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Dentist and Married to Medicine cast member Heavenly Kimes, known as Dr. Heavenly on the series, has joined the reality TV-to-politics pipeline. The 55-year-old is aiming to turn her platform into a [
Echoing Queen Latifah‘s hit “Ladies First,” the phrase has become more than a cultural reference for Maxie J. It is the guiding principle behind Ellaé Lisqué, the luxury fashion e-commerce […] The pos
Some 500,000 new parents are diagnosed with PPD each year. Far fewer take Zurzurvae, the first drug specifically designed to treat the condition, three years after its approval. The post This Pill Tre
When I first saw that MAC Cosmetics was entering Sephora, my first thought was “this is a recession indicator, for sure.” And that thought says a lot about the state […] The post MAC Cosmetics Is Comi
When federal agents showed up before dawn last month to arrest journalist Georgia Fort for covering an immigration protest at a Minneapolis-area church, her three daughters — ages 7, 8 and 17 — were s
As President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech sought to boost his economic message amid a turbulent season of high prices and unemployment, he primarily highlighted women and girls as benefici
Over almost two hours, President Donald Trump covered issues as varied as tariffs, men’s hockey, immigration and health care. He even touted a drug-purchasing platform offering discounted prices the g
Click to expand Image Displaced families from El Fasher at a displacement camp where they sought refuge from fighting between government forces and the Rapid Support Forces, in Tawila, Darfur region,
Abigail Spanberger, the first-term governor of Virginia, is set to deliver the Democratic rebuttal to President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address of his second term. Spanberger has posit
Both the U.S. women’s and men’s ice hockey teams won gold at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. Yet, within hours of defeating Canada, only the U.S. men’s hockey team received a congratulatory ca
On Jan. 7, Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada signed off on the “Penal Principles of Taliban Courts,” a sweeping new penal code that fundamentally reshapes Afghanistan’s legal system: formalizing vi
Winter contains both Black History Month and Women’s History Month, but for gamers and readers like me it’s also peak hibernation season. Those of us who hate the cold relish curling up with a good st
Jodie Turner-Smith lives rent-free on our style mood board. From daring hot pants to full-on high glamour, she consistently turns heads wherever she goes. Whether she’s commanding attention on the […]
HBO documentary, The Devil Is Busy, highlights the challenges of post-Dobbs abortion access sramashwar February 24, 2026
The global gag rule just expanded: here’s how it threatens reproductive rights worldwide sramashwar February 24, 2026
During my first year in corporate, I was taken aback when my coworker made an off-hand comment. He mentioned that my many different hairstyles would require him to keep a […] The post Black Women Are
Democratic women lawmakers are again wearing white as a symbol of protest during this year’s State of the Union address. After expanding the dress code to include pink last year to call attention to P
Mara Brock Akil has been helping Black women feel seen for three decades. As the creative mastermind behind some of our most beloved shows like Being Mary Jane, Forever, The […] The post Mara Brock Ak
Extra Geography , the United Kingdom’s entry in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at Sundance this year, is a funny, sweet and quirky coming-of-age story about two best friends in an all-girls Eng
Controlling Opinions is a recurring series by Richard Re that explores the interaction of law, ideology, and discretion at the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Bost v. […] The pos
Republican Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is leading a challenge against federal health officials over a Biden-era regulation allowing a key abortion medication to be prescribed through telehe
Texas A&M University’s decision to eliminate its women’s and gender studies program is not happening in a vacuum. For years, the university has steadily rolled back programs, courses and resources tie
Ana is a Mexican American woman who, as a child, did not live in fear of immigration raids. She's a U.S.-born citizen who grew up in Mexicantown, Detroit, a Southwest neighborhood that serves as a cul
Click to expand Image A Sudanese woman displaced from El-Fasher carries her child as she walks between tents at El-Afadh camp in Al Dabbah, in Sudan's Northern State, November 16, 2025. © 2025 Marwan
Click to expand Image © 2026 John Holmes for Human Rights Watch Iran’s intelligence agencies and security forces have carried out mass, arbitrary, violent arrests and detentions of protesters, includi
Click to expand Image Residents react after a missile hit an apartment building during Russian attacks on Kyiv, Ukraine, June 17, 2025. © 2025 Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo On February 24, 2022, Russia laun
Brothers 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
Guttmacher’s Dr. Elizabeth Sully Speaks at CPAC Press Briefing sramashwar February 23, 2026
Guttmacher experts unpack the expanded global gag rule on Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (SRHM) podcast sramashwar February 23, 2026
The SAVE Act—the Republicans’ attempt to strip voting rights from millions of Americans under the guise of “safeguarding” elections that are already quite safe—is now headed for debate in the Senate,
The residents of the metropolitan area known as the Twin Cities—Minneapolis and Saint Paul—quickly came together to try to prevent their neighbors being caught up in ICE raids. As well as monitoring I
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Click to expand Image Syrian security forces take control of al-Hol camp in the desert region of al-Hasakah Province, Syria, on January 21, 2026, following the withdrawal of Kurdish forces the previou
US Research Roundup: How Misconceptions, Barriers and State Policies Impact Contraceptive Access February 24, 2026 mcherins F...
