Everyone has a desire to feel seen. For Black women? That desire is significantly magnified. Since books are the gift that keeps on giving, here are 21 titles that unquestionably […] The post 21 Essen
Essence · Mar 19, 2026Time may not heal all wounds but it certainly has a knack for providing clarity. And when you look at the history of black women starting from slavery and the […] The post The Promotion Black Women Ne
Essence · Mar 19, 2026If you’ve been sleeping on who Jordan Chiles actually is, she’ll give you a pass. She’s used to it. “People always think I’m mean,” she says, laughing. “I couldn’t tell […] The post Jordan Chiles Is I
Essence · Mar 19, 2026When Nevada’s legal brothels reopened in 2021 after a 14-month closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, licensed sex worker Jupiter Jetson told The Nevada Independent, she noticed a new hiring practice a
The 19th · Mar 19, 2026The post How Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Vaccine Agenda Risks a Resurgence of Deadly Childhood Plagues appeared first on ProPublica .
ProPublica · Mar 19, 2026(An excerpt from Jackson Katz's Every Man: Why Violence Against Women Is a Men’s Issue, and How You Can Make a Difference , out March 19 from Bloomsbury Publishing.) In 2024, a mass rape scandal rocke
Ms. Magazine · Mar 18, 2026Spring is almost here. And, as we coast through these final chilly days, it’s the perfect time to start building out your warm-weather wardrobe. While bold, bright hues always pop […] The post Spring
Essence · Mar 18, 2026Guttmacher Releases Full-Year 2025 Abortion Incidence and Travel Data March 24, 2026 mcherins March 18, 2026 ...
Guttmacher Institute · Mar 18, 2026The post Transportation Lobbyists Have Donated Thousands to Sean Duffy’s Son-in-Law as He Runs for Congress appeared first on ProPublica .
ProPublica · Mar 18, 2026WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thousands of low-income Americans with HIV are losing access to vital medications, as states grapple with a lack of federal dollars to support their state health budgets. The Real
The 19th · Mar 18, 2026In the wake of newly reported sexual abuse allegations against labor leader Cesar Chavez, our hearts are with our long-time Ms. advisor, Feminist Majority Foundation (publisher of Ms. ) board member,
Ms. Magazine · Mar 18, 2026Click to expand Image A transgender rights flag is held during a march after the Hungarian parliament passed a law that bans LGBT-related events, Budapest, Hungary, March 30, 2025. © 2026 Marton Monus
Human Rights Watch · Mar 18, 2026There was a time when travel felt like a checklist—an urgency to see everything, do everything, document everything before the moment slipped away. But in Barcelona, I let that version […] The post Ba
Essence · Mar 18, 2026At 56, Queen Latifah represents decades of Black feminist magic. Since the late ‘80s, the artist has been the voice of women’s empowerment. Her Grammy-winning single “U.N.I.T.Y.” raised awareness abou
Essence · Mar 18, 2026Not many can claim they’ve made beauty history. But, Vanessa Williams can. In 1984, she became the first Black woman to win Miss America. Then, at just 21 years old, […] The post Why Vanessa Williams
Essence · Mar 18, 2026Following more than a year of negotiations, the WNBA and the Women’s National Basketball Players Association have reached a verbal agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement, bringing an end [
Essence · Mar 18, 2026U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has detained and deported hundreds of pregnant, postpartum and nursing immigrants since the start of the Trump administration, the Department of Homeland Secur
The 19th · Mar 18, 2026This is the most non-Black thing I’ve ever done. I said this to myself in the restroom as I experienced one of many purges during my 4-day ayahuasca ceremony. I […] The post I Didn’t Think Black Women
Essence · Mar 18, 2026A new report found high lead levels in both synthetic and human braiding hair. It’s unclear how toxic these products are—but it shouldn’t be so hard to get basic information about our health. The post
Rewire News Group · Mar 18, 2026Should the White House look more like the Supreme Court Building? The chairman of the Commission of Fine Arts, Rodney Mims Cook, Jr., has suggested swapping the White House’s “graceful […] The post SC
SCOTUSblog · Mar 18, 2026ESSENCE Festival of Culture® presented by Coca-Cola® has officially tapped Teyana Taylor and her creative collective, The Aunties, as Chief Curator for its 2026 festival, scheduled for July 3–5 in […]
