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Nicole Boynton has endured some tough days throughout her life. September 30, 1999, was one of them. An argument with her then-boyfriend, Ronnie Moss II, escalated from a verbal altercation to a physi
I knew Rev. Jackson beyond the conventions. He married me and my husband, Gregory Shaffer, almost 25 years ago. He always showed up and gave graciously of himself when I called—whether it was to host
ICE is the highest-funded federal law enforcement agency in American history—its budget larger than the FBI, ATF, DEA, U.S. Marshals Service and Bureau of Prisons combined. Its agents wear masks, driv
In a sharply worded order, U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe instructed the Trump administration on Monday—George Washington's birthday—to reverse course and restore exhibits that depicted and paid hom
The Olympic Winter Games in Milan began late last week on Feb. 6, 2026, with the U.S. roster—made up of 115 women and 117 men—nearly reaching gender parity. Here are some of the athletes contributing
Leah Daughtry was 6 years old when she first met the Rev. Jesse Jackson at a boycott of a local grocery store that refused to hire Black workers. Her father was a prominent civil rights activist and c
Prolific lesbian feminist filmmaker Barbara Hammer’s refusal to be written out of history paid off, and Barbara Forever is full of evidence of the impact Hammer, both herself and her work, made on tho
Want more stories like this? Subscribe to our new menopause newsletter. If it was a Tuesday night in the early aughts, I always had plans. Because that’s when “America’s Next Top Model” was on. Some n
A recent peer-reviewed study focusing on Latina women in North Carolina found that people were still able to get abortion care, despite pre- Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization barriers. The
Shawnie Allen traces her choice to study public health to a moment inside a hospital room in 2023. At 20 years old, she was a junior at Nova Southeastern University when she found out she was six week
Historian Thomas A. Foster discusses his new book Rethinking Rufus: Sexual Violations of Enslaved Men. The post Black Men Endured Sexual Exploitation Under Slavery. Their Story Is Rarely Told. appeare
As I write this, I’m in my third trimester, anxious and excited for my daughter’s arrival, which feels imminent. Yes, it’s an extremely dark time, but that’s not exactly a historical outlier. People h
For many women in the U.S. and around the world, motherhood comes with career costs. Can government programs that provide financial support to parents offset the "motherhood penalty" in earnings? Kill
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
The Kikuyu are a tribal people located in the Kenyan highlands—a gorgeous region now dominated by enormous tea plantations, many owned by multinational corporations. As the documentary Kikuyu Land spe
The post What Meetings Among Trump Lawyers Reveal About the FBI’s Seizure of Election Records in Georgia appeared first on ProPublica .
Plus: The Pride flag rises again over Stonewall and California reproductive clinics get cash influx from state. The post Pregnant Immigrant Teens in Detention Face Potentially Unsafe Conditions in Tex
2025 and the start of Trump’s second term marked major blows for reproductive healthcare. Medicaid funding cuts forced about 50 Planned Parenthood clinics to close throughout the U.S. and blocked 1.1
The latest batch of Epstein files—over 3 million documents, only around half of what the Department of Justice reports to have amassed—has unleashed a new cast of characters, a list that includes tech
In 2019, Jovana Gligorijević wrote a damning profile of a Serbian influencer who had connections to political power players and alleged criminal networks. Gligorijević works at Vreme , an independent
Thirteen minutes is how long it lasted, and global superstar Bad Bunny—full name Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio—more than delivered. Set against pulsating Afro-Latin rhythms and brimming with the ener
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Pregnant immigrants in Minnesota have been postponing their abortions, skipping aftercare, and delaying birth control visits and urgent cancer screening follow-ups to avoid coming in contact with fede
From Yoko Ono to Frida Kahlo, from Louise Bourgeois to Artemisia Gentileschi, women have long been capturing the unvarnished truth about their own bodies – and that’s why my novel Female, Nude weaves
In mid-December, Dr. Annie Andrews turned on her camera to record. The pediatrician — among a growing cohort of medical professionals who use social media to break down health care news and misinforma
A guaranteed orgasm is better than waiting for a box of chocolates that may never arrive. The post Why I Masturbate on Valentine’s Day appeared first on Rewire News Group .
An effort by Democratic lawmakers to lower snowballing child care costs has a new high-profile front woman: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The New York representative is now the lead House sponsor of Sen.
