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New Research Identifies Stories Missing From Media, According To Black Women

5/30/26 – On May 29th, In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda released new qualitative research introducing Narrative Demand™, an emerging concept from its Narrative Power for Justice Initiative (NPJI), to understand better Black women’s perspectives on cultural and media representation.

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5/30/26 New Study Exposes Hollywood’s Erasure of Black Women’s Joy
5/26/26 New report details political priorities of Black, Hispanic and Asian American and Pacific Islander women this election season
5/19/26 The Mifepristone Wars—and What They Mean for Black Women
5/1/26 Appeals court blocks remote access to abortion medication nationwide
5/1/26 5th Circuit blocks remote access to abortion medication nationwide
4/29/26 From Storyboards to Statehouse: Black Women Leaders Spotlight Role of Culture and Media in Maternal Health Policy
4/27/26 Political Playback: California Capitol News You Might Have Missed
4/23/26 Changing the Story of Black Maternal Health: Where Policy and Hollywood Meet
4/21/26 Mara Brock Akil And Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove Share How Storytelling Shapes Black Maternal Health
4/13/26 Ninety-eight percent of Black maternal deaths are preventable. Temple summit aims to raise awareness.
3/13/26 For Black Women, the Oscars Are About More Than Best Picture
3/7/26 In Our Own Voice Launches Narrative Power for Justice Initiative
12/29/25 Who gets to be born? Dr. Oz just revealed Trump’s strategy
11/23/25 In Our Own Voice Responds to ProPublica Investigation into Texas Abortion Ban and Death of Expectant Mother Tierra Walker
11/23/25 Democrats Push Back against Save Our Bacon Act, Citing Threat to States’ Rights and Animal Welfare
11/8/25 SNAP Benefits Remain Uncertain as Black Families Brace for Impact – Davis Vanguard
10/22/25 More than 90% of Black people polled say Medicaid is crucial as cuts loom
10/21/25 Survey shows Black Floridians are worried about their economic futures
10/9/25 Majority Leader Gilmore Richardson participates in national panel on Black maternal health
7/11/25 The Black maternity mortality crisis comes to the Hill
7/9/25 The Safest Countries For Medical Care For Black Women
6/26/25 Reproductive rights groups fear SCOTUS ruling will inspire anti-abortion politicians
6/24/25 “We Can’t Wait”: Lessons from the New Abortion Landscape
6/24/25 Post-Dobbs, abortion and trans rights converge in the fight for bodily autonomy
6/5/25 Federal health agency says emergency abortion care guidance doesn’t reflect administration policy
5/2/25 Black Mamas Deserve Better
4/15/25 Don’t Be Fooled: Trump’s Attacks on Medicaid Are an All-Out War on Reproductive Justice
4/15/25 Study finds more people are obtaining abortions but fewer are traveling for it
4/11/25 Trump’s push for ‘beautiful clean coal’ could lead to more premature births
4/5/25 For families of sick kids, the rise of vaccine hesitancy could be life-threatening
4/3/25 Fetterman, Underwood introduce legislation to expand access to contraceptives
4/1/25 Reproductive justice takes more than passing laws in Ohio, U.S.
