In Our Own Voice – Page 7 – In Our Own Voice

Examining RJ Views in the South, Tackling Climate Change and Pregnancy, and Standing in Solidarity with the Movement for Black Lives

As a part of In Our Own Voice’s webinar series, this month, we hosted Reproductive Justice Polling in the South: What Black Women Think in Tennessee and Mississippi in partnership with our partner organization SisterReach...

2020 Next Generation Leadership Institute Fellows

June 24, 2020
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Comprehensive Sex Education, Next Generation Leadership Institute, Reproductive Justice

Graduated 2020 Fellows

Leading the Charge on Supporting HBCU Students Through Covid-19 and Beyond

June 23, 2020
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Affordable Health Care, Next Generation Leadership Institute

By Giovanteey Bishop, In Our Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda Next Generation Leadership Institute Program Manager With the spread of COVID-19, many campuses across the nation were faced with sudden closures leaving students to bear the brunt of transitioning to…

Climate Change an Emerging Threat to Pregnancy Health

Webinar Highlights Connection Between Reproductive Justice and Heat Health Epidemiology...

Black women condemn police violence

Statement by In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda President Marcela Howell on anti-police brutality uprisings...

Congratulations 2020 Next Generation Leadership Institute Graduates

May 27, 2020
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Next Generation Leadership Institute, Reproductive Justice

In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Agenda hosted the Next Generation Leadership Institute inaugural cohort graduation ceremony on May 20, 2020. Staff members and fellows gathered virtually to honor the dedication and commitment that our nine bold fellows displayed throughout the program.

Reproductive Justice advocates demand courts overturn unconstitutional ban on Medicaid abortion coverage

New Voices for Reproductive Justice files amicus brief supporting challenge to Pa. statute, citing disparate harm to Black women and girls

Protect Title X Funding!

In mid 2019, the Trump Administration instituted a nationwide gag rule on Title X funding. The new rule prioritizes natural family planning and abstinence, especially for adolescents, and imposes new barriers to abortion access.

You Deserve Better

Film, television, digital media, art all have an impact on how we both perceive the world as well as establishing social and political norms. A recent study out of USC’s Annenberg Hollywood Health & Society program, showed that after participants watched a television show inclusive of trans people in a positive fashion, they were more likely to have a positive attitude towards trans people.

Changing Policy and Shaping the Narrative to address the Black Maternal Health Crisis

By now, you’ve likely heard the statistic, “Black women are 3-4 times more likely to die in childbirth and of pregnancy-related causes than their white counterparts.” But the truth is, we are more than just a statistic, which is why…