Essence · Mar 18, 2026Kathy Quitno-Bolt was still numb when she started calling Social Security days after her husband’s sudden death in July. Steve, her partner of 25 years and husband of 13, died four days after being di
The 19th · Mar 18, 2026“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 t
Essence · Mar 18, 2026Amanda Isabel Fanego Cardoso was about 11 weeks pregnant when she was detained last September, then transferred between five immigration facilities over several months. Because her medical care was so
The 19th · Mar 18, 2026Kat Abughazaleh, a 26-year-old political newcomer whose scrappy House campaign slogans “What if we didn’t suck?” and “I’m done waiting for change” reflected a push for new party leadership, has lost h
The 19th · Mar 18, 2026Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton won Illinois’ Democratic Senate primary Tuesday and is all but certain to make history as one of three Black women to serve in the upper chamber at the same time. Stratton e
The 19th · Mar 18, 2026On Monday, three girls filed a class-action lawsuit against xAI alleging that the company’s Grok AI tool was used to generate child sexual abuse material from their photos. This new civil case joins
The 19th · Mar 17, 2026Across three days of conversations, RepresentWomen’s Democracy Solutions Summit showed that women’s political power depends on how democracy is designed—and how those systems can be rebuilt to better
Ms. Magazine · Mar 17, 2026From roles in Poetic Justice and The Boondocks, to If Beale Street Could Talk, Regina King has long-been a star. While keeping us entertained, she also seems to be aging […] The post How To Channel Re
Essence · Mar 17, 2026Releasing the Epstein files without real consequences risks turning a long fight for truth into yet another moment of exposure that leaves survivors without justice and systems of abuse intact. The po
Ms. Magazine · Mar 17, 2026Few characters on the new CBS daytime drama Beyond the Gates stir up quite as much chaos as Hayley Lawson Hamilton—the calculating outsider whose romance with her former best friend’s […] The post How
Essence · Mar 17, 2026This is undoubtedly Teyana Taylor‘s time. The multi-hyphenate artist has been clearing the red carpet and awards ceremonies over the past couple of months. Consequently, the 35-year-old beauty has bee
Essence · Mar 17, 2026Over 30 years ago, world leaders came together in Beijing and made a promise: Gender equality would be a global standard, not a distant aspiration. This March, as the United Nations Commission on the
Ms. Magazine · Mar 17, 2026After a tumultuous 2025 that saw relentless attacks on Head Start, Medicaid, and SNAP, I found myself hoping that 2026 might begin with a little more steadiness for families already stretched thin. In
National Women's Law Center · Mar 17, 2026Here's what I know as an OB-GYN: Any book about birth that ignores abortion access isn't just incomplete—it's dangerous. I also know that any person researching birth plans needs to know how state law
Ms. Magazine · Mar 17, 2026This week, the Senate will take up the SAVE America Act, the second version of an extensive elections bill that seeks to increase the restrictions on registering to vote in hopes of cutting down on no
The 19th · Mar 17, 2026Full-Year Estimates Show Overall Stability in Abortion Incidence, Decreased Travel and Increased Telehealth Provision <a class="c-metadata-tag c-metadata-tag--light-violet" href="https://www.guttmache
Guttmacher Institute · Mar 17, 2026In early February, while the nation was still reeling from the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents, Loretta Ross and Jackson Katz—two feminist academics with decidedly different ba
Ms. Magazine · Mar 17, 2026Welcome to SCOTUSblog’s recurring series in which we interview experts on different supreme courts around the world and how they compare to our own. For our debut column, we covered […] The post The S
SCOTUSblog · Mar 17, 2026Empirical SCOTUS is a recurring series by Adam Feldman that looks at Supreme Court data, primarily in the form of opinions and oral arguments, to provide insights into the justices’ decision making an
SCOTUSblog · Mar 17, 2026This issue brief reviews the abortion-related initiatives currently slated to be on the ballot in November 2026 and examines how these measures may impact abortion access in the state.
