International Force in Haiti Allegedly Responsible for Sexual ViolenceClick to expand Image A contingent of police officers from Kenya arrives at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on January 18, 2025, as part of the Kenyan-led MultinatHuman Rights Watch · Apr 13, 2026
Educating Women: A History of Access, Exclusion and BacklashThe war against “radical gender ideology” has been staggering. The ascent of President Trump brought calls for the elimination of women’s and LGBTQ centers, rollbacks on Title IX protections, the exclMs. Magazine · Apr 13, 2026
For Black Women, “Locking In” Is Costing Us Our HealthAs the world fixates on global conflict, economic instability, and nonstop headlines, one thing remains consistent: the health and well-being of Black women continues to fall to the margins. April […]Essence · Apr 13, 2026
How the justices decide … which cases to decide: an explainerOne of the more frequent questions we get here at SCOTUSblog is how the court decides which cases to review on the merits – that is, to have additional briefing […] The post How the justices decide … SCOTUSblog · Apr 13, 2026
SCOTUStoday for Monday, April 13Yesterday marked 81 years since the inauguration of President Harry Truman, who went on to select four Supreme Court justices while he was in office. Will President Donald Trump have […] The post SCOTSCOTUSblog · Apr 13, 2026
Black Maternal Health is Still in CrisisDuring Black Maternal Health Week 2026, Rewire News Group is highlighting our reporting on the hurdles Black people face in getting adequate care during pregnancy and birth—and how communities are takRewire News Group · Apr 13, 2026
Always Teams Up With The Fibroid Foundation To Debut Its Largest Pad Yet For Heavy FlowMillions of women across the U.S. live with heavy menstrual bleeding, quietly adjusting their lives around a condition that can cause them to layer pads, set alarms during the night, […] The post AlwaEssence · Apr 13, 2026
Flau’jae Johnson On The WNBA Draft, New Music And Building Two Careers At Once: ‘This Is What I’m Supposed To Be Doing’By the time most people are figuring out what they want to do with their lives, Flau’jae Johnson has already been doing two of them professionally. At 21, the ball […] The post Flau’jae Johnson On ThEssence · Apr 13, 2026
States change custody laws to keep children of detained immigrants out of foster careAs immigration authorities carry out what President Donald Trump has promised will be the largest mass deportation operation in U.S. history, several states are passing laws to keep children out of foThe 19th · Apr 13, 2026
GOP states are taking up voting laws modeled after Trump’s SAVE America ActPresident Donald Trump’s priority elections bill has languished in the Senate for the past several weeks as some GOP politicians hesitate to upend precedent for voter registration in federal electionsThe 19th · Apr 13, 2026
South Sudan: Both Sides Blocking Aid, Displacing CiviliansClick to expand Image Families gather under a tree at an informal site where displaced people, many from neighboring Jongeli state, have assembled without assistance or shelter at Yolakot informal camHuman Rights Watch · Apr 13, 2026
Online abuse is a daily reality for women in public life | LettersAs Stella Creasy’s experience shows, these encounters follow a pattern typically comprising seven elements, writes Dr Susan Watson Reading Stella Creasy’s piece about the online abuse she received aftThe Guardian Women · Apr 12, 2026
SHAVONE., MLS And San Diego FC Launch Playmakers Music Collective With New Women-Centered Record, “SDFSHE”Major League Soccer is expanding its cultural reach, teaming up with San Diego FC and SHAVONE. to launch a new music-driven initiative tied directly to the sport. The effort arrives […] The post SHAVOEssence · Apr 12, 2026
Mr. President, If You Care About Families, Stop Cutting What They Need to SurviveSome conservative policymakers and analysts have tried to use proposals like “Trump accounts” and medals for motherhood to frame the administration's agenda as “pro-family." But in reality, that framiMs. Magazine · Apr 12, 2026
Stop Calling Hungary an Authoritarian PlaybookA popular explanation for today’s attacks on academic freedom is that the Trump administration is following an authoritarian playbook, with Hungary under Viktor Orbán cast as the model. As someone whoMs. Magazine · Apr 11, 2026
The White House’s Medical Misinformation Is Harming American ChildrenAmid a war in Iran, the Epstein Files, Americans gunned down in the Twin Cities, the gutting of the Department of Justice, and more, domestic health policy might not be at the top of mind for many. YeMs. Magazine · Apr 11, 2026
The Immigration Crackdown Is Coming for Public EducationThere is something especially ugly about going after children, denying them a basic education, which cuts off their path to life in a way that can’t be restored later on in their lives. But that’s whaMs. Magazine · Apr 11, 2026
