NATIONWIDE — In response to President Trump’s Joint Address to Congress, Dr. Regina Davis Moss, President and CEO of In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda and In Our Own Voice Action Fund issued the following statement:…
NATIONWIDE — In response to the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to the Department of Health and Human Services, In Our Own Voice President and CEO Regina Davis Moss released the below statement: “The Senate’s confirmation of Robert F…
After 26 years of service to Black women, girls, gender-expensive people and the Reproductive Justice movement at large, it was an honor to celebrate U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Lee and give her, HER flowers.
Hundreds of Black mamas and those who care about Black mamas found community at this year’s Black Maternal Health Conference and Training Institute hosted by The Black Mamas Matter Alliance earlier this month in Washington, D.C. Conference organizers say the…
WASHINGTON — Yesterday, Polk County (Iowa) District Judge David Porter sentenced Pieper Lewis, a human trafficking and rape survivor, to closely supervised probation and ordered her to pay $150,000 in restitution to the rapist’s family. Lewis, a 17-year-old Black teen,…
In 2022, In Our Own Voice launched the Reproductive Justice State Enhancement Initiative, a state-national collaboration with four emerging Reproductive Justice (RJ) organizations. Through funding, training and leadership development, this program prioritizes enhancing the capacity and strategic impact of Black-founded,…
Thanks to the tireless work of Black women, you now know the statistics; the United States shamefully remains one of 13 countries where maternal mortality and morbidity rates are worse today than they were 25 years ago. In the United…
Statement from In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda President and CEO Marcela Howell WASHINGTON — Rep. Ayanna Pressley and Sen. Tammy Duckworth introduced the “Support Through Loss Act” — a first-of-its-kind legislation to provide support to…
Positive periods should be a reality for all menstruators, but many people across the United States battle to access the period products they need. According to the Black Women's Health Imperative, it is estimated that a quarter of all U.S…
The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the latest case challenging the Affordable Care Act. The Court also announced today its unanimous ruling in favor of an anti-LGBTQ foster care agency’s right to not comply with nondiscrimination requirements on the grounds of…