choice New legislation to protect the right to travel for abortion care in the US New legislation to protect the right to travel for abortion care in the US gsinger June 25, 2026 Exclude from search No Video Type YouTube Short By gsinger June 25, 2026 1 min read New legislation to protect the right to travel for abortion care in the US gsinger June 25, 2026 Exclude from search No Video Type YouTube Short
choice Elizabeth Booker Houston: Just a Bitch with a Phone and Thoughts About Abortion Rights (Podcast) Rewire News Group
choice Keeping Score: Abortion Bans Cost $140B Per Year; Federal Courts Protect Trans Youth and Incarcerated Trans Women; Feminists React to FBI Raid on Ohio Voting Rights Organization Ms. Magazine
China: Social Media, Films Censored Around Pride MonthClick to expand Image A same-sex couple hold hands during an event to raise awareness of gay rights in Hong Kong on May 25, 2019. © 2026 Philip Fong/AFP via Getty Images (New York) – The censorship of prominent social media accounts, foreign films, and events with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transge…Human Rights WatchJun 25global
What To Expect At Essence Festival’s New Unbothered & Well StageDon’t miss out on Essence Festival of Culture—tickets here: Get Tickets In just one week, New Orleans will be a hotspot for the city’s biggest family reunion of the year: the 2026 Essence Festival of Culture . But, even the healthiest family members can use a little more healing.EssenceJun 25resilience
Peace Without Women? Ongoing Peace Talks and War Negotiations Keep Leaving Women BehindAs negotiations over conflicts across the Middle East continue, one pattern remains stubbornly familiar: women are largely absent from the room. From Gaza to Iran, women are bearing the costs of conflict, repression, displacement and economic collapse even as negotiations over security, governance, …Ms. MagazineJun 25global
Public Health Under Fire: Military Flu Outbreak Illustrates the Danger of Politicizing Vaccine PolicyFew medical advances have saved more lives than vaccines. Yet the Trump administration continues to undermine that success by politicizing public health and discrediting decades of scientific evidence. The recent flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base—which sickened nearly 300 service members after…Ms. MagazineJun 25breakthroughs
Get The Look: Recreate Michelle Obama’s Sophisticated Seersucker Suit For LessMichelle Obama is part of the 2026 Essence Festival of Culture lineup. Don’t miss out—tickets here: Get Tickets Michelle Obama has been delivering style moment after style moment. From the press tour for her podcast IMO, which she co-hosts alongside her brother Craig Robinson, to the opening of the …EssenceJun 25equality
TV Still Has a Lot to Learn About AbortionFour years after Dobbs , television has become more willing to acknowledge the legal and political barriers to abortion care—but too often, it still reinforces harmful myths. While shows like Grey's Anatomy have depicted the devastating consequences of abortion bans, others continue to fall back on …Ms. MagazineJun 25choice
New legislation to protect the right to travel for abortion care in the USNew legislation to protect the right to travel for abortion care in the US gsinger June 25, 2026 Exclude from search No Video Type YouTube ShortGuttmacher InstituteJun 25choice
No, your drinking water isn’t contaminated by abortion pillsAnti-abortion advocates, including Republican lawmakers and state officials, want the EPA to review mifepristone as a water contaminant. Scientists say there’s no evidence it harms the environment or people.The 19thJun 25choice
Celebrate Black Literature And Storytelling At Book Festival: ESSENCE Authors During ESSENCE FestivalThe Ernest N. Morial Convention Center is the definitive hub of the daytime experience at the ESSENCE Festival of Culture. From July 3 through July 6, the venue transforms into a dynamic gathering space for panel discussions, community building, and cultural celebration.EssenceJun 25resilience
ESSENCE Black Women In Music Returns To Honor Brandy, Missy Elliott, Kandi Burruss, And Mona Scott-YoungESSENCE is bringing back one of its most celebrated events. For the first time since 2018, Black Women in Music will take place during the 2026 ESSENCE Festival of Culture in New Orleans. Hosted by Emmy Award-winning actor and producer Anthony Anderson, the private luncheon will honor Brandy, Kandi …EssenceJun 25empowerment
Bible stories could soon be required reading in Texas public schoolsTexas students are inching closer to attending social studies and reading classes that minimize racial, geographic and cultural diversity while emphasizing the Bible. The majority-Republican State Board of Education on Thursday morning granted preliminary approval to a rewrite of Texas’ social studi…The 19thJun 25global
All About Shannon Hart, Wife Of Josh Hart, And The WAG We’re Currently Fan-Girling OverEven if you aren’t a basketball fan, chances are you’ve attended a brunch, a work huddle or overheard folks at the grocery store discussing The New York Knicks over the last couple of weeks. Their incredible season and an even more incredible NBA championship win was nothing short of epic.EssenceJun 25education