Judge Pauses Louisiana’s Mifepristone Restrictions as FDA Review LoomsA district court judge has stayed Louisiana’s ongoing attempt to restrict access to the abortion medication mifepristone, to allow time for the Food and Drug Administration to finish its own review ofMs. Magazine · Apr 11, 2026
Black Wealth Watch: Will Smith Joins WNBA Ownership Group, Issa Rae Moves Into TikTok And Kevin Durant Expands Into Real EstateWelcome to Black Wealth Watch, where we round up the biggest stories in Black business and economic news each week — the wins, the setbacks, the deals getting done, and […] The post Black Wealth WatchEssence · Apr 10, 2026
Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation: From Dolores Huerta to Cynthia Richie Terrell, Celebrating the Birthdays of the Women Keeping Movements AliveWeekend Reading on Women’s Representation is a compilation of stories about women’s representation in politics, on boards, in sports and entertainment, in judicial offices and in the private sector inMs. Magazine · Apr 10, 2026
World Cup: 2 Months Out, FIFA and Host Cities Sideline RightsClick to expand Image Demonstrators against the FIFA 2026 World Cup draw take part in a protest called "No ICE in my Cup!", in Washington, December 5, 2025. © Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images (NewHuman Rights Watch · Apr 10, 2026
A Government That Chooses War Over ChildcareLast week, the president pitted childcare against his desire to fund the costly, unpopular and likely unconstitutional war in Iran. Trump said the U.S. “can’t take care of daycare” because “we have toMs. Magazine · Apr 10, 2026
Gone Too Soon: Celebs Who Died YoungGone Too Soon: Celebs Who Died Young The post Gone Too Soon: Celebs Who Died Young appeared first on Essence .Essence · Apr 10, 2026
Just the Numbers: Australia’s Support for Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and RightsJust the Numbers: Australia’s Support for Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Policy Analysis sramashwar <time datetime="2026-04-10...Guttmacher Institute · Apr 10, 2026
Why Trick Daddy’s Halted AKA Performance Sparked A Debate On Respectability PoliticsNobody saw this one coming. When content from the 73rd Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. South Atlantic Regional Conference (SARC) in Orlando, FL last week began to surface on the […] The post Why TricEssence · Apr 10, 2026
Law, memoir, and the mystery of Justice Anthony Kennedy’s writingThe Supreme Court justice memoir, so lucrative for its authors, tends to be a less than illuminating genre. Justice Neil Gorsuch’s A Republic, If You Can Keep It reiterated the […] The post Law, memoiSCOTUSblog · Apr 10, 2026
Trump Administration Redirects Family-Planning Grants toward Fertility Awareness, ‘Family Formation’Plus: Birth workers in Georgia challenge state restrictions who can deliver care to pregnant patients, and Florida obfuscates maternal death data. The post Trump Administration Redirects Family-PlanniRewire News Group · Apr 10, 2026
The sports stars, hip-hop artists, and celebrity magicians playing a role in pending Supreme Court petitionsDuring oral argument in January on an Idaho law barring transgender athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports, Justice Sonia Sotomayor briefly reflected on the spotlight that comes with […]SCOTUSblog · Apr 10, 2026
Angel Reese’s Atlanta Dream Era Is Off To A Record-Breaking Start As Ticket Demand SurgesMen lie, women lie, but ticket sales don’t. And just days after the Atlanta Dream announced they’d acquired the 23-year-old forward from the Chicago Sky (and we saw her debut […] The post Angel ReeseEssence · Apr 10, 2026
SCOTUStoday for Friday, April 10On April 10, 1869, Congress passed legislation increasing the number of Supreme Court justices from seven to nine, where it’s remained since. The post SCOTUStoday for Friday, April 10 appeared first oSCOTUSblog · Apr 10, 2026
Can You Share Sex Toys?Used vibrators, butt plugs, and dildos can spread infection. And some partners may find it sketchy to be offered a pre-loved toy. But there are safe and sexy ways to open the collective treasure chestRewire News Group · Apr 10, 2026
The wild saga of FDR’s $1 million gay military sex stingHad the consequences not been ruinous for the men entrapped, the story would read like a comedy. Franklin Delano Roosevelt — before he served as 32nd president of the United States — in 1919 approvedThe 19th · Apr 10, 2026
Lebanon: Israeli Strikes Kill Hundreds, Damage Vital BridgeClick to expand Image A picture taken on April 9, 2026 shows the aftermath of the previous day's Israeli airstrike that struck Qasmieh bridge, located on a main highway linking villages in the Tyre diHuman Rights Watch · Apr 10, 2026
Belarus Imports Russia’s 'Propaganda' PlaybookClick to expand Image An activist with a rainbow flag at a protest against the results of the presidential elections, Minsk, Belarus, September 6, 2020. © 2020 STRINGER/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Belarus’s Human Rights Watch · Apr 10, 2026