The residents of Springfield, Ohio, had prepared for the arrival of immigration agents on February 3, the expiration date set by the Trump administration for Temporary Protected Status for Haitians, w
A fast-paced Sundance documentary, Ghost in the Machine traces how modern AI’s obsession with “intelligence” and innovation is rooted in the eugenicist, sexist and racial hierarchies that have long sh
When Elie Liakopoulos discovered she was pregnant, she knew immediately that she wanted to have an abortion. A surgical abortion to be specific — a prior distressing miscarriage experience made her wa
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House on Wednesday passed the SAVE America Act, which would implement strict limitations on voter registration and casting a ballot — including new rules that could make it more
Dear Community, I’m excited to share that later this week, NAF will officially launch a newly refreshed brand identity and website, both designed to better reflect who we are today and what we aspire
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 l
Tierra Walker was just 37 years old when her son JJ, 14, found her lying facedown and unresponsive on her bed. As he desperately called 911, he cried, “I need you, I need you,” and tried his best to b
Ice hockey is in the air. Over the last few months, Heated Rivalry captivated millions of viewers. The Professional Women’s Hockey League continues to grow and break records at every turn. And with th
The attorneys general of Louisiana, Idaho and Missouri filed a lawsuit in October 2025 in a Louisiana federal court, seeking to overturn the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s 2023 decision to allow
Join Physicians for Reproductive Health on Monday, May 4 in New York City and livestreamed for an evening grounded in purpose, power, and collective action, honoring two courageous abortion providers
Even when it's created at great personal risk, nothing can negate the power of art. So, too, the importance of friendship, which impacts our choices, shapes our ideas about the past, present and futur
Certain travelers may soon have to disclose years of their online history to the U.S. government. The proposed policy could ensnare sex workers in its dragnet. The post Sex Workers Fear Border Patrol'
Every December brings an end-of-year crush to Washington, D.C.’s pediatric clinics. In addition to the usual culprits — colds, the flu, RSV — that’s also the time when the city school district issues
A few days after President Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election, Rebecca Bennett was standing in her bathroom talking to her husband when a switch flipped. “No one is coming to save us; we
Let me tell you what it's like to live in state-sanctioned, gender-based violence. In prison, we wake up when male guards tell us to. We wear what they tell us to wear. We eat what they give us, when
Tax season has arrived! Between now and April 15, you should plan to file your tax year 2025 taxes. Despite what you may have heard, the tax and budget law passed by Trump and congressional Republican
This piece was published in partnership with The Xylom, a nonprofit newsroom reporting on global health and environmental disparities. LOS ANGELES — Nurses, labor organizers and survivors of a brutal
As mass protests and a deadly crackdown grip Iran, human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh speaks from Tehran while her husband, activist Reza Khandan, calls in from Evin Prison—offering a rare, firsthand
Organizers of the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics are touting “the most gender-balanced Olympic Winter Games in history,” reflecting years of pressure from athletes who have questioned why women a
Progressive activist Analilia Mejia has won in the Democratic primary in a special election for New Jersey’s safely blue House seat, emerging from a crowded field to clinch a narrow victory days after
This essay is one of three “Letters to My Future Self” included in Flipping the Menopause Script Is Essential to Democracy . Through personal reflection, political memory and spiritual inquiry, these
Elan Pratt writes toward her future self, exploring Black queer joy, intergenerational healing and the power of story to carry us forward. "When I attended Iranti Ẹ̀jẹ̀, the writer and activist Rachel
Like many of the women in my family, I had early menopause and had completed the process by the age of 50, the same as my mother. The alarming truth is that we know more about reproductive organs in o
One of three “Letters to My Future Self” featured in Flipping the Menopause Script Is Essential to Democracy . Blending poetry, spiritual reflection and lived experience, these letters explore menopau
When I was younger, I remembered the kitchen turning into a collective of family midwives. Without understanding, they boisterously discussed the “change of life,” “personal summers” and somebody bein
Speaking from a Texas prison, journalist Kwaneta Harris reveals how menopause is neglected and punished for those living under state control. "You know what menopause looks like for most folks? Maybe
What would it mean to treat menopause not as a private medical event, but as a collective, political and even spiritual transition—one that spans far more bodies and experiences than mainstream narrat
It sounds like something from a science fiction novel, but Alabama officials’ plan to use robots to improve care for rural pregnant women and their babies is real. During a January White House roundta
A Black feminist menopause convening in Durham reimagines “place” as something created by bodies and community—mapping care, memory and power across physical, digital and spiritual terrains often eras