3/31/25 Fifteen Years of the ACA: Impact on Black Women’s Reproductive Care
3/28/25 Her Daughter Died After a Fatal Delay in Reproductive Care. Now, She’s Fighting for Justice
3/27/25 Politics: 2025Talks – KiowaCountyPress.net
3/5/25 Restoring Roe v. Wade is the Bare Minimum for Abortion Rights
2/20/25 For families with sick kids, the rise of vaccine hesitancy could be life-threatening
2/19/25 As maternal mortality crisis grows, Georgia bills look to improve outcomes for mothers, babies
2/18/25 Reproductive Justice Groups Hosts Advocacy Day
2/18/25 Push for maternal health improvements
2/17/25 Nearly 9 years after a Black mother’s death at Cedars-Sinai, advocates say they haven’t seen enough change
1/20/25 Travel canceled, TVs unplugged: How these Black women are facing Inauguration Day
1/17/25 Reproductive rights and justice groups plan for Trump’s return
12/16/24 Lawsuits target scholarships aimed at diversifying health care
12/12/24 Resistance and resolve’: reproductive justice advocates convene to explore responses to ongoing threats to reproductive autonomy
11/14/24 Politico Playbook PM
11/13/24 The demand for reproductive health services surges post-election
11/13/24 5 Reproductive Justice Organizations You Can Support After the Election
11/12/24 Demand For Birth Control, Medical Abortion, Mental Healthcare On The Rise Following 2024 Election
11/1/24 Your Vote Can Save a Life: Abortion a Ballot-Box Matter
10/31/24 At a North Carolina HBCU, Black Students Get Out the Vote
10/20/24 Why Project 2025 has public health officials worried
10/14/24 ‘Black Women Have Been Sounding The Alarm Bell’: Regina Davis Slams Attacks On Reproductive Rights
10/11/24 Health experts say a second Trump term might make Americans sick — literally
10/10/24 The Fight for Our Reproductive Rights
10/6/24 Georgia judge overturns 6-week abortion ban
9/27/24 Black Woman’s Death Reignites Debate on Strict Abortion Bans
9/22/24 These Moms Smoked Weed Legally. Then Their Kids Were Taken Away
9/20/24 Black Women’s Health at Stake in 2024 Presidential Election
9/19/24 Pacific Northwest senators lead resolution on right to emergency medical care, abortions
9/18/24 Rep. Emilia Sykes Co-Leads Resolution Reaffirming Access to Emergency Abortion Care
9/17/24 Harris blames Trump for Georgia abortion-related death: ‘It’s what we feared’
9/13/24 Sherrill, Sykes Resolution Reaffirms Access to Emergency Abortion Care
9/9/24 The Country’s Leading Reproductive Justice Groups Have Come Together to Present the Joy and Justice Tour Presented by RJ Collab+
9/4/24 10 4-Star Charities Helping to Empower Minority Women
8/26/24 This Woman Just Launched A Fund Dedicated To Advancing Women’s Reproductive Freedom
8/24/24 To have a child or not? Motherhood, IVF, abortion and fertility took center stage at DNC
8/20/24 Harris wants to restore Roe. For many activists, that’s not enough.
8/12/24 Arizona Will Put Abortion Rights On The Ballot
8/8/24 Dorsett-Wilson, Woodfork Named 2024 White House Initiative HBCU Scholars
8/7/24 Win With Black Women’s Jotaka Eaddy makes space for Black women to have a voice in politics
8/7/24 My Community Wants to See Their Concerns Addressed in Order to Vote’: Latina Women and the 2024 Election
8/1/24 The New Abnormal
8/1/24 Reproductive Justice is on the Ballot: The Electorette
7/31/24 American moms feel like Kamala Harris “gets” them
7/30/24 Abortion is banned in 14 GOP states & restricted in another 27
7/27/24 Project 2025 Isn’t Just Anti-Abortion. It Attacks Surrogacy, IVF, Contraception
7/23/24 Kamala Harris brings ‘tangible’ energy to one of the election’s most important issues
7/22/24 How Black women became the secret weapon to Kamala Harris’ campaign fundraising
7/22/24 Kamala Harris Brings ‘Palpable’ Energy To One Of The Election’s Most Important Issues
7/2/24 Reproductive Justice Is a Civil Rights Issue That Goes Beyond Abortion—and It Must Be Won at the Ballot Box
6/24/24 2 Years After Roe, Abortion Access a Patchwork for Black Women
6/20/24 Abortion access is motivating Latinas to vote in the 2024 election: Here’s why it matters
6/18/24 This federal rule didn’t stop coercive sterilization — but it blocked contraceptive access. Can it be fixed?
6/17/24 The Black Reproductive Justice Leaders in a Post-Dobbs Eraes
6/7/24 Biden faces growing warning signs from ‘uncommitted’ vote
6/6/24 Women of Color Know They’re Being Ignored. What Are Policymakers Going To Do About It? | Opinion
6/6/24 NAACP urges Biden to halt weapons to Israel to build Black voter support
6/5/24 What Will Motivate Indian American Women To Vote This November?
5/26/24 Top issues for women voters of color in the 2024 election
5/24/24 Women of Color Will Vote With Their Pocketbooks This November
5/23/24 The abortion crisis is crushing Black women. The numbers don’t lie.
5/23/24 Challenges facing Black women in the wake of Dobbs
5/22/24 More Than Half Of The Black Women In America Ages 15 To 49 Live In States With Little To No Abortion Access
5/22/24 Biden risks losing Black voters over Gaza
5/22/24 Impact of abortion restrictions on Black women in the US
5/17/24 Black women voters will be a force to reckon with in upcoming elections
5/15/24 U.S. Sen. Baldwin, U.S. Rep. Moore: Introduce legislation to support mental health for pregnant women and new moms
5/15/24 More than half of Black women ages 15-49 live with little to no abortion access
5/15/24 Almost 7M Black women of reproductive age have little, no abortion access: Research
5/15/24 Report Shows How The Fall Of Roe Will Hit Millions Of Black Women
5/15/24 How Abortion Bans Put Black Women in the Most Danger
5/15/24 Politics: 2024Talks
5/14/24 Poll: Women want 2024 election results to deliver reproductive justice
5/14/24 MA lawmakers push Medicaid expansion to improve maternal mortality rates
5/13/24 Women Of Color Hold Great Voting Power, Will Politicians Listen?
4/18/24 Is voting still worth it to young Black people?
4/11/24 Pregnancy should not be more dangerous for Black women in Pennsylvania | Opinion
4/11/24 Motherhood can be deadly for Black women in Pa., what are leaders doing to protect them?
4/1/24 Base jumpers: Trump works to get black voters to abandon Biden this time around
3/28/24 Black Women Express Concerns About The Future Of Abortion And Reproductive Rights In New Poll
3/25/24 Number of Black women who say they are scared of having children rises
3/25/24 Less than 40 percent of young Black voters say they will vote this year: Poll
3/22/24 America’s War on Pregnant People Might Get Uglier: The White House is Proposing to Slash Maternal Health Funding
3/21/24 Welch Joins Bill to Expand Capacity for Abortion Services
3/12/24 The Attack on IVF is a Pandora’s Box for Black Families
3/12/24 Pressley, Hirono, Peters, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Recognizing Abortion Providers
3/11/24 Black Voters: Reproductive Justice Group Starts 2024 Campaign
3/7/24 Over-the-counter birth control will soon be available in stores
3/5/24 Why Reproductive Justice should not be overlooked when uplifting and commemorating Black history – especially in 2024
3/1/24 Femtech must acknowledge the risk of perpetuating medical racism, say campaigners
3/1/24 A Miscarriage of Justice – Brittany Watts’ Story
2/26/24 If You’re Poor, Fertility Treatment Can Be Out of Reach
2/22/24 Fertility Treatment Costs Are Out of Reach for Many Americans, Even With Insurance
2/16/24 5 Black women on the frontlines of reproductive rights (and what they say about the next phase of abortion rights)
2/16/24 Trone, Dem lawmakers push White House to make restricting abortions sex discrimination
2/5/24 When It Comes to LGBTQIA+ Youth, Schools Are Getting a Failing Grade
2/3/24 Ohio Democrats urge Biden administration to fight ‘criminalization’ of pregnancy after Brittany Watts case
2/2/24 Warren woman’s miscarriage spurs congressional call against ‘criminalization of pregnancy’
2/2/24 Rep. Schiff, Democratic Women’s Caucus Urge President Biden to Protect Americans from Criminalization of their Pregnancies and Pregnancy Outcomes
1/24/24 Keeping Score: CEO of the NRA Resigns; Texas Lawyers Call on Texas Medical Board for Abortion Guidance; Two Pending Abortion Supreme Court Cases
1/16/24 Grand jury clears woman in miscarriage case
1/12/24 Reproductive Justice Groups Cautiously Hail Brittany Watts Not Being Indicted For Having A Miscarriage
1/12/24 Ohio grand jury declines to charge woman with abuse of corpse after at-home miscarriage
1/12/24 Ohio grand jury decides against indicting woman who suffered miscarriage
1/11/24 Ohio woman who miscarried at home won’t be charged with corpse abuse, grand jury decides
12/27/23 This Reproductive Justice Advocate Says “We Should Be Fighting For More” in 2024
12/20/23 What Voters Should Consider In The 2024 Presidential Election
12/20/23 Shaheen, Hassan Join Warren, Group of Democratic Senators to Introduce Resolution Affirming Support for FDA’s Scientific Judgment That Medication Abortion Is Safe and Effective
12/19/23 SCOTUS decision on mifepristone will disproportionately impact BIPOC
12/19/23 Padilla, 41 Senators Introduce Resolution Affirming Support for FDA’s Scientific Judgment That Medication Abortion is Safe and Effective
12/18/23 Sen. Menedez joins Senate Democratic Colleagues in Introducing Resolution Affirming Support For FDA’s Scientific Judgement that Medication Abortion is Safe and Effective
12/15/23 U.S. Sens. Baldwin, Warren: Lead group of 38 senators in introducing resolution affirming support for medication abortion
12/15/23 Warren, Baldwin, and 38 Democratic Senators Introduce Resolution Affirming Support for FDA’s Scientific Judgment That Medication Abortion Is Safe and Effective
12/13/23 The women racing to stop America’s maternal mortality crisis
11/27/23 You can’t even pay people to have more kids
11/16/23 Complete Liberation: A Black Reproductive Justice Agenda
11/6/23 These are all the states to watch for reproductive rights on Election Day
11/3/23 The Buckeye Vote: Controversy Sits on Ohio’s Ballot Next Week
10/27/23 As misinformation infiltrates Ohio’s upcoming election, Black-led organizations gear up to serve their communities
10/26/23 Alabama to Lose Rural Maternal Healthcare in Latest Obstetric Closures
10/19/23 Booker, Pressley Reintroduce MOMMIES Act to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes
10/19/23 Pressley, Booker Reintroduce MOMMIES Act to address maternal health disparities
10/16/23 Pressley, Duckworth Renew Push for Paid Leave for Families Experiencing Pregnancy Loss, Investments in Research to Improve care
10/5/23 Senator Elizabeth Warren Reintroduces Youth Voting Rights Act to Empower Young People, Expand Access to Ballot Box
9/11/23 Durbin Cosponsors Legislation To Expand Access To Contraception
9/6/23 Ta’Kiya Young’s shooting highlights sobering reality for Black pregnant women in America
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7/27/23 Jayapal, Booker, and Barragán Introduce Legislation to Lift Barriers to Health Care for Immigrants
7/26/23 Why Black Women Must Work Harder: Overcoming Sexism, Racism And Still Succeeding
7/22/23 Convenient Contraception Act Paves the Way for Reproductive Freedom and Improved Health Outcomes
7/21/23 Sherrill Fights to Expand Access to Contraception for New Jersey Women
7/20/23 Fetterman, Senate Dems introduce bill expanding access to over-the-counter birth control
7/20/23 U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Joins effort to break down barriers to safe, effective contraception
7/19/23 Katz Amsterdam Charitable Trust Awards Nearly $2.5M To Support Reproductive Justice
7/15/23 Editorial Edition: Reproductive Justice and Beating the Republicans
7/13/23 Rising maternal mortality rate much worse among Black moms
6/24/23 A year after Roe’s fall, Women’s March returns to press for abortion access
6/19/23 In the death of an Olympian, Black moms hear echoes of their own crises
6/17/23 Tori Bowie’s death shows how pervasive racial disparities are in maternal health
6/16/23 What Is Eclampsia? Olympian Tori Bowie May Have Died From the Rare Pregnancy Condition
6/15/23 Black women offer lawmakers a policy guide on reproductive justice
6/14/23 Update: Autopsy Reveals Olympic Medalist Tori Bowie Passed Away Following Complications From Childbirth!
6/14/23 Agent: Tori Bowie, who died in childbirth, was not actively performing home birth when baby started to arrive
6/13/23 Rising maternal mortality rate much worse among Black moms
5/23/23 ‘Black Women’s Bodies Have Always Been Under Attack’: Marcela Howell on Reproductive Justice and Why We Must Listen to Black Women
4/12/23 Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights Protests Texas Judge’s Abortion Pill Ruling in Philly
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