Penultimate relists: papers, parents, and procedural puzzlesThe Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here . This Thursday’s conference is the last one currently scheduled during the October Term 2025.SCOTUSblogJun 25politics
Elizabeth Booker Houston: Just a Bitch with a Phone and Thoughts About Abortion Rights (Podcast)In the last episode of B*tch, Listen, Imani Gandy laid out her theory that the reproductive rights movement made a critical mistake in running public health and legal strategies around abortion access on parallel tracks.Rewire News GroupJun 25choice
The Sunsetting of the Federal Planned Parenthood Medicaid Ban Shifts Decisions to States“[Indiana, Oklahoma, and Nebraska] are the only states that took additional state-level action to exclude Planned Parenthood from Medicaid during the year the federal ban has been in effect. With the expiration of the national ban on Planned Parenthood Medicaid reimbursement and the Medina decision …KFF Women's Health PolicyJun 25choice
US: Democracy at RiskClick to expand Image Protesters hold US flags and placards during a nationwide "No Kings" rally in Louisville, Kentucky, on June 14, 2025, on the same day as President Donald Trump's military parade in Washington, DC.Human Rights WatchJun 25activism
Major decisions aheadToday is Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s birthday. Born in 1954, Sotomayor has served on the court since 2009. Plus, we will be live blogging this morning beginning at 9:30 a.m. EDT as the court announces opinions in one or more argued cases.SCOTUSblogJun 25politics
Türkiye: Crackdown Ahead of NATO SummitClick to expand Image Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at press conference during a NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, June 25, 2025. © 2025 Markus Schreiber/AP Photo (Istanbul, June 25, 2026) – The arrest of at least 209 people in the Turkish capital, Ankara, ahead of the July 7-8, 2…Human Rights WatchJun 25activism
PRH Announces New Five-Year Strategic PlanPress Release PRH Announces New Five-Year Strategic Plan June 25, 2026 Share https://prh.org/press-releases/prh-announces-new-five-year-strategic-plan/ Click to print Print Icon Share this page via Email Mail Icon Rectangle in the shape of an envelope Share this page on Pinterest Share this page on …Physicians for Reproductive HealthJun 25choice
Meet The ‘Ice Cream Queen’ Telling Black Stories One Scoop At A TimeThinking back to her first memory of ice cream . Lokelani Alabanza recalls the Neapolitan flavor as a staple in her grandmother’s freezer. “I did not want [the flavors] touching, so I ate them separately. I didn’t want to eat them together,” she shares with a laugh.EssenceJun 24global
Trump Says 'No Women In The Crowd, Which Is Nice' At Rally — And That's Just the BeginningTrump apparently made the remark in reference to the dearth of women at his White House UFC Freedom 250 event.HuffPost WomenJun 24empowerment
Keeping Score: Abortion Bans Cost $140B Per Year; Federal Courts Protect Trans Youth and Incarcerated Trans Women; Feminists React to FBI Raid on Ohio Voting Rights OrganizationIn every issue of Ms., we track research on our progress in the fight for equality, catalogue can’t-miss quotes from feminist voices and keep tabs on the feminist movement’s many milestones. We’re Keeping Score online, too—in this biweekly roundup. This week: —Rep.Ms. MagazineJun 24choice
15 Black Celebrities You Didn’t Know Were RelatedThe entertainment industry may seem vast, but it’s a smaller world than most realize. Behind the red carpet moments are family ties established over multiple generations. Some of the closest connections are well known: Solange and Beyoncé , the Wayans brothers , Eddie and Charlie Murphy, Jaden and W…EssenceJun 24global
How to Find Free Food Near You: Pantries, SNAP & WICSearch 567,859+ verified resources for food, healthcare, and housing — all 50 states, DC, and US territories. Free. A practical guide for you: pantries, SNAP, WIC, the 211 referral line, and how to use the free Feed America directory at feedam.org.Feed AmericaJun 24Local Services
Four Years After Dobbs, Women’s Healthcare Is a Scarce ResourceThis week marks four years since the Supreme Court revoked the federal right to abortion, catapulting the nation into an era of state-sanctioned deprivation of bodily autonomy for American women. On this anniversary, we write to take stock of one of the underreported outcomes of Dobbs : the growing …Ms. MagazineJun 24choice
In Our Own Voice Responds to the Fourth Anniversary of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health OrganizationNATIONWIDE — Dr. Regina Davis Moss, President and CEO of In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda , released the following statement marking the fourth anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v.National Black Women's RJ AgendaJun 24choice
