fat Black woman with gold braids and a blue sundress stands, holding her stomach.]

Fat, Black Women’s Bodies Are Under Attack. Why Did It Take a Thin White Man to Get Our Cries Heard?

Kenyetta Whitfield

I know that, as a fat Black woman, seeking health care can be traumatic and difficult. The lived experiences of fat people and Black people—specifically Black women—should be enough.

[Photo: The empty Supreme Court chamber in the West Virginia State Capitol Building.]

What Impeachment of the West Virginia Supreme Court Could Mean for Abortion

Kenyetta Whitfield

It’s not just a party shift Gov. Jim Justice (R) is attempting to make in the courts by replacing impeached justices with Republicans—it’s an ideological one.