Statement by In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda President and CEO Marcela Howell WASHINGTON — Tonight, President Joe Biden addressed a joint session of Congress, officially announcing his “American Families Plan.” Totaling $1.8 trillion, the package…
After over a year, as COVID-19 disproportionately took the lives of Black and brown people, vaccines offer a light at the end of a long, dark tunnel. But the same systemic racism that has caused health inequities for thousands of…
A Reproductive Justice world is one where women can pursue higher education without the threat of sexual violence on their campus. Unfortunately, that is not a reality for many women at colleges and universities nationwide — 11.2 percent of all…
Statement by In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda President and CEO Marcela Howell WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Senate confirmed Vanita Gupta to serve as associate attorney general, with only one Republican, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)…
Statement of In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda President & CEO Marcela Howell WASHINGTON — In response to the guilty verdict in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive…
Statement on Black Maternal Health Week by In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda Founder and President Marcela Howell WASHINGTON — Today, the White House observed Black Maternal Health Week (April 11 –17, 2021), with a proclamation…
Statement from Marcela Howell, president and CEO of In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda WASHINGTON — Today, the death of U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings was announced. Marcela Howell, president and CEO of In Our Own Voice:…
Statement by In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda President and CEO Marcela Howell WASHINGTON — Today is International Transgender Visibility Day. Marcela Howell, president and CEO of In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice…
Statement by In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda President and CEO Marcela Howell WASHINGTON — Yesterday, President Biden nominated a diverse group of appointees to fill vacancies in federal courts. Marcela Howell, president and CEO of…
Statement of In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda President and CEO Marcela Howell WASHINGTON — Today, the EACH Act was introduced in both houses of Congress by Representatives Barbara Lee, Jan Schakowsky, Diana DeGette, and Ayanna…