She miscarried weeks after Roe fell. A delay in care changed her life.Mylissa McNeill never expected to be a mother. But when she learned she was pregnant in the spring of 2022, at age 41, she and her partner were happy and excited at the prospect of parenting a little girl they planned to name Maeve.The 19thJun 24choice
The Insider Edit With Brooke DeVardThe Insider Edit is a curated list of pieces worth buying once and wearing forever. Influencer and C-suite executive Brooke DeVard breaks down her wardrobe investments and beauty secrets, which she defines as simply doing as she pleases. Brooke DeVard makes it all look effortless.EssenceJun 24empowerment
How To Save On Cécred Edge Drops, Burberry Perfume, And More Rare Deals (Without A Prime Membership)If you haven’t heard by now, Amazon Prime Day is officially back, but don’t let the name fool you. The blockbuster savings are sticking around for much longer than a mere 24 hours. From June 23 through June 26, the everything store is slashing prices on top-tier finds across every single department.EssenceJun 24equality
The Tobacco Industry Has Been Targeting Us For Generations: Here’s How To Fight Back.Powered by Truth Initiative Dating as far back as slavery, the tobacco industry has exploited Black communities. Enslaved people grew and harvested the crop on plantations. Eventually, the tobacco industry targeted Black communities with ads and sponsorships pushing addictive menthol cigarettes.EssenceJun 24resilience
What We Learned When We Stayed: What 50 Years of Care in the South Taught Us About Abortion and Trans RightsWe’ve been here before. When Dobbs v. Jackson came for abortion care in our states, we did two things: We opened clinics across state lines so our patients would still have a legal option. And we stayed.Ms. MagazineJun 24choice
When Congress “overrides” the courtThe Supreme Court’s April 29 ruling curtailing a key provision of the Voting Rights Act cleared the way for last-minute redistricting pushes in states such as Louisiana and Tennessee . As a result, it fueled new , more urgent calls for Congress to take action to ban mid-decade map drawing and partis…SCOTUSblogJun 24politics
12 Times Solange Bet On Natural BeautySolange has long been a world-building architect in her own right. She’s the founder of Saint Heron , a multidisciplinary creative group, the curator of Eldorado Ballroom Houston ’s summer series, and still has time to be an actress, singer, and mother to model Julez Smith .EssenceJun 24empowerment
What to know about the court’s five latest rulingsOn this day in 2022, the court released Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization , holding that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion. A draft of the majority opinion had leaked approximately seven weeks earlier, prompting protests across the country.SCOTUSblogJun 24politics
Abortion Providers Call for Change on Anniversary of DobbsPress Release Abortion Providers Call for Change on Anniversary of Dobbs June 24, 2026 Share https://prh.org/press-releases/abortion-providers-call-for-change-on-anniversary-of-dobbs/ Click to print Print Icon Share this page via Email Mail Icon Rectangle in the shape of an envelope Share this page …Physicians for Reproductive HealthJun 24choice
On Fourth Anniversary of Dobbs, the National Abortion Federation Releases First Policy Position on Viability Limits Since the Overturning of RoeFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Bonyen Lee-Gilmore NAF calls on allies to support abortion access throughout pregnancy, reject viability limits and arbitrary gestation-based abortion bans NATIONWIDE – Today, on the fourth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v.National Abortion FederationJun 24choice
Who Will Train The Next Generation of Abortion Providers?Reproductive health clinics have been closing at alarming rates since the Supreme Court ended federal abortion protections in 2022. Facing mounting social and economic pressures, at least 100 clinics closed between the fall of Roe v. Wade and June 2025 , the latest data available.Rewire News GroupJun 24choice
Before Brown v. Board, another segregation case changed public schools. That fight isn’t over.To understand why five California families took their fight against segregated schools to court in the 1940s, picture the buildings reserved for their children’s learning. At that time in rural Orange County, just south of Los Angeles, school officials ordered Mexican-American children into environm…The 19thJun 24activism
Malawi’s New National Action Plan on AlbinismClick to expand Image Since 2023, Maureen Kamatu, 28, has been self-employed at a mobile money cash-transfer booth in Lilongwe. When she first started the business, she faced open discrimination from customers and neighboring vendors.Human Rights WatchJun 24economic
Missouri’s Governor Is Opposed to Out-Of-State Funding, but Not for His Own Ballot MeasureMissouri Gov. Mike Kehoe has argued that out-of-state special interests are influencing constitutional amendments, while doing just that with his own push to eliminate the state income tax. Kansas City Star/Getty Images Missouri Gov.ProPublicaJun 24politics