‘First They Came for My College’: The Takeover of a Florida College and the Students Who Refused to DisappearWhen I told coworkers and friends I was going to see a documentary about the right-wing takeover of a small public Florida college, the reaction was immediate and unanimous: Why would you do that to yMs. Magazine · Apr 9, 2026
Federal grants can save the lives of abuse victims. $200 million is sitting unspent.More than $200 million in federal funds that was supposed to go to help victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking and trafficking last fiscal year still hasn’t been paid out to the nonproThe 19th · Apr 9, 2026
Basketball Legend Sheryl Swoopes Makes Yearly Mammograms A Part Of Her Game PlanSheryl Swoopes sits at the peak of women’s basketball glory. Between the championships on collegiate and WNBA courts, securing Olympic gold on the hardwood three times, locking in a historic […] The pEssence · Apr 9, 2026
The Latest on Medication Abortion Access: The Court Awaits the FDA ReviewDespite for calls from Republican leaders and anti-abortion organizations for the FDA to act quickly, the Louisiana district court has given the FDA until October 7, 2026, one month before the midtermKFF Women's Health Policy · Apr 9, 2026
The Latest on Medication Abortion Access: The Court Awaits the FDA ReviewDespite for calls from Republican leaders and anti-abortion organizations for the FDA to act quickly, the Louisiana district court has given the FDA until October 7, 2026, one month before the midtermKFF Women's Health Policy · Apr 9, 2026
These Fathers of Trans Children in the U.S. Are Deconstructing Their Own Masculinity to Become Better ParentsThe Dads , a new feature-length documentary, follows the fathers of trans, nonbinary and gender-expansive children as they weather the rapid escalation of anti-trans legislation in the United States oMs. Magazine · Apr 9, 2026
Jazmine Sullivan’s Most Iconic Beauty MomentsLike her music, Jazmine Sullivan’s beauty has long belted from the soul. In 2008, she released her debut studio album, Fearless, which birthed her famous singles “Need U Bad” and “Bust […] The post JaEssence · Apr 9, 2026
What it really means to be a girl’s girlFirst came the rumors all over social media: Were Amanda Batula and West Wilson, like, dating? Then, internet sleuths everywhere were served up actual validation: A joint statement posted on InstagramThe 19th · Apr 9, 2026
Making Disability Visible in History: A Conversation With Rosemarie Garland-ThomsonDr. Rosemarie Garland-Thomson is a pioneering scholar of bioethics, humanities, disability justice and culture, and professor emerita at Emory University. Widely considered the founder of feminist disMs. Magazine · Apr 9, 2026
Abortion Care, Unsafe Abortion and Postabortion Care in MalawiAbortion Care, Unsafe Abortion and Postabortion Care in Malawi Access to safe abortion care in Malawi is difficult.Guttmacher Institute · Apr 9, 2026
Conversion therapy and professional speechCourtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people’s lives. […] The SCOTUSblog · Apr 9, 2026
I Live in Colorado. Conversion Therapy Destroyed My LifeA Supreme Court decision could overturn my state’s conversion therapy ban. That would be tragic for many LGBTQ+ kids. The post I Live in Colorado. Conversion Therapy Destroyed My Life appeared first oRewire News Group · Apr 9, 2026
Black. Single. Mother: Inside Jamilah Lemieux’s Must-Read Memoir Dismantling The “Baby Mama” StigmaThe narrative of single Black mothers had become a narrow, damaging and quite frankly a tired depiction of women to be pitied. On the contrary, we know that all mothers […] The post Black. Single. MotEssence · Apr 9, 2026
Peloton’s Alex Toussaint On Confidence, Consistency, And Why Feeling Good Comes FirstAsk Alex Toussaint what he’s like off the bike and he’ll tell you this: exactly the same. Just quieter. Most people who follow him have only ever seen him at […] The post Peloton’s Alex Toussaint On CEssence · Apr 9, 2026
Senegal: A Decade of Unresolved Climate DisplacementClick to expand Image Two people working on a sunken boat in the Langue de Barbarie, Saint-Louis, Senegal, March 7, 2023. © 2023 Raquel Maria Carbonell Pagola/LightRocket via Getty Images (Dakar) – SeHuman Rights Watch · Apr 9, 2026
Ms. Global: Energy Crisis in Cuba, Feminist Activist Assassinated in Iraq, Gay Asylum-Seeker Deported, and More.The U.S. ranks as the 19th most dangerous country for women, 11th in maternal mortality, 30th in closing the gender pay gap, 75th in women’s political representation, and painfully lacks paid family lMs. Magazine · Apr 8, 2026
What leading Planned Parenthood is like nowThis column first appeared in The Amendment, a newsletter by Errin Haines, The 19th’s editor-at-large. Subscribe today to get early access to her analysis. When Alexis McGill Johnson took the helm as The 19th · Apr 8, 2026
Community Providers Play a Critical Role in Supporting Sexual and Domestic Violence Survivors Self-Managing AbortionsDecentralized community networks have mushroomed across the country. Existing outside of the formal medical system, community providers mail free abortion pills (mifepristone and misoprostol) to tens Ms. Magazine · Apr 8, 2026
