‘Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson will champion human and civil rights.’ WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. With bipartisan support, she will be the first Black woman to serve on the…
Statement from In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to vote on the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on Monday, April 4, 2022. In Our Own Voice: National…
Statement from In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda WASHINGTON — Today, news sources report that a Russian court extended WNBA start Brittney Griner’s detention until May 19, 2022. Griner is being held on charges that she…
Statement of In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda WASHINGTON — Today marks the 195th anniversary of Black press in the United States. In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda released the following statement…
WASHINGTON — Equal Pay Day marks the date that women must work into the next year to be paid what men were paid in the previous year. While Equal Pay Day comes more than a week earlier than last year,…
WASHINGTON — Congress finally passed the Fiscal Year 2022 spending bill that includes the Hyde Amendment, preventing federal funding of abortion. In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda President and CEO Marcela Howell issued the following statement…
Statement of In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda President and CEO Marcela Howell WASHINGTON — Today, President Biden delivered the State of the Union address. In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda President…
Statement from In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda WASHINGTON — Reportedly, President Joe Biden will nominate Ketanji Brown Jackson as his nominee to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. She is the first Black woman nominated…
Statement from In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda WASHINGTON — This month, two court actions have enraged Black voters: 1) the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn a lower court’s ruling that an Alabama congressional map…
Statement from In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda WASHINGTON — Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a lower court’s ruling that an Alabama congressional map disadvantages Black voters. Marcela Howell, president and CEO of In Our…