In Harlem, hundreds of people attended the funeral Monday of anti-police brutality activist Erica Garner, who died at the age of 27 on December 30th … Why Are Black Mothers in NYC Dying at 12 Times Rate of White Mothers?Read more
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Police violence is like a nuclear bomb
the larger health impacts that police violence and trauma have on families, communities and black women, in particular. During Erica Garner’s funeral, the Reverend Al … Police violence is like a nuclear bombRead more
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How Hospitals Are Failing Black Mothers
When Dacheca Fleurimond decided to give birth at SUNY Downstate Medical Center earlier this year, her sister tried to talk her out of it. Her … How Hospitals Are Failing Black MothersRead more
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The fallout of police violence is killing black women like Erica Garner
The sting of the premature death of 27-year-old Erica Garner, daughter of Eric Garner, is still fresh. On Christmas Eve, Erica Garner suffered a massive … The fallout of police violence is killing black women like Erica GarnerRead more
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Black women, Where is your Vogue article?
Tennis star Serena Williams and her husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, recently welcomed into the world their daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. The baby was … Black women, Where is your Vogue article?Read more
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Afghan Women Beg Key Question: What on Earth Has This War Accomplished?
On a recent Friday at the Afghan Peace Volunteers’ (APV) Borderfree Center, here in Kabul, thirty mothers sat cross-legged along the walls of a large … Afghan Women Beg Key Question: What on Earth Has This War Accomplished?Read more
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Women Prisoners Battling California Wildfires for as Little as $1 a Day
in California, where raging wildfires have killed at least 41 people and scorched more than 200,000 acres—roughly the size of New York City. The fires … Women Prisoners Battling California Wildfires for as Little as $1 a DayRead more
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Tarana Burke, Activist Who Started “Me Too” Campaign
Courtney Love said this week her 2005 public warning to women about serial predator Harvey Weinstein got her blacklisted by the powerful Hollywood talent agency … Tarana Burke, Activist Who Started “Me Too” CampaignRead more
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Once Again, No Female Nobel Winners in Science
Nearly 2,500 years ago, the Egyptian mathematician and philosopher Hypatia was stoned in public by order of the Bishop of Alexandria. As the cleric saw … Once Again, No Female Nobel Winners in ScienceRead more
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The Last Woman to Win a Physics Nobel
Physicist Wolfgang Pauli called her “The Onion Madonna,” after she discovered that the nucleus of the atom has an onionlike layered structure. Maria Goeppert Mayer, … The Last Woman to Win a Physics NobelRead more