It is better to speak and act, remembering Assata Shakur’s wise reminder that we have nothing to lose but our chains.

Feb. 28, 2017

While we celebrate those who have in the past and those who continue to the fight today at the intersections of racial, gender, reproductive, and LGBTQ justice, we must also join in the fight with them. 

Feb. 1, 2017

This Black History Month, we urge you to explore a few readings that can help shape and impact our collective work towards achieving reproductive freedom for all people:

Feb. 10, 2016

Fifty years ago, brave women and men marched for voting rights because their belief in justice was greater than their fear. In places like Selma, AL, and surrounding counties, all it took was being black and in the wrong place at the wrong time to get you murdered.

March 9, 2015

Feb. 20, 2015

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