KFF Women's Health Policy · Mar 17, 2026The newly-passed legislation makes it easier for the government to use or exchange soon-to-expire abortion drugs. The post Washington Law Will Make It Easier for State to Distribute its Abortion Pill
Rewire News Group · Mar 17, 2026Nomination recognizes Kumar’s work with Ipas to show that reproductive justice is essential for gender-equal societies Ipas President & CEO Dr. Anu Kumar, a lifelong champion for women’s rights and re
Ipas · Mar 17, 2026Quincy Jones’ estate has sold a notable portion of the late artist’s catalog, including some of his stake in Michael Jackon’s discography. Investment firm HarbourView acquired “select music and non-mu
Essence · Mar 17, 2026It’s been nearly 30 years since Love Jones came out and Larenz Tate is still the “blues in our left thigh, trying to become the funk in our right” (if […] The post Larenz Tate Is The Face Of Bevel’s N
Essence · Mar 17, 2026“Vas Madness.” “Vasectomy Vacation.” Urologists have used these terms for years to signal that when real men get snipped, they get to watch sports on the couch. Urologists have encouraged vasectomies
The 19th · Mar 17, 2026Martine Ngaina was arrested for helping a woman access contraception without a husband’s approval—and she kept fighting Martine Naigna has spent the last 15 years working as a midwife in Chad’s toughe
Ipas · Mar 17, 2026Autumn Durald Arkapaw. Amy Madigan. Jessie Buckley. Maggie Kang. Michelle Wong. Here are some of the feminist wins and losses that made up the 2026 Academy Awards. The post The Academy Is Far From Gol
Ms. Magazine · Mar 16, 2026This weekend on Velshi with MS NOW (formerly MSNBC) anchor Ali Velshi, Kathy Spillar—executive editor of Ms. and executive director of the Feminist Majority Foundation (publisher of Ms. )—joined to di
Ms. Magazine · Mar 16, 2026Inspired by the 1916 suffrage road trip that helped win women the vote, activists behind Driving the Vote for Equality are traveling across the country in the restored Golden Flyer II to build support
Ms. Magazine · Mar 16, 2026The Administration's latest funding deadline and guidance shift intensifies pressure to the reproductive health safety net at a time when the number of uninsured individuals is projected to rise due t
KFF Women's Health Policy · Mar 16, 2026The Administration's latest funding deadline and guidance shift intensifies pressure to the reproductive health safety net at a time when the number of uninsured individuals is projected to rise due t
KFF Women's Health Policy · Mar 16, 2026New York’s LGBT Center hosts its tenth annual queer iftar. The post Queer Muslims Find Community Through Ramadan appeared first on Rewire News Group .
Rewire News Group · Mar 16, 2026A group of Haitian nationals urged the Supreme Court on Monday to leave in place a ruling by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., that allows them to stay in […] The post Haitian nationals ask court t
SCOTUSblog · Mar 16, 2026Brothers in Law is a recurring series by brothers Akhil and Vikram Amar, with special emphasis on measuring what the Supreme Court says against what the Constitution itself says. For more content from
SCOTUSblog · Mar 16, 2026Originally published by PolitiFact. A flood of recent social media posts described hormonal birth control pills as cancer causing. “The WHO has just released a statement labeling birth control pills a
The 19th · Mar 16, 2026From the ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards to the Academy Awards and the Vanity Fair Oscars after-party, it was a major week for Hollywood style. While many of our […] The post Zendaya In Custom
Essence · Mar 16, 2026More than her own failings, perhaps there are times when new nations are just not ready to be called into being. Although Phillis Wheatley (Peters) is widely known as the first African woman to publis
Ms. Magazine · Mar 16, 2026Director Ryan Coogler brought both the accolades and the artistry to the Academy Awards this year. His film Sinners took home the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, marking another major […] The post
Essence · Mar 16, 2026‘I will not stop fighting for safe abortion until no woman or girl is left behind’ A tragic encounter early in her nursing career set Estrela Góia on the path to becoming a dedicated abortion champion
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