Black Heart Association Hits The Road With Heart Health Initiative, Stopping At SXSW 2026“Can I hug you? Thank you for doing this,” an impassioned young woman asks Black Heart Association co-founder Tara Robinson before approaching her with an embrace that is filled with […] The post BlacEssence · Apr 8, 2026
Zuri Hall On Owning Her Voice And Expanding The Conversation With ‘Not About Sports’In rooms where the clock is always working against the conversation, Zuri Hall has learned how to make her time matter. For people in the media space, they know that […] The post Zuri Hall On Owning HEssence · Apr 8, 2026
Dawn Staley Finally Gets A Real Apology From Geno Auriemma Because You Spoke UpMalcom X proclaimed that the most disrespected person in America is a Black woman. More than 60 years after he made this assertion, it still resonates, even during a 2026 […] The post Dawn Staley FinaEssence · Apr 8, 2026
Curl Specialist Candace Witherspoon Shares Her Top Tips“In The Chair” spotlights the incredible hairstylists and makeup artists in our community who are giving us major inspiration. Each week, they discuss their personal beauty and career journeys, what [Essence · Apr 8, 2026
Kareem Edwards Left Corporate America To Become Chicago’s First Black Chick-Fil-A Owner-Operator—And His Neighborhood Is Better For ItBack in 2003, a nervous kid from Far Rockaway, Queens, showed up to DePauw University two weeks before anyone else, already homesick, wondering what he’d gotten himself into. When move-in […] The posEssence · Apr 8, 2026
Trump Administration Wields New Threat to Reproductive RightsClick to expand Image Supporters of Planned Parenthood rally in front of the Supreme Court in Washington DC, as the Justices will be hearing the case of Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, ApHuman Rights Watch · Apr 8, 2026
The HPV Vaccine: Access and Use in the U.S.This factsheet discusses HPV and related cancers, use of the HPV vaccines for both females and males, and insurance coverage and access to the vaccines.KFF Women's Health Policy · Apr 8, 2026
SCOTUStoday for Wednesday, April 8Yesterday marked four years since Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed to the Supreme Court, paving the way for her to become the first Black woman to serve as a […] The post SCOTUStoday for WeSCOTUSblog · Apr 8, 2026
Is Martha’s Vineyard Only For The Wealthy? Resident India Rose Debunks This And Other Common MythsIn Black America during the summer, there are some guarantees we can (almost) universally agree on: We’re getting invited to at least one al…EssenceAug 10resilience
AOC is freezing her eggs — and sharing the process onlineU.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is taking social media followers behind the scenes as she freezes her eggs. The New York Democrat announc…The 19thAug 10politics
The real-life, offline campaign of Francesca HongMILWAUKEE — State Rep. Francesca Hong, Democratic candidate for governor of Wisconsin, looked out at a crowd of 1,300 supporters. Her earlie…The 19thAug 10politics
‘Even the nuns are mad’: Catholic sisters are standing for Haitians outside ICE officesBLUE ASH, OHIO — The first Haitian immigrant reported to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office at 7:42 a.m. on Sunday. …The 19thAug 10immigration
US Activates Long Unused Deportation CourtClick to expand Image An image of US President Donald Trump hangs from the Department of Justice Building in Washington, DC, May 18, 2026. ©…Human Rights WatchAug 10immigration
Massachusetts expands abortion access to any point during pregnancyMassachusetts eliminated its cutoff for when someone can get an abortion, making it the tenth state — along with Washington, D.C. — to allow…The 19thAug 10choice
The Career Ladder Was Never Built With Women In Mind — So We're Building Something ElseTo understand why this is happening now, on a larger scale than ever before, we have to look at what the last few years have revealed.HuffPost WomenAug 10empowerment
The Ritual Report: The Healing Powers Of A Generational Girls TripESSENCE Senior Beauty & Style Editor Akili King believes ‘glow’ is more than skin deep. In The Ritual Report , she shares personal healing p…EssenceAug 10resilience
Todd Blanche Confirmed as Attorney General After Anti-Abortion CommentsPlus: Voters in Kansas and Missouri reject ballot initiatives that may have further curbed abortion access. Each week, Rewire News Group edi…Rewire News GroupAug 10politics
4 Essence Editors On Their Favorite Summer-To-Fall Nail ColorsThere are officially 43 days left of summer (yes, I’m counting and dreading it!). But there’s one thing that makes the gradual transition to…EssenceAug 10equality
Justice Alito isn’t going anywhereThirty-three years ago today, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was sworn-in . At the Court On July 27, the Trump administration asked the Supreme…SCOTUSblogAug 10politics