In 2018, an elite group of academics and scientists planned to gather for an exclusive retreat at a luxury farm in the woods of Connecticut. The guests had been hand-picked by prominent New York liter
For three years now, the state of Mississippi has chosen to opt out of Summer EBT, now called SUN Bucks, which is a federally funded program that would provide an additional $120 in grocery benefits p
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Since Trump’s re-ascendance to the White House, the reactionary conservative movement has become the most aggressive and unfettered it has been in my lifetime. And they are getting very, very clear on
Click to expand Image Cars drive through an intersection near a monument in Yaoundé, Cameroon, September12, 2025. © 2025 Welba Yamo Pascal/AP Photo Cameroonian authorities are arbitrarily detaining no
Role details The 19th is hiring a part-time Program Coordinator, Fellowships to provide dedicated administrative and operational support across all areas of its journalism fellowship program for alumn
Weekend 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 in
Click to expand Image A 17-year-old Carrefour resident, associated with a criminal group, stands on a terrace, gazing out over the horizon in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, July 2024. © 2024 Nathalye Cotrino/
The post South Carolina Hospitals Aren’t Required to Disclose Measles-Related Admissions. That Leaves Doctors in the Dark. appeared first on ProPublica .
Here's how other US athletes have been speaking up about ICE, LGBTQ+ rights, and more at the Olympics 2026.
Since 2024, there has been handwringing among politicos about the rightward shift of young male voters in the United States. And now, a new report from the centrist think tank Third Way predicts many
Click to expand Image A coal-fired plant in the town of Poca near the Kanawha River, in West Virginia, US, August 28, 2018. © 2018 John Ray/AP Photo US President Donald Trump’s administration today ro
On Saturday, March 28, the third round of No Kings will take place in cities and towns across the United States. The protest comes in response to the Trump administration’s recent crackdowns on immigr
Over 70 percent of Indian Americans support abortion access and reproductive rights. But you wouldn't know it from the public conversation. We're not testifying at hearings, writing op-eds or speaking
In the early 1980s, Jamison Green needed to bind his chest so that he would be less likely to be perceived as female when he walked down the street or went into the men’s restroom at work. He first tr
Plus: New Hampshire introduces abortion shield law and LGBTQ+ federal workers fight back. The post Gender-Affirming Care for Minors Axed at Major NYC Hospital appeared first on Rewire News Group .
Seven short films on our favorite Black writers, thinkers and poets capturing the human experience: Barbara Brenner, Phillis Wheatley, Octavia Butler, Gwendolyn Brooks, Ida B. Wells, Hannah Crafts and
Pastor Doug Wilson is a self-proclaimed Christian nationalist who advocates for a patriarchal society where sodomy is criminalized, women submit to their husbands and women lose the right to vote. He
The Epstein files scandal has all the elements of a gigantic media spectacle. It encompasses everything from true crime to political intrigue, and offers a peak behind closed doors into the lifestyles