October 2026 Reads for the Rest of Us
Each month, Ms. provides readers with a list of new books being published by writers from historically excluded groups. I love autumn in the Midwest. It’s cooler, the leaves are turning and change is
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EXCLUSIVE: Bruce and Glen Celebrate Their 41st Birthday With BruceGlen’s First-Ever Suiting Collection
For designers Bruce and Glen, turning 41 called for more than a birthday celebration. The twin designers behind BruceGlen are marking the milestone by giving themselves, and their growing community of
Exclusive: Victoria Monét Turns To The ‘Frequency Of Love’
“It was really more about authenticity,” Victoria Monét says about the duration between now and her previous release. “I wanted to take time to live in between the album so I can write from a place of
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View all news →Two “Childless Cat Ladies” and Me: Reflecting on the Legacies of Dolly Parton and Gloria Steinem
In my desk drawer, I keep a list of names I’ve been adding to since college. It’s all the women I dream of meeting one day. Sadly, last month I had to cross two names off that list. Not because I was
War on Women Report: ICE Lost Count of Detained Women’s Miscarriages; Sexual Assault Still Rampant on College Campuses; Post-Dobbs Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths on the Rise
MAGA Republicans are back in the White House, and Project 2025 is their guide: the right-wing plan to turn back the clock on women’s rights, remove abortion access, and force women into roles as wives
HBCU Love On The Yard: Meet Lincoln University’s Kalisha & Kevan
There is nothing on the planet quite like an HBCU homecoming . The exciting tailgates with red Solo cups and good eats in abundance, the can’t miss halftime show (better known as the 5 th quarter ), t
Court grants three cases as new term is set to begin
[Newsletter ad — view on SCOTUSblog] The 2026-27 term doesn’t officially start until Monday, but the Supreme Court was busy this week adding cases to the oral argument docket, addressing emergency app
Anti-Abortion States Ask Supreme Court To Nullify Shield Laws in Blue States
The laws protect providers who mail abortion medication to patients in other states. Plus, Arkansas’ abortion ban is in court, and medical society urges OB-GYNs to protect their high-risk pregnant pat
What A Breast Cancer Diagnosis Taught Me About Living My Best Life
Malignant. It was seeing that word on the medical report that brought everything into perspective. My primary care physician had told me. The radiologist who read the images had told me. It’s not that
Survivors Describe How Epstein Used Their Modeling Dreams to Abuse Them
Part 1 of The Pipeline to Predators , a four-part Ms. investigation into the modeling industry’s connections to Jeffrey Epstein and survivors’ fight for accountability. The post Survivors Describe How
As Federal Courts Strip Away Rights, State Supreme Court Elections Take on New Urgency
There are 31 state supreme court elections across the country in 2026 with 64 seats at play. The justices who will fill those seats will issue rulings that could shape issues from abortion access to v
Americans of all ages want more federal help with childcare costs. Gen Z most of all.
Most Americans think the federal government should increase spending on childcare, and one group of voters more than any other is in favor of that change: Gen Z. Data from a new The 19th/YouGov poll f
We’re Reporters, Not Teachers. We Were Able to Start Private Schools Anyway.
ProPublica reporters Jennifer Smith Richards, center, and Jodi S. Cohen and Arkansas Times reporter Milo Strain research founding a private school in Little Rock. Brian Chilson/Arkansas Times We have
Get Ready With Playwright Jocelyn Bioh For The Broadway Debut Of ‘School Girls’
Playwright Jocelyn Bioh is slowly building her own world. One where Black women, and the diversity of the African experience, are represented on stage. After her first successful Broadway run, for her
Texas’ Education Board Raised Questions About an AI Learning Tool. The State Then Helped Pilot It in Public Schools.
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune A little-known effort to bring an artificial intelligence tool into Texas public schools began about a year ago, with the h