By supporting legislation and securing funding for programs, they look after our physical, mental, and economic well-being. We have a long history of public engagement — from fighting for suffrage, integration and health care — and we need our Defenders to advance our causes.

Feb. 18, 2015

Our community’s Tastemakers address our hopes and concerns, delivering our messages to millions.

Feb. 18, 2015

This Black History Month, we find ourselves in difficult and trying times. That’s why it’s so important to reflect on the long narrative of challenges in the black community, as well as remember our resilience, faith, and innovation as we collectively look toward solutions.

Feb. 12, 2015

There’s always more than one way to tell a story. Our community’s storytellers not only report what’s going on in the world, they put race, gender and social justice at the center. They uncover racial injustice in access to health care and denounce efforts to defund Planned Parenthood. They include our voices, and they tell the stories that urgently must be heard.

Feb. 9, 2015

Conservative politicians are trying, yet again, to roll back the Affordable Care Act’s critical health benefits and protections for women and families.

Feb. 6, 2015

Feb. 2, 2015

The fear of getting sick and having no way to pay for medical care or prescriptions — this is a fear that no one should face.

Jan. 27, 2015

President Obama's seventh state of the union outlines his vision for our country in 2015. How did women's health and rights advocates respond? LIKE THIS.

Jan. 20, 2015

The services provided in Planned Parenthood health centers are particularly vital to the [email protected] community, as [email protected] face greater obstacles to obtaining sexual and reproductive health services than their non-Latino peers.

Jan